(March 1954)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)
Reprints

Gene Autry and the Terrible Turk (Table of Contents: 1)

Gene Autry / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Frank Marlin (manager); George Duff (wrestler); Terrible Turk (wrestler); Mike Barent (manager)
Synopsis
The State Fair stage a wrestling match between Terrible Turk and George Duff, and the prize is $2500. Turk's manager try by various means to put George out of commission to get the prize money, but Gene knows some wrestling too...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Gene Autry and Three-Fingered Bart (Table of Contents: 2)

Gene Autry / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Pepito; Bart (villain); Slade (villain); Senor Lopez
Synopsis
A plot to stop the stage by placing a dead man in the road, is not going as planned when Gene turns up...

The Man Who Wouldn't Listen (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Karl Gorrick; Harry Owen
Synopsis
Karl Gorrick would never take any advice, not even before he jumped in the well to have a drink...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Tobacco Juice (Table of Contents: 4)

Gene Autry / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Cappy; Kid; Kiler 1; Killer 2
Synopsis
A kid with a fortune in diamonds, and with killers on his trail, looks like trouble to Gene and Cappy...
Reprints

Double Exposure (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cy Granger; Luke Granger; Barton; Nicky Malloy
Synopsis
Being twins can have its ups in a foot race, or downs after the race...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Gene Autry / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ride 'em cowboy!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Boy on horse

Indexer Notes

Two comic panels in full color with Gene and a boy on horseback, and a subscrition ad from the publisher

Whitman Coloring Books (Table of Contents: 7)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos; ? (drawings)
Inks
? (photos; ? (drawings)
Colors
? (photos; ? (drawings)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Lucy Ball; Bugs Bunny; Howdy Doody; Rootie Kazootie

Indexer Notes

Eight coloring book covers in full color, each sold for 25 cents

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Spark Up! to get a clear shot' says Bob Davies...
Characters
Bob Davies

Indexer Notes

Basket ball comic strip in full color from Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions"

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. Gene Autry and the Terrible Turk
    Gene Autry
  3. 2. Gene Autry and Three-Fingered Bart
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. The Man Who Wouldn't Listen
  5. 4. Tobacco Juice
    Gene Autry
  6. 5. Double Exposure
  7. 6. ["Ride 'em cowboy!"]
    Gene Autry
  8. 7. Whitman Coloring Books
    Whitman
  9. 8. ["'Spark Up! to get a clear shot' says Bob Davies..."]
    Wheaties
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  • Steinar Ådland
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