(January-February 1956)

Dell, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lassie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Morris Gollub (painting)
Inks
Morris Gollub (painting)
Colors
Morris Gollub (painting)

Genre
animal
Characters
Lassie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover credits from the GCD mailing list.

The River that Never Was (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about Rio de Janeiro.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Trembling Mountains (Table of Contents: 2)

Lassie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Ralph Mayo
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Job Number
LASSIE #26-561
Genre
animal
Characters
Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Senhor Miguelin (mayor of Santanna)
Synopsis
Lassie and her friends parachute down to earthquake-stricken Santanna. Medical supplies are flown in and dropped by parachute but drift away. Lassie to the rescue!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits for this issue from David A. Roach via Steve Whitaker.

Danger in the Deep (Table of Contents: 3)

Lassie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Ralph Mayo
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
animal
Characters
Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Paulo (fisherman)
Synopsis
On vacation at the Copacabana, Gerry and Rocky leave Lassie ashore while they go swimming. Lassie meets Paulo, a fisherman, who has had trouble with a shark.

A Friend in Need (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
animal

Indexer Notes

Art is only a border around the title.

The Golden Goddess (Table of Contents: 5)

Lassie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Ralph Mayo
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
animal; jungle
Characters
Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Capitao Jorge; Yaga; Uri; Chief Yukuma of the Wapiwai
Synopsis
On their way home from Belem, Lassie and her friends are forced to crash-land. They meet the Wapiwai, where Yaga tries to claim the honor of being chief instead of Yukuma.

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

Reina the Black Jaguar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Abel (signed)
Inks
Jack Abel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Her new litter of cubs is weaned.
Genre
animal
Characters
Reina
Synopsis
Reina teaches her cubs to catch food. A shark is also hunting for food.

Indexer Notes

Jack Abel initialed in first panel, bottom right. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Diamond Hunter (Table of Contents: 7)

Peoples of South America / text article / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about the Brazilian diamond hunter.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

A Pledge to Parents (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page (report information)

English Bulldog (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about the English Bulldog.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Lassie
  2. 1. The River that Never Was
  3. 2. The Trembling Mountains
    Lassie
  4. 3. Danger in the Deep
    Lassie
  5. 4. A Friend in Need
  6. 5. The Golden Goddess
    Lassie
  7. 6. ["Her new litter of cubs is weaned."]
    Reina the Black Jaguar
  8. 7. The Diamond Hunter
    Peoples of South America
  9. 8. A Pledge to Parents
  10. 9. English Bulldog
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Martin Olsen
  • Tom Vencill