M-G-M's Lassie
#35
(July-August [1957])
Dell,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- Brand
-
Dell
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
No indicia is printed in the comic.
[no title indexed]
M-G-M's Lassie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Lassie
- Synopsis
- Full-page painted illustration depicts Lassie discovering a cache of primitive art d'objets.
- Reprints
-
in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #1/1960 ([januar] 1960) - in Lassie (Semic, 1980 series) #4/1981 (uke 31 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
front cover
Return of the Jungle God
M-G-M's Lassie / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- LASSIE #35-577
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Lassie; Rocky; Dr. Bates (archeology professor); Cimba (river trader); Darte (river trader); Mochi Indians; Gerry (cameo in artwork); Timbu (cameo in artwork)
- Synopsis
- Lassie, Rocky, and Dr. Bates travel the Amazon in search of a lost native city but are taken captive by Mochi Indians. Lassie escapes but returns to dig Rocky and Dr. Bates from their prison hut. When the three find a lost temple to the god Apec beneath the hut, the Indians believe their god has returned after an absence of centuries and send the captives on their way with well wishes.
- Reprints
- in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #1/1960 ([januar] 1960)
- in Lassie (Semic, 1980 series) #6/1980 (uke 44 1980) [2. translation]
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils: Steve Whitaker and David A. Roach suggest Forgione.
Wings of Courage
M-G-M's Lassie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Wing (mallard duck); Yaguarundi
- Synopsis
- Lassie carries an injured duck to the homestead and the bird mends under the care of Rocky and Gerry. A jungle cat prowls around the perimeter of the homestead waiting for an opportunity to devour the bird but Lassie drives the cat off and the duck joins a wild flock.
- Reprints
- in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #1/1960 ([januar] 1960)
- in Lassie (Semic, 1980 series) #6/1980 (uke 44 1980) [2. translation]
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils: Steve Whitaker and David A. Roach suggest Forgione.
Trail of Peril
text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Gill ? (header illustration)
- Inks
- Tom Gill ? (header illustration)
- Colors
- ? (header illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Fernando (shepherd); Hector (sheep dog); Hercules (sheep dog)
- Synopsis
- Hector is an older dog ready for retirement from sheep herding but his replacement spends more time chasing rodents and lizards than learning to herd sheep. Hercules proves himself a capable sheep dog however when an earthquake strikes in the night and he herds the flock out of a narrow gorge and onto the open plateau.
[no title indexed]
Reina the Black Panther / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The dry season!
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Reina (panther); Reina's Cubs; Kurree (condor)
- Synopsis
- During the dry season, food is scarce and Reina must compete with other predators for what little is available. When her cub is attacked by a condor, she rushes to its defense and drives the condor away. The rains arrive and once again forest life will thrive but the condor will not forget Reina's attack.
- Reprints
- in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #1/1960 ([januar] 1960)
-
Treasure of the Rio Branco
M-G-M's Lassie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Marc Lauro (diamond hunter); Guino (Marc's friend in Diamonte); Valente (diamond buyer and cafe owner)
- Synopsis
- When Rocky's friend Marc is robbed of a valuable diamond, Rocky and Lassie travel to Diamonte, a mining camp, to find the thief. Guino points an accusing finger at Valente as the thief but Lassie is not so sure. Rocky sets a trap for the thief with a beautiful diamond but the thief escapes. Lassie follows a trail to Valente's cafe and discovers Guino trying to sell Rocky's diamond to the cafe owner. The mystery is solved and Guino is taken to the nearest police station.
- Reprints
- in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #1/1960 ([januar] 1960)
- in Lassie (Semic, 1980 series) #1/1981 (uke 5 1981) [edited, 2. translation]
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils: Steve Whitaker and David A. Roach suggest Forgione.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
M-G-M's Lassie -
1.
Return of the Jungle God
M-G-M's Lassie -
2.
Wings of Courage
M-G-M's Lassie -
3.
Trail of Peril
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4.
["The dry season!"]
Reina the Black Panther -
5.
Treasure of the Rio Branco
M-G-M's Lassie
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- Alberto Becattini
- Chris Boyko
- Katy Hayhurst
- Richard Richmond
- Per Sandell
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