Lassie
#64
(September 1964)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1964-06-11 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10007-409
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
"Second printing" in indicia. Issue updated with data from Alberto Becattini (December 2010). On-sale date calculated from analysis of on-sale dates of Western's releases of the same publication date.
[no title indexed]
Lassie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Morris Gollub (painting)
- Inks
- Morris Gollub (painting)
- Colors
- Morris Gollub (painting)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lassie pits her courage against the dangers of the South American jungle!
- Genre
- adventure; animal; children
- Characters
- Lassie
- Synopsis
- Three-quarter-page painted color illustration depicts Lassie racing through the jungle during a storm.
- Reprints
-
from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #25 (November-December 1955)
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Colorful Birds of South America
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Article about four different species of South American birds. Spot illustrations depict each bird in black and white.
- Reprints
- from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #19 (November-December 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
Lassie and the Black Jaguar
Lassie / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- LASSIE #64-646
- Genre
- adventure; animal; children
- Characters
- Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Senhor Rohas (rancher); Senhor Masao (professional hunter); Jaguar
- Synopsis
- A black jaguar terrorizes the Matto Grosso. Rocky joins a hunt but tells Timbu to remain on the homestead with Gerry and Lassie. Timbu feels slighted. He fashions a spear and sneaks off. Lassie follows to keep her eye on him. The cat ambushes the hunting party. When Rocky's gun jams, Lassie distracts the jaguar as Timbu steps forward to slay the animal with his homemade spear.
- Reprints
- from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #19 (November-December 1954)
-
Lassie and the Lost City
Lassie / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; animal; children
- Characters
- Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Senhor Vega (museum curator); Huanca (vendor)
- Synopsis
- At Cuzco, Lassie discovers an ancient artifact in the marketplace which prompts Rocky and Gerry to join Senhor Vega in the search for a lost city of the Incas. Lassie and Timbu remain in camp while their friends follow a narrowing trail that leads them into an ancient Incan pit. They are trapped. The next morning, Timbu and Lassie set off from camp to search for their friends. Lassie discovers the lost city high in the mountains and a secret door leading into the pit. Her friends are freed.
- Reprints
- from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #19 (November-December 1954)
-
Lassie and the Jungle Courier
Lassie / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; animal; children
- Characters
- Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Felicia (child); Felicia's mother; Rafael (homestead leader); Don Sodero (desperado); Don Sodero's thugs
- Synopsis
- Don Sodero claims he has centuries-old documents proving a piece of land is his and drives homesteaders off the property. The homesteaders contact the authorities in Rio to verify their claim to the land. Lassie heads downriver to meet the mail boat and returns to camp with the important letter. Don Sodero still opposes the homesteaders but is defeated after a tense battle. Rocky discovers oil in a nearby lake and then understands why Sodero was so intent on claiming the land.
- Reprints
- from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #19 (November-December 1954)
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Indexer Notes
Story includes inside back cover with panels in black and white and concludes on back cover with panels in color.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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["Lassie pits her courage against the dangers of the South American jungle!"]
Lassie -
1.
Colorful Birds of South America
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2.
Lassie and the Black Jaguar
Lassie -
3.
Lassie and the Lost City
Lassie -
4.
Lassie and the Jungle Courier
Lassie
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