(April-May 1958)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-02-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
George Delacorte (publisher); Helen Meyer (president); Paul R. Lilly (executive vice- president); Harold Clark (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (treasurer)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1958, page 137, registration number B711852. Copyright 1958 by Screen Gems, Inc.
This issue has variants:

Off Limits (Table of Contents)

Rin Tin Tin and Rusty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rin Tin Tin (photo, a dog); Rusty (photo of Lee Aaker)
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Rin Tin Tin and Rusty (Dell, 1957 series) #24
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Roy Rogers Gear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Off Limits (Table of Contents: 2)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Sheriff; Lieutenant Bascomb; Big Mike McGurk
Synopsis
In the late 1800's, as the transcontinental railroads pushed across the west, tough gangs of men were recruited to lay track.
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Indexer Notes

Faces in close up with long, angry eyebrows are by Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Paul Bunyan, Jr. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox
Inks
August Lenox
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Paul Bunyan, Jr., and Paiute Smith, mountain man, head west...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Paul Bunyan Jr.; Paiute Smith; Bull Horn
Synopsis
Paul Bunyan, Jr. saves the life of the Pawnee Chief from a charging buffalo.
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Indexer Notes

On page one is to notice the broad, rounded chest of the horse, and that is Lenox. On the other stories in this series are more Lenox-clues. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Gunfight at the Last Chance (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Andy Beecher; Clem;
Synopsis
To test the ability of the newly hired Marshal beforehand, the Mayor put blanks in his guns and stage a gunfight. The new man is not in on the setup.
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Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Last of the '49-ers (Table of Contents: 5)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Mrs. Willoughby; Mr. Bliss; Nick (robber); Robber
Synopsis
Two men are trying to force Mrs. Willoughby to tell where her gold mine is located, not knowing the nugget they saw was just the last of several she and her husband found in California.
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Indexer Notes

The eyes and angry eyebrows are very good clues to Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Rinty's Name Puzzle (Table of Contents: 6)

Rin Tin Tin / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin
Synopsis
Puzzle on first half on page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Vaisey-Bristol Shoe Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Dell Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free Acro-Pets (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

3M Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Off Limits
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
  2. 1. ["I'm glad to see you cowpokes have real Roy Rogers gear!"]
    Roy Rogers Gear
  3. 2. Off Limits
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. ["Paul Bunyan, Jr., and Paiute Smith, mountain man, head west..."]
    Paul Bunyan, Jr.
  5. 4. Gunfight at the Last Chance
  6. 5. The Last of the '49-ers
    Rin Tin Tin
  7. 6. Rinty's Name Puzzle
    Rin Tin Tin
  8. 7. ["Ready... get set... for spring..."]
    Vaisey-Bristol Shoe Co.
  9. 8. ["Astound your friends with the Dell Magic Window Set"]
    Dell Comics
  10. 9. Free Acro-Pets
    3M Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Bill Devine
  • Kevin Dixon
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
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