(June-July 1958)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-04-17
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, July-December 1958, page 350, registration number B723824. Copyright 1958 by Screen Gems, Inc.

Return to Fort Apache! (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

7up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Return to Fort Apache (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
R.T.T. #25-586
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Sergeant O'Hara; Chief Okoma; Major Swanson
Synopsis
Orders from Washington is to close down Fort Apache and transfer the 101st to other posts.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The faces and eyes in the closeups on page three are just some of the clues to Sparky Moore art. 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 are camped on the prairie...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Paul Bunyan Jr.; Paiute Smith
Synopsis
Paul and Paiute are camped on the prairie with a band of Pawnees.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The faces, and horses with a rather broad chest and marked line around the nostrils, are signs of Lenox. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Fussbudget (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Leonard Tuttle; Sheriff Paddock; Pop Ludi
Synopsis
A holdup in the bank, and the fussy little man Tuttle disarms him with a badly aimed gunshot.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The inklines seems to be by Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Forbidden Ground (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; Juanillo (Apache); Siler (killer)
Synopsis
Siler brings Juanillo in to the Sheriff, accusing him of killing his partner for his gold. Rusty knows he is lying, and that he did it himself.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Last panel A Pledge to Parents from Dell Comics. The face of the Sheriff, with long angry eyebrows and pointed cheeks and jaw are sure signs of Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Puncher's Prattle (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
The real meaning and origin of the words Cayuse and Jerky.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

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

Stewart-Warner / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Arnold, Schwinn & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Return to Fort Apache!
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
  2. 1. ["Kids who dig the latest say Seven-Up 'floats' are greatest!"]
    7up
  3. 2. Return to Fort Apache
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. ["Paul Bunyan, Jr., and Paiute Smith are camped on the prairie..."]
    Paul Bunyan, Jr.
  5. 4. The Fussbudget
  6. 5. Forbidden Ground
    Rin Tin Tin
  7. 6. Puncher's Prattle
  8. 7. ["Hey gang! Look what I've got..."]
    Stewart-Warner
  9. 8. ["A real lucky rabbit's foot free..."]
    Dell Comics
  10. 9. ["Schwinn bikes are best!"]
    Arnold, Schwinn & Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen