(August-September 1958)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-06-17
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 B743767. Copyright 1958 by Screen Gems, Inc.

The Eyewitness! (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

What do Alligator-wrestlers drink...? (Table of Contents: 1)

7up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Fresh up Freddie; Alligator
Synopsis
Freddie wrestles with an alligator, and then they take a 7up.

The Eyewitness (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Corporal Kit Boone; Ed Whitmore (prorietor); Walt Coles; Connie
Synopsis
The nephew of the warehouse proprietor is trying to increase profits by cheating. Such as removing cans from the cartons before delivering them to the Army. He is fired imediately.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Many close up panels with angry eyebrows, pointed noses and some big eyes, are all marks of Sparky. 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
Heading west...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Paul Bunyan Jr.; Paiute Smith
Synopsis
Paul and Paiute build a bullboat from buffalo hides.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The framework on the bullboat is exactely like a wigwam frame in one of Lenox's signed fillers in Western Roundup #5. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Survival (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Orville Brewster; Indian
Synopsis
The Indian told Orville how the forest provide everything of food and herbs. For those who know where to look.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The face of the hunter is like Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Wild, Wild West (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; Edward Peabody (reporter)
Synopsis
Mr. Peabody is mad at the blinkety-blank town. It is dead and nothing ever happens there. He is looking for news, and when he ends up in jail, he finally finds his news.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The eyes and eyebrows of Peabody on page one is very Sparky artwork. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Brindles (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
How Custer gave each troop of soldiers horses of a uniform color.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Linework and horses are Sparky art. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Pocket Picture Holder (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Subscription form for Dell Comics, and a picture holder as gift.

Have Fun Safely (Table of Contents: 8)

Wrigley Juicy Fruit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
How to have fun the smart way and the silly way in two small lessons.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Eyewitness!
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
  2. 1. What do Alligator-wrestlers drink...?
    7up
  3. 2. The Eyewitness
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. ["Heading west..."]
    Paul Bunyan, Jr.
  5. 4. Survival
  6. 5. The Wild, Wild West
    Rin Tin Tin
  7. 6. The Brindles
  8. 7. Pocket Picture Holder
    Dell Comics
  9. 8. Have Fun Safely
    Wrigley Juicy Fruit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas