(November 1960-January 1961)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1960-09-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rinty and Rusty help the law when Shanty Town outlaws clash with the fighting sheriff of Silver City!
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rin Tin Tin (photograph of Flame Jr); Rusty (photograph of Lee Aaker)
Reprints

Test Your Talent (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Midnight Justice (Table of Contents: 2)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 15 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; Sam Howard(hoodlum); Sheriff Kelly; Brannagan (newspaper editor)
Synopsis
The newspaper editor, Brannagan, is attacked by two hoodlums, and Rusty runs for the Sheriff.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Many close up panels with heads and faces, a variety of noses and large ears, and open eyes, are signs of Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011

Ghost Trappers (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sarah Perkins; Emily Perkins; Ma Perkins; Pa Perkins; Pete Palmer
Synopsis
Sarah and her sister have seen ghosts over by the old Hempstead Ranch. Nobody believe it until the girls trap them.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The big eyes and close up head must be Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011

Charley Sing-Song (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth (signed)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Charley Sing-Song; Robbers; Sheriff
Synopsis
Charley Sing-Song is robbed by two men, but uses firecrackers to scare them to surrender the loot.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011

The Lady from Philadelphia (Table of Contents: 5)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Roland Peabody; Duke Larson; Gertrude van Alstyne
Synopsis
Mr. Peabody flatly refuses to sell his ranch to Duke Larson, so now Duke is going to try to drive him out.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Faces in close up and staring at each other in profile are tells of Sparky Moore.

Rinty's Bedtime Habit (Table of Contents: 6)

Rin Tin Tin / text story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rin Tin Tin; Rusty
Synopsis
Rinty's habits before lying down to sleep.
Reprints

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

Jumping-Jacks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

4 One Year Subscriptions Only $2.00 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

This is a Kangarooseal (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Kraft Caramels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Rinty and Rusty help the law when Shanty Town outlaws clash with the fighting sheriff of Silver City!"]
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
  2. 1. Test Your Talent
  3. 2. Midnight Justice
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. Ghost Trappers
  5. 4. Charley Sing-Song
  6. 5. The Lady from Philadelphia
    Rin Tin Tin
  7. 6. Rinty's Bedtime Habit
    Rin Tin Tin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Jumping-Jacks
  9. 8. 4 One Year Subscriptions Only $2.00
    Dell Comics
  10. 9. This is a Kangarooseal
    Kraft Caramels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas