(May-July 1961)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-02-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
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 / 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

This Is a Tigerhorse (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kraft Caramels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Indian Fighter (Table of Contents: 2)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
R.T.T. #38-615
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Zane Moore
Synopsis
Old Zane appears at Fort Apache all saddle-weary and battle-scarred and tells tall tales about escaping from more than a dozen renegades.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The close up faces of the old-timer with long nose and shining eyes are certain Sparky art, as is the broad face with long nose of the redshirted bankrobber. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011

Trade (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Old Dan's Decision (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Old Dan (prospector); The Kid
Synopsis
First line: "I never should have trusted that kid...and now this! Old Dan looked down at the crudely fashioned splint which held his left ankle"
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The inklines on the horse and the face of the kid point to Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Wildflower Corporal (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sergeant; Corporal Pembrook
Synopsis
The Corporal collects wildflowers, and climbing to get a new species, he saves the troop of soldiers from the Indians.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Long-nosed faces, and horses that seem to run and fly at the same time is Sparky Moore. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Rampage (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Corporal Dan Kit
Synopsis
Some towns-people don't like the soldiers being around, but when a flowing river threatens the town, they are needed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Faces on page three, with a little angry eyebrows and silent lips are Sparky Moore.
Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011. Last half page is a Statement of Ownership.

Second Nature Sentry (Table of Contents: 7)

Rin Tin Tin / filler / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rin Tin Tin
Synopsis
Rinty serves as a sentry to guard army property at the fort.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011. Last half page advertisement for Jumping-Jacks Shoes.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Edits to this Issue are currently awaiting review by a GCD Editor
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rin Tin Tin
  2. 1. This Is a Tigerhorse
    Kraft Caramels
  3. 2. The Indian Fighter
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. Trade
  5. 4. Old Dan's Decision
  6. 5. Wildflower Corporal
  7. 6. Rampage
    Rin Tin Tin
  8. 7. Second Nature Sentry
    Rin Tin Tin
  9. 8. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Kevin Dixon
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • James Zee