(July 1951)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse)
Reprints

Cowboy Chaps (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Jenney
Inks
Bob Jenney
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

The Bone Hunter (Table of Contents: 2)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Dr. Hughson Hewlett; Rob Ballard; Kay Ballard; Ken Ballard; Shiner; Cap; Wormy
Synopsis
Roy is guiding a bone hunter to the old Indian caves in Red Canyon, and they run into a gang of bankrobbers. Without weapons, they have to make their own to fight the robbers.

Tiger Tail (Table of Contents: 3)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Nevada; Sam Nugent; Linda; Harry
Synopsis
Roy is trailing two runaway palomino horses, when he encounters two escaped tigers as well.

Die or Drink (Table of Contents: 4)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al McKimson Team (house name)
Inks
Al McKimson Team (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Kessler; Carl Lyman; Jess Lasky; Nancy Lyman
Synopsis
First line:"Thirsty cattle...crowding a line fence! And water just the other side of it! That always means trouble!"

Indexer Notes

This story is similar to several Roy stories credited to the team Al McKimson, Pete Alvarado, Randy Steffen and Andrew Bensen by Robert W Phillips. See Roy Rogers #24 Silver Spider, #25 Trades Lead, #26 Jerkline Feud, #27 Mustang Mountain, and #28 Apache Blood.
The art may vary a bit since several of them worked on the same story (also by R W Phillips)

Al McKimson was a pen name for several artists. First the brothers Chuck and Tom McKimson. Others were Pete Alvarado, John Ushler, Randy Steffen, Andrew Bensen, Hi Mankin, Mike Arens, Alex Toth.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010.

Pioneers of the Old West (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale (signed as AM)
Inks
Al Micale (signed as AM)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Andy Wilson; Tom Wilson
Synopsis
Pioneers in fight with a bear.

Rawhide (Table of Contents: 6)

Trigger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hi Mankin ?
Inks
Hi Mankin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Trigger (horse); Uncle Mike; Pete; Pat
Synopsis
Uncle Mike is hogtied inside a fresh steerhide and left in the sun, but Trigger is nearby.

Indexer Notes

Last half page Subscription Form for Dell Comics.

5-NEW Thrilling Pictures in Full Color (Table of Contents: 7)

Dell Comics / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Micale; ? (photo)
Inks
Al Micale; ? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Roy Rogers; Bullet (dog); Dell Characters

Indexer Notes

Photo of Roy and Bullet, and small drawings of Roy and Dell Characters.
Inside back cover.

Roy Rogers Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 8)

Roy Rogers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Roy Rogers
  2. 1. Cowboy Chaps
  3. 2. The Bone Hunter
    Roy Rogers
  4. 3. Tiger Tail
    Roy Rogers
  5. 4. Die or Drink
    Roy Rogers
  6. 5. Pioneers of the Old West
  7. 6. Rawhide
    Trigger
  8. 7. 5-NEW Thrilling Pictures in Full Color
    Dell Comics
  9. 8. Roy Rogers Pin-Up
    Roy Rogers
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  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland