Roy Rogers Comics #48

(December 1951)

A FREE Gift to All My Friends! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the River of Gold (Table of Contents: 2)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Al McKimson Team (house name)

Inks

Al McKimson Team (house name)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

R.R.#48-5112

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Chet Hollister (FBI Agent); Morgan Daly; Lily Daly; Lance McCall (FBI Agent); Guards

Synopsis

Roy discovers a slave labor camp where the slaves dig for gold.

Reprints

• in Roy Rogers Comic Album (World Distributors, 1953 series) #4
• in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #3/1954 ([november] 1954) [part 1], #4/1954 ([desember] 1954) [part 2]

Indexer Notes

Du Bois writer credit per page 104, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, the which states: "Roy Rogers and the River of Gold. 24p. For Roy Rogers Comics, December issue. Sent May 12, 1951."

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.

[The Bankrobbers] (Table of Contents: 3)

Breed of the Pioneers / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Al Micale (signed as AM)

Inks

Al Micale (signed as AM)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier; war

Characters

Johnny Lund; Sheriff Bill Yates

Synopsis

The bankrobbers get away and take a lift with Johnny in his carriage, but he lures them into quicksand.

Reprints

• in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #4/1954 ([desember] 1954)

Indexer Notes

Du Bois writer credit per page 104, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, the which states: "Breed of the Pioneers. text for Roy Rogers Comics, December issue. Sent May 28, 1951." Corroborated, page 527 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952 Books and Pamphlets Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 6 Pt 1B, the which states, "Breed of the pioneers. [Story] (In Roy Rogers comics) [Appl. author: Gaylord Du Bois] © Western Print. & Lithographing Co. Dec51. © 23Oct; AA201347."

[Landslide] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chuckwagon Charley's Tales / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Ray Thayer

Inks

Ray Thayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Chuckwagon Charley; Pete; Pat; Len Tolley

Synopsis

A story of a range orphan who lived by his wits and the few jobs he could pick up.

Reprints

• in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #4/1954 ([desember] 1954)

Indexer Notes

Du Bois writer credit per page 104, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, the which states: "Chuckwagon Charley's Tales. 5.5p. For Roy Rogers Comics, December issue. Sent May 12, 1951." Corroborated, page 528 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952 Books and Pamphlets Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 6 Pt 1B, the which states, "Chuckwagon Charley's tales. [Cartoon strip] (In Roy Rogers comics) [Appl. author: Gaylord Du Bois] © Western Print. & Lithographing Co. Dec51. © 23Oct; AA201348."

Last half page Subscription Form for Dell Comics.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Boots and Spurs (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

August Lenox

Pencils

August Lenox

Inks

August Lenox

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #4/1954 ([desember] 1954)

Indexer Notes

August Lenox script and art credit per page 527 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952 Books and Pamphlets Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 6 Pt 1B, the which states, "Boots and spurs. [Article] (In Roy Rogers comics, Dec. 1951, inside back cover) [Appl. author: August Lenox] © Western Print. & Lithographing Co.; 20Nov51; AA201349." Previous archivist credited Bob Jenney art.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[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; Trigger (horse)

Reprints

• in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #3/1955 ([3. februar] 1955)

Indexer Notes

Photo. Roy Rogers on a bicycle!
Back cover.