(June 1953)

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
Dell Comic [sans serif]
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
Reprints

Everybody Loves Tell-a-Tale Books (Table of Contents: 1)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Covers of Whitman Books inside front cover.

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Strange Man Hunt (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Bullet (dog); Kenneth Brant (FBI Agent); Dr. Roland Price;
Synopsis
Dr. Price, top drawer atomic scientist has disappeared. He was on the track of something deadlier than the H-bomb, and had a fear that foreign spies might kidnap him. Roy will be after him.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Outlaw's Legacy (Table of Contents: 3)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as Al McKimson Team]
Inks
? [as Al McKimson Team]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Bullet (dog); Sheriff Bob Marsh; Harry Borgland (Bug-Eye); Joey Borgland; Flea-Bit Pete; Sim Waldeck
Synopsis
The grandpa of Joey is just dead, and left him a note to where his money is buried. Roy and Joey set out to find it.

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.

Bullet Trails a Thief (Table of Contents: 4)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bullet (dog); John Fairbairn (prospector); Robber; Roy Rogers
Synopsis
Old John has been robbed of his gold. Bullet gets on the trail of the thief alone, and brings back the gold.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Birthday Present (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dad Corey; Tad Corey; Mom Corey; Ransom Corey
Synopsis
A family in the wilderness fights a great bear.

[The Porcupine] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuckwagon Charley's Tales / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thayer
Inks
Ray Thayer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was swell of you, Charley...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Chuckwagon Charley; Pete; Pat
Synopsis
How a porcupine saved the life of Charley.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Chiquita (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bret Harte
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Chiquita (horse); Briggs of Tuolumne

Indexer Notes

Song about a horse.

Look Here! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse)

Indexer Notes

Subscription Form for Dell Comics. Drawing of Roy Rogers and Trigger.

Look! Genuine Roy Rogers Junior Trick Lasso! (Table of Contents: 9)

Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Roy Rogers

Indexer Notes

Drawings of Roy showing a rope trick on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Roy Rogers
  2. 1. Everybody Loves Tell-a-Tale Books
    Whitman
  3. 2. Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Strange Man Hunt
    Roy Rogers
  4. 3. Outlaw's Legacy
    Roy Rogers
  5. 4. Bullet Trails a Thief
    Roy Rogers
  6. 5. Birthday Present
  7. 6. [The Porcupine]
    Chuckwagon Charley's Tales
  8. 7. Chiquita
  9. 8. Look Here!
    Dell Comics
  10. 9. Look! Genuine Roy Rogers Junior Trick Lasso!
    Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Thomas Johnson