(July 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)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers
Reprints

Worth going out on a limb for- (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deadly Ranch (Table of Contents: 2)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Sheriff Bing Walker; Rolly Sayward; Beth Sayward; Payson Hawks
Synopsis
Mr. Sayward needs drinks, and has sold his ranch to three different people. Now two of them are dead, and Roy finds out why.

Bullet Convicts a Criminal (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bullet (dog); Slim Walker (deputy); Mel Lawton (banker)
Synopsis
The banker stages a robbery of his own bank, and blames it on an Indian, but Bullet is not fooled.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and Lost Cabin Gulch (Table of Contents: 4)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 17 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); Sally Keene; Slim Walker (deputy); Pappy Ball
Synopsis
Roy and Slim are searching for a young couple lost in the mountains. They meet up with an old criminal and his wild family, who uses bow and arrows.

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.

Genius at Work (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Randy Norcroft;
Synopsis
Randy is on a bike ride, and is shot at by smugglers.

[Midget John] (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
Ohh! Look, Charlie! There's a little kid on a horse -- just burning the wind!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Chuckwagon Charley; Pete; Pat; John Crawford (midget)
Synopsis
How Midget John became a Deputy Sheriff.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

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

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

Cowboys! Cowgirls! Here's Fun, Pardners... Western Style! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Roy Rogers Ranch Set (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Post Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Roy Rogers
  2. 1. Worth going out on a limb for-
    Milky Way
  3. 2. Deadly Ranch
    Roy Rogers
  4. 3. Bullet Convicts a Criminal
    Bullet
  5. 4. Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and Lost Cabin Gulch
    Roy Rogers
  6. 5. Genius at Work
  7. 6. [Midget John]
    Chuckwagon Charley's Tales
  8. 7. ["Howdy, boys and girls — here's your chance to get an official Dell Comics pen..."]
    Dell Comics
  9. 8. Cowboys! Cowgirls! Here's Fun, Pardners... Western Style!
    Whitman
  10. 9. Roy Rogers Ranch Set
    Post Cereals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Thomas Johnson