(September 1954)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- 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]
Roy Rogers / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Arnold Holeywell (painted background); ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Arnold Holeywell (painted background); ? (photograph)
- Colors
- Arnold Holeywell (painted background); ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Roy Rogers (photograph)
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Art credits from owner of original art, Don Mangus, 4/19/2007.
Bonanza!
text story / 1 page
- Script
- August Lenox
- Pencils
- August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
- Inks
- August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #21/1955 ([30. november] 1955)
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Indexer Notes
The art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips
Page 1495 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Bonanza. (In Roy Rogers comics, Sept. 1954, p. [2] of cover) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of August Lenox. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 20Jul54; B5-28507." ~Dave Porta
Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and Gun Flames at Windy Gulch
Roy Rogers / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Roy Rogers
- Reprints
- in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #14/1955 ([august ?] 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Trail of the Bushwhacker
Roy Rogers / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Reprint information from Stephane Petit via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.
The Prospector
Breed of the Pioneers / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Thomas Murphy
- Pencils
- ? [as Al McKimson Team]
- Inks
- ? [as Al McKimson Team]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier; war
- Reprints
- in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #14/1955 ([august ?] 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Faces reveals Al McKimson, 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. The art may vary a bit since several of them could work on the same story (also by R W Phillips). Art identification by Steinar Ådland January 2011.
Page 1495 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Breed of the pioneers (In Roy Rogers comics. © Western Print. & Litho. Co. The prospector. Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of Thomas Murphy. © 20Jul54; B5-28506." ~Dave Porta
[no title indexed]
Chuckwagon Charley's Tales / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eek--! It's okay, Pat! He's dead --- stone dead!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #15/1955 ([august] 1955)
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Indexer Notes
Script credit from "Roy Rogers: A Biography, Radio History, Television Career Chronicle, Discography, Filmography, Comicography, Merchandising and Advertising History, Collectibles Description, Bibliography and Index" by Robert W. Phillips.
In Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Thayer is credited with Zane Grey FC#449 Tappan's Burro. Using that as a start, it is easy to pick out the rest of his work in the 50's, and this is one.
Riding Circle
text article / 1 page
- Script
- August Lenox
- Pencils
- August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
- Inks
- August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Roy Rogers (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1954 series) #14/1955 ([august ?] 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
The art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Riding circle. (In Roy Rogers comics, Sep. 1954, p. [32]) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of August Lenox. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 20Jul54; B5-28504." ~Dave Porta
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0.
[no title indexed]
Roy Rogers -
1.
Bonanza!
-
2.
Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and Gun Flames at Windy Gulch
Roy Rogers -
3.
Trail of the Bushwhacker
Roy Rogers -
4.
The Prospector
Breed of the Pioneers -
5.
["Eek--! It's okay, Pat! He's dead --- stone dead!"]
Chuckwagon Charley's Tales -
6.
Riding Circle
-
7.
["Free! A wallet you can really use!"]
Roy Rogers Comics -
8.
["How Chuck's Fineline pen got him in the movies!"]
Fineline
- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Gary Henderson
- Rodney Hinkle
- Thomas Johnson
- Michel Maillot
- Donald Dale Milne
- Nuno Miranda
- Mike Nielsen
- Dave Porta
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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