(October-December 1960)

Dell, 1960 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1960-08-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Printer
Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.; Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Helen Meyer (credited) (president); George Delacorte (credited as George T. Delacorte Jr.) (publisher); William F. Callahan Jr. (credited) (executive vice-president); Paul R. Lilly (credited) (executive vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (credited) (treasurer); Bryce L. Holland (credited) (vice-president); Harold Clark (credited) (vice-president); Harold Clark (credited) (advertising director); ?

Issue Notes

Issue indexed with data from Alberto Becattini. On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Found cover image has possible handwritten date of "8/16."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wagon Train / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Major Adams recruits a phantom army to save the wagon train from warring Kiowa braves!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Seth Adams [as played by Ward Bond]; Flint McCullough [as played by Robert Horton]
Reprints

The Phantom Bluecoats / The Gold Eagles (Table of Contents: 1)

Wagon Train / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson; ? (intro illustrations); ? (photo)
Inks
Nat Edson; ? (intro illustrations); ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captured by warring Kiowas, Flint McCullough is unable to warn the people of the wagon train of their impending danger.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Major Seth Adams; Flint McCullough; Old Gram Larkin

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

The Phantom Bluecoats (Table of Contents: 2)

Wagon Train / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
W.TRAIN#7-6010
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How long do you figure we'll stay here, Major?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Major Seth Adams; Flint McCullough; Mr. Carr; Mrs. Carr; Zachary Blair; Charlie Wooster; Flying Hawk; Nahni
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

The Typical Cowboy (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shorty Downs thumped the mattress on the plush bed in the San Francisco hotel room and shook his head wonderingly.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Shorty Downs; Sam

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

The Fugitives of Pine Canyon (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Keefer
Inks
Mel Keefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name is Gil Parr, and I discovered the lonely little settlement in Pine Canyon one afternoon, when I was riding west...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gil Taylor Parr; Cap Logan; Slip
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

The Gold Eagles (Table of Contents: 5)

Wagon Train / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Old Gram Larkin's looking into her crystal ball again, Major!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Major Seth Adams; Flint McCullough; Peters; Old Gram Larkin; Sheriff of Elktown; Marshal Bradley
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Pioneer Women (Table of Contents: 6)

Wagon Train / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The wagon trains rolling westward brought many women to settle the new land.
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

The Dell Pledge fills the last panel. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Perils of the Plains (Table of Contents: 7)

Wagon Train / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The courage of the pioneers who built the West is unequalled in our history.
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Inner back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Indians Along the Wagon Trails (Table of Contents: 8)

Wagon Train / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Along the westward routes, the people of the wagon trains met many tribes of Indians.
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Major Adams recruits a phantom army to save the wagon train from warring Kiowa braves!"]
    Wagon Train
  2. 1. The Phantom Bluecoats / The Gold Eagles
    Wagon Train
  3. 2. The Phantom Bluecoats
    Wagon Train
  4. 3. The Typical Cowboy
  5. 4. The Fugitives of Pine Canyon
  6. 5. The Gold Eagles
    Wagon Train
  7. 6. Pioneer Women
    Wagon Train
  8. 7. Perils of the Plains
    Wagon Train
  9. 8. Indians Along the Wagon Trails
    Wagon Train
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Walls