(July-September 1954)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Giant Dell Comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting); ? (photos)
Inks
? (painting); ? (photos)
Colors
? (painting); ? (photos)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Land Sale
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo); Roy Rogers (photo); Wild Bill Elliott (photo); Rex Allen (photo); Johnny Mack Brown (photo)
Synopsis
Framed portrait shots of the five cowboy stars against a painted background of what appears to be the wall of a barn.
Keywords
branding irons

Indexer Notes

These are the same head shots used on the cover of issue 5.

[Gene Autry photo] (Table of Contents: 1)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

inside front cover. Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Gene Autry in this position. Even-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position.

Double for Murder (Table of Contents: 2)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Arens
Inks
Mike Arens
Colors
?
Letters
Mike Arens

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers; Joe (outlaw); Carney (outlaw)
Synopsis
Two outlaws steal Roy's marshal credentials and then frame him for robbery and murder.

The Tipi (Table of Contents: 3)

Indian Inventions / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
Inks
August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
western
Synopsis
Short article about the tipi, or teepee.

Trouble in Texas (Table of Contents: 4)

Trigger and Bullet / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Ushler
Inks
John Ushler
Colors
?
Letters
John Ushler

Feature Logo
Bullet and Trigger
Genre
western-frontier; animal
Characters
Uncle Mike Hanford; Casey Trent; Trigger; Bullet
Synopsis
Uncle Mike tells how he, Bullet and Trigger helped a friend of his save some rice fields in Texas.

Indexer Notes

Bullet gets top billing this issue.

Heroes in Petticoats (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
Nicholas Firfires

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sara Winslow
Synopsis
Sara Winslow, along with women children in a wagon train, hold off a band of Cheyenne warriors.

The Right Trail (Table of Contents: 6)

Gene Autry / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
Nicholas Firfires

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Larry Barnes; Buck Johnson; Jeff Stacy
Synopsis
Gene helps settle a feud between two stepbrothers.

The New Teacher (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Slim Martin; Doc Keller; Hank Willimer; Mac Perkins; Zeke Trubmle
Synopsis
The town welcomes a new school teacher.

Colt Trouble (Table of Contents: 8)

Gene Autry's Champion / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
Nicholas Firfires

Genre
western-frontier; animal
Characters
Uncle Smoky; Ricky; Champion
Synopsis
Ricky and Champ encounter a wild stallion while searching for a lost colt.

Yellowstone National Park (Table of Contents: 9)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Yellowstone Park.

Yosemite National Park (Table of Contents: 10)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Yosemite Park.

Grand Canyon National Park (Table of Contents: 11)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan
Inks
Till Goodan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Grand Canyon Park.

Sequoia National Park (Table of Contents: 12)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan
Inks
Till Goodan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Sequoia Park.

Death Valley National Park (Table of Contents: 13)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Death Valley Park.

Wind Cave National Park (Table of Contents: 14)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Wind Cave Park.

Grand Teton National Park (Table of Contents: 15)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Grand Teton Park.

Glacier National Park (Table of Contents: 16)

Colorful National Parks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Brief history and description of Glacier Park.

A Lucky Switch (Table of Contents: 17)

Johnny Mack Brown / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Mack Brown; Bert Morris; Del (a pickpocket); Rafe (Del's partner)
Synopsis
Two outlaws try to steal the money Johnny earned from selling cattle.

Stone Ax (Table of Contents: 18)

Indian Inventions / text story / ? pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
Inks
August Lenox (signed as Lenox)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Explanation of how indians made a stone ax.

The Feather River Gang (Table of Contents: 19)

Wild Bill Elliott / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Cooke
Inks
Tom Cooke
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Elliott; Doctor Jim Wells
Synopsis
Bill helps break up the Feather River Gang.

The Tumpline (Table of Contents: 20)

Indian Inventions / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox
Inks
August Lenox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Brief descriptions of the tumpline, bull boat and travois.

Desert Fury (Table of Contents: 21)

Rex Allen / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Ushler ?
Inks
John Ushler ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Rex Allen; Sheriff Armstrong; Ben Bancroft
Synopsis
Two bank robbers leave Rex to die in the desert.

Indexer Notes

Was credited Tony Sgroi ?, but it not him. It has more in common with Ushler, especially the horses and movement of figures, but uncertain as the inking is unlike him as in the Trigger story.

[Roy Rogers photo] (Table of Contents: 22)

Roy Rogers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers (photo)

Indexer Notes

inside back cover. Roy's photo in in this position in odd-numbered issues. Even-numbered issues have Gene Autry's photo in this position.

[Wild Horse Roundup] (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard M. Kinney; Shostal Press Agency (as Shostal) (photo)
Inks
Howard M. Kinney; Shostal Press Agency (as Shostal) (photo)
Colors
Howard M. Kinney; Shostal Press Agency (as Shostal) (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Land Sale"]
    Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott
  2. 1. [Gene Autry photo]
    Gene Autry
  3. 2. Double for Murder
    Roy Rogers
  4. 3. The Tipi
    Indian Inventions
  5. 4. Trouble in Texas
    Trigger and Bullet
  6. 5. Heroes in Petticoats
  7. 6. The Right Trail
    Gene Autry
  8. 7. The New Teacher
  9. 8. Colt Trouble
    Gene Autry's Champion
  10. 9. Yellowstone National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  11. 10. Yosemite National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  12. 11. Grand Canyon National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  13. 12. Sequoia National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  14. 13. Death Valley National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  15. 14. Wind Cave National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  16. 15. Grand Teton National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  17. 16. Glacier National Park
    Colorful National Parks
  18. 17. A Lucky Switch
    Johnny Mack Brown
  19. 18. Stone Ax
    Indian Inventions
  20. 19. The Feather River Gang
    Wild Bill Elliott
  21. 20. The Tumpline
    Indian Inventions
  22. 21. Desert Fury
    Rex Allen
  23. 22. [Roy Rogers photo]
    Roy Rogers
  24. 23. [Wild Horse Roundup]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)