(October-December 1956)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
100
Indicia frequency:
Quarterly
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
Dell
Editing:
?
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint

Western Roundup (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks:
Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors:
Sam Savitt (painting)

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

This is a floating heads cover. The main picture is surrounded by head-shots of Gene Autry, Roy, Rogers, Dale Evans, Rex Allen, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott and Jock Mahoney.


The Ghost Comes Back (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Brief account of the most populous mining camp in California.

SHowdown at Apache Pass (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle
Inks:
Dan Spiegle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Gene Autry; Mickey; Chad Devlin
Synopsis:
Gene goes after a gang of gun-runners.

The Tenderfeet (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ziegler ?
Inks:
Bill Ziegler ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
Brief essauy about Pop Haver and his trading in Death Valley.

Deadly Destination (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Roy Rogers; Trigger; Professor Dunlap; Kathy Dunlap
Synopsis:
Roy aids an archaeologist.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).


Teamwork (Table of Contents)

Tirgger and Bullet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Trigger; Bullet; Uncle Mike; Lee Pierce; Joe Pierce
Synopsis:
Uncle Mike tells how Trigger and Bullet helped foil a bank robbery.

Indexer Notes

Art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).


Double-Barreled Plot (Table of Contents)

Range Rider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tony Sgroi
Inks:
Tony Sgroi
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Range Rider; Dick West; Hardrock
Synopsis:
The Range Rider and Dick help an old friend protect his mining claim.

The Indians' Wireless (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ziegler ?
Inks:
Bill Ziegler ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
How the indians used mirrors to signal each other.

The False Alarm (Table of Contents)

Rex Allen / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Russ Manning
Inks:
Russ Manning
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
Outlaws use a fire alarm to lure everyone out of town.
Reprints:

Two-Scalper's Great Coup (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ziegler ?
Inks:
Bill Ziegler ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

The Clock (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Bill Elliott; Randy Mack
Synopsis:
Bill helps an orphan and exposes prevents two crooks from stealing the kid's mine.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

New art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).


Jim Beckwourth (Table of Contents)

The Frontiersmen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Jim Beckwourth; Captain Fetterman; Chief Red Cloud
Synopsis:
Short story about the exploits of Scout Jim Beckwourth.

Indexer Notes

Art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).


The Buffalo bison bison americanus (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
Essay on the American buffalo.

Priceless Possession (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Russ Manning
Inks:
Russ Manning
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Mack Brown; Wes Norbin; Elvin Quigg
Synopsis:
Johnny investigates the disappearance of a bank examiner.

Why Animals Buck (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ziegler ?
Inks:
Bill Ziegler ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
An explanation of hy bucking broncos buck.

The Courage of Benny Bowen (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Russ Manning
Inks:
Russ Manning
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Benny Bowen; Coyote Sam
Synopsis:
Dale teaches a timid young man how to stand up to a bully.

Indexer Notes

Dell's A Pledge to Parents appears as a panel on the last page of this story.


Placer Prank (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ziegler ?
Inks:
Bill Ziegler ?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Dan McFadden
Synopsis:
Short story about Dan McFadden's claim.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).


["Keep Smiling"] (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dale Evans
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Colors:
? (photograph)
Letters:
Dale Evans

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Western Roundup
  2. 1. The Ghost Comes Back
  3. 2. SHowdown at Apache Pass
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. The Tenderfeet
  5. 4. Deadly Destination
    Roy Rogers
  6. 5. Teamwork
    Tirgger and Bullet
  7. 6. Double-Barreled Plot
    Range Rider
  8. 7. The Indians' Wireless
  9. 8. The False Alarm
    Rex Allen
  10. 9. Two-Scalper's Great Coup
  11. 10. The Clock
    Wild Bill Elliott
  12. 11. Jim Beckwourth
    The Frontiersmen
  13. 12. The Buffalo bison bison americanus
  14. 13. Priceless Possession
    Johnny Mack Brown
  15. 14. Why Animals Buck
  16. 15. The Courage of Benny Bowen
    Dale Evans
  17. 16. Placer Prank
  18. 17. ["Keep Smiling"]
    Dale Evans
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