(December 1957-February 1958)

Dell, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

© 1957, by General Mills Inc.
Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

The Steel Trail! (Table of Contents)

Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson (photo of Willard Parker)
Reprints

Moccasin Mustanger (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1957, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.
On inside front cover in black and white.

The Steel Trail (Table of Contents: 2)

Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson; Clay Morgan; Jeb; Mr. Edmunds; Kid Yancy (villain); The Yancy Gang (villains)

Indexer Notes

Nicholas Firfires is credited to this series in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Fine horses and stiff human figures, and the awkward hands and worried faces are signs of Firfires. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010.

A Ride in the Night (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sheriff Gatsby; Jules Fuller; Jeff Harding (villain)

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1957, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

William Barrett Travis Commander of the Alamo (Table of Contents: 4)

Famous Texans / text story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
biography; western-frontier
Characters
William Barrett Travis; Jim Bowie

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1957, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Rather broad open faces, his horses, and the folds in clothing, especially the sleeves and pointed elbows are clues to Arens. He had many Buck Jones and Roy Rogers in Western Roundup Comics. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers and the Outlaw Idol (Table of Contents: 5)

Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson; Star (a horse); Clay Morgan; Mr. Hoyt; Ralph; Ed (villain); Trask (villain)

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010.

The Cowboy's Lid (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1957, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.
On inside backcover in black and white.

Dell Comic Christmas Gift Subscriptions Are the Best! (Table of Contents: 7)

Dell / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Steel Trail!
    Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
  2. 1. Moccasin Mustanger
  3. 2. The Steel Trail
    Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
  4. 3. A Ride in the Night
  5. 4. William Barrett Travis Commander of the Alamo
    Famous Texans
  6. 5. Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers and the Outlaw Idol
    Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
  7. 6. The Cowboy's Lid
  8. 7. Dell Comic Christmas Gift Subscriptions Are the Best!
    Dell
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jim Van Dore