Rio #[nn]

(June 1987)

[Blank Pages] (Table of Contents)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and inside back cover are blank.

Rio (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Doug Wildey

Inks:

Doug Wildey

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rio

Indexer Notes

Title page with monochrome (light brown) illustration.

Rio by Doug Wildey (Table of Contents)

credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and publishing information.

For Ellen (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Doug Wildey

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Dedication.

Part 1: The Hide Butchers (Table of Contents)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors:

Doug Wildey

Letters:

Doug Wildey

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rio; President U. S. Grant (reference); King Taggart; Phineas Dorsey; Billy Groot; Brazos; Ruby-Joy; Grady Parrish

Synopsis:

Rio is offered a chance for a pardon if he can keep railroad passengers from shooting buffalo from the trains, which is causing problems with the Indians. The railroad owner refuses and sets up an ambush for Rio in Endsville, at the end of the track. Rio escapes the ambush, but is framed for another murder and must track down the real killer.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Eclipse Monthly (Eclipse, 1983 series) #1 (August 1983) [first 10 pages], #2 (September 1983) [last 10 pages]

Indexer Notes

Story chapter was split up when originally printed. There is no splash or other interruption of the story on page 11 where the second half begins. Colors credit verified in intro to Eclipse Monthly #2.

Part 2: Satan's Doorstep (Table of Contents)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors:

Doug Wildey

Letters:

Doug Wildey

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rio; Colonel Elgin; Mr. Pierce; Geronimo (cameo)

Synopsis:

Tracking Grady Parrish south, Rio gets captured by a band of Apaches. He is rescued by a Cavalry troop led by a half-mad colonel who worships Napoleon. The troop makes it to an abandoned stage relay station where they are put under siege by the Apaches.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Eclipse Monthly (Eclipse, 1983 series) #5 (February 1984)

Part 3: Robber's Roost (Table of Contents)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks:

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors:

Doug Wildey

Letters:

Doug Wildey

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rio; Ruby-Joy (cameo); Stevens (cameo); Grady Parrish

Synopsis:

Rio tracks Grady Parrish to Vieja Tristeza, just on the other side of the Mexican border. Parrish and a couple of dozen gunmen have taken control of the town. Rio allows himself to be captured, betting his life on being able to delay Parrish until a platoon of Mexican Army troops arrive.

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• from Eclipse Monthly (Eclipse, 1983 series) #9 (June 1984) [first 10 pages], #10 (July 1984) [last 10 pages]

[Doug Wildey during his cowboy days] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Doug Wildey (photo)

Synopsis:

Doug Wildey, in cowboy garb, sitting on the fence of a corral.

[Rio playing cards] (Table of Contents)

Rio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Inks:

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Colors:

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rio

Synopsis:

Rio at a table, checking the cards in his hands.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.