(October 1949)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Note: Although Micale is the primary artist for Roy in this period, close examination will reveal other (likely apprentice) contributions at times.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers (photograph)
Synopsis
Roy appears in a specially-posed but badly-lighted photo, gun in hand
Reprints

Dell Comics Are Good Comics (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Roy Rogers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Rustlers' Trap (Table of Contents: 2)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Roy, working for Cattlemens Association, goes after rustlers.

Indexer Notes

Submitted May 2, 1949.

Roy Rogers and the Horse Hunters... (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Roy sets his sights on a mean hombre who hunts horses just to abuse them.

Indexer Notes

Submitted May 11, 1949.

A Woman on the Warpath (Table of Contents: 4)

Pioneers of the Old West / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Submitted April 12, 1949.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Trigger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Harry Parkhurst
Inks
Harry Parkhurst
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I told you I'd rope that limb, Pat!
Genre
animal; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Submitted July 22, 1949.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Rogers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Roy Rogers, star of Republic Pictures, plays for his son Dusty.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover: Roy, from previously-used photo series, playing guitar for son Dusty.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Rogers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Roy Rogers (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Note: numerous doubles for the original Trigger, used in every medium, often appear in photos used for comics; pay particular attention to horses' markings, though photo "doctoring" was also employed often).

On back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Roy Rogers
  2. 1. Dell Comics Are Good Comics
    Roy Rogers
  3. 2. Rustlers' Trap
    Roy Rogers
  4. 3. Roy Rogers and the Horse Hunters...
    Roy Rogers
  5. 4. A Woman on the Warpath
    Pioneers of the Old West
  6. 5. ["I told you I'd rope that limb, Pat!"]
    Trigger
  7. 6. ["Roy Rogers, star of Republic Pictures, plays for his son Dusty."]
    Roy Rogers
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Roy Rogers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore