Rio

(June 1987)

[Blank Pages] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and inside back cover are blank.

Rio (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils

Doug Wildey

Inks

Doug Wildey

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rio

Indexer Notes

Title page with monochrome (light brown) illustration.

Rio by Doug Wildey (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and publishing information.

For Ellen (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Doug Wildey

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Dedication.

Part 1: The Hide Butchers (Table of Contents: 5)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors

Doug Wildey

Letters

Doug Wildey

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

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

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: 6)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors

Doug Wildey

Letters

Doug Wildey

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

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

Part 3: Robber's Roost (Table of Contents: 7)

Rio / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Wildey (signed)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks

Doug Wildey (signed)

Colors

Doug Wildey

Letters

Doug Wildey

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.

Reprints

• 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: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Doug Wildey (photo)

Synopsis

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

[Rio playing cards] (Table of Contents: 9)

Rio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Inks

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Colors

Doug Wildey (signed) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rio

Synopsis

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover.