Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual #1957

(1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth

Inks

Walt Howarth

Colors

Walt Howarth; red and black

Genre

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Front endpapers showing a stagecoach racing a steam train.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth

Inks

Walt Howarth

Colors

Walt Howarth

Letters

?

Characters

Roy Rogers

Indexer Notes

Roy in full colour stepping onto boardwalk and drawing his revolver, background is in red.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Inks

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Colors

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration showing the back of a covered wagon (uncovered) loaded with crates, the typewritten table of contents is on a sheet of paper pinned to the crates.

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Savage Portrait (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Bullet! That looks like a delegation calling on sheriff Bob!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #80 (August 1954)

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.

Roy Rides the Rim (Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's Vicky Trane, from over the mountains! Ever meet her, Roy?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers; Doc Kelly; Vicky Trane; Kurt Trane (Vicky's foster brother)

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #80 (August 1954)

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and Hot Lead at Rocklin's (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.

The Lion Hunt (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Thomas Murphy

Pencils

Al McKimson Team (3 illustrations)

Inks

Al McKimson Team (3 illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Joel tried to brush the sleep out of his eyes.

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #80 (August 1954)

Indexer Notes

Al McKimson was a pen name for several artists. First the brothers Chuck and Tom McKimson. Others were Pete Alvarado, John Ushler, Randy Steffen, Andrew Bensen, Hi Mankin, Mike Arens, Alex Toth. The art may vary a bit since several of them worked on the same story (also by R W Phillips). Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010.

Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. The lion hunt. (In Roy Rogers comics, Aug. 1954, p. [38-39]) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of Thomas Murphy. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 22Jun54; B5-28350." ~Dave Porta

The Anatomy of the Horse (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Diagram of the horse and its parts.

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury (Dell, 1953 series) #2 (August 1954)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Cloaked Rider (Table of Contents: 10)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is that all my mail, Pinto?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #79 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Reprint information from Stephane Petit via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Bald Lightning (Table of Contents: 11)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #79 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Reprint information from Stephane Petit via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.

Jack and Jill (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Al McKimson Team (3 illustrations)

Inks

Al McKimson Team (3 illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of berries!" Jack Rawlins chanted as he strode along manfully with an empty bucket in each hand.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jack Rawlins; Jill Rawlins

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #79 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Jack and Jill. (In Roy Rogers comics, July 1954, p. [38-39]) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of Gaylord Du Bois. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 25May54; B5-28256." ~Dave Porta

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the Ghost Well Mystery (Table of Contents: 13)

Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Buscema; Hi Mankin

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #79 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

The art infos come from the John Buscema checklist compiled by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.
The Writer and additional art infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Chuckwagon Charley's Tales / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Ray Thayer

Inks

Ray Thayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #79 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

The Writer infos come from the book "Roy Rogers: a biography, radio history, television career chronicle ..." by Robert W. Phillips.
Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth

Inks

Walt Howarth

Colors

Walt Howarth; red and black

Genre

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Rear endpapers showing a stagecoach racing a steam train.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Roy Rogers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Colors

? (photo)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #91 (July 1955)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Photo of Roy taken from the cover of Roy Rogers Comics #91 (July 1955) but against a painted blue sky and desert background probably by Walt Howarth.