Four Color
#544 - Walt Disney's Rob Roy
(March 1954)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Issue Notes
Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). Adapted from the 1954 Walt Disney film "Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue."
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Rob Roy Cast
Walt Disney's Rob Roy / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- historical
Rob Roy
Walt Disney's Rob Roy / comic story / 34 pages
- Script
- Elizabeth Beecher
- Pencils
- Russ Manning
- Inks
- Russ Manning
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The year is 1716.
- Genre
- adventure; historical; military
- Characters
- Chieftain Rob Roy; John Campbell (duke of Argyll); Dugal; Jamie; Hugh the piper; Helen Mary; Lady Margeret Campbell-Glengyll; Duke of Montrose; Killearn; Callum; Mr. Walpole; Torcal; Willy
- Synopsis
- 1716 led by chieftain Rob Clan MacGregor rebels against English rule & is captured by Duke Campbell. Breaking the news to his mother, she presents protections for the Duke on the road to London with his prisoner Rob, thus arranging a rescue. Upon rescue Rob asks Helen to marry him. At his wedding the new Secretary of Scotland, the Duke of Montrose, disbands clan MacGregor and orders the arrest of Rob. Escaping Rob tells his people to hide their weapons and lay low. In response the Duke takes Rob's mother captive. During her rescue she dies. Rob still trying for peace is shot by Killearn...
- Reprints
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in Le Journal de Mickey (Hachette, 1952 series) #118 (29 août 1954), #119 (5 septembre 1954), #120 (12 septembre 1954), #121 (19 septembre 1954), #122 (26 septembre 1954), #123 (3 octobre 1954), #124 (10 octobre 1954), #125 (17 octobre 1954), #126 (24 octobre 1954), #127 (31 octobre 1954), #128 (7 novembre 1954) -
in Walt Disney's Weekly (Disney/Holding, 1959 series) #v2#29 (July 18, 1960) -
in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #40 (April 15, 1967) [Several panels eliminated due to shorter length.]
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- Keywords
- Sheriffmur; Stirling Castle
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Table of Contents
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Rob Roy
Walt Disney's Rob Roy -
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Rob Roy Cast
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Rob Roy
Walt Disney's Rob Roy
This issue was modified by, among others
- JW "David" Asher
- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Alan Hutchinson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Stangas
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