(November 1961-January 1962)

Dell, 1960 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-08-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Copyright © 1961, by ZIV-United Artists, Inc. On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bat Masterson / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bat Masterson (photo of Gene Barry)

Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl (Table of Contents: 1)

Kellogg's OKs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Mark of Guilt (Table of Contents: 2)

Bat Masterson / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jerry Robinson ?
Inks
Jerry Robinson ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
Bat M #9-6110
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bat Masterson [William Barclay Masterson]; Jess Ballard; Mr. Gilpin; Mort Sutton; Sheriff Card

Indexer Notes

All the Bat Masterson stories were written by Gaylord Du Bois. Alberto Becattini (December 2010). Gaylord Du Bois script credit confirmed as per page 9, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification confirmed by David Porta, April, 2016.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Color this picture and you can win...
Characters
boy (pictured); girl (pictured)

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 2 and 3 of "The Mark of Guilt."

Dynamite Siege (Table of Contents: 4)

"Softspoken" Smith / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jerry Robinson ?
Inks
Jerry Robinson ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Softspoken Smith [Sam Smith]; Sheriff Bob Jennings

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1961, by Western Printing & Litho Co.

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 9, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta, April, 2016. Written as "A Job for Softspoken Smith."

Dell Trading Post (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?
Synopsis
"Cut off the top strip of each Dell comic cover. Be sure the strip includes the name of the comic and the new Dell comics seal. When you have enough cover strips..."

Indexer Notes

Centerfold spread between pages 2 and 3 of "Dynamite Siege" (Softspoken Smith).

Desert Bounty (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Leonard; Jess Fane (villain)

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1961, by Western Printing & Litho Co.

Long Odds (Table of Contents: 7)

Bat Masterson / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jerry Robinson ?
Inks
Jerry Robinson ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bat Masterson [William Barclay Masterson]; Buck Larrimore; Highball; Stacey; Blast-'em Banning (villain)

Indexer Notes

All the Bat Masterson stories were written by Gaylord Du Bois. Alberto Becattini (December 2010). Gaylord Du Bois script credit confirmed as per page 9, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification confirmed by David Porta, April, 2016. Written as 12 pages.

The Texas Wildcat (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
animal

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1961, by Western Printing & Litho Co.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jumping-Jacks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys like a shoe that's tough and strong like me!
Characters
cat 1; cat 2; bunny

If You Know Just 20 People... (Table of Contents: 10)

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Schwinn American $49.95 (Table of Contents: 11)

Arnold, Schwinn & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
?

Indexer Notes

Back Cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bat Masterson
  2. 1. Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl
    Kellogg's OKs
  3. 2. The Mark of Guilt
    Bat Masterson
  4. 3. ["Color this picture and you can win..."]
  5. 4. Dynamite Siege
    "Softspoken" Smith
  6. 5. Dell Trading Post
  7. 6. Desert Bounty
  8. 7. Long Odds
    Bat Masterson
  9. 8. The Texas Wildcat
  10. 9. ["Boys like a shoe that's tough and strong like me!"]
    Jumping-Jacks
  11. 10. If You Know Just 20 People...
    Wallace Brown, Inc.
  12. 11. Schwinn American $49.95
    Arnold, Schwinn & Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Dave Porta