Television Favourites Annual #1959

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illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Inks

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Colors

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Matt Dillon; Roy Rogers; Range Rider; Rex Allen; Silver; Lassie; Rin Tin Tin

Indexer Notes

Front endpapers showing Matt Dillon in foreground on horseback, Roy Rogers and the One Ranger in background on horseback, Rex Allen sitting on fence holding a lasso with Lassie in front of him running and Rin Tin Tin peering through the fence from the other side.

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statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Matt Dillon

Indexer Notes

Table of contents with Matt Dillon below holding his revolver pointing upwards.

Freight War (Table of Contents: 5)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils

Jim McDonald

Inks

Jim McDonald

Colors

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Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Matt Dillon watches a freight stage swing out of Dodge City, suddenly...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty

Synopsis

Matt suspects that Curry, the area's largest freight hauler, is having his men sabotage his rivals' stages to put them out of business, but has to find evidence to make the charges stick.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #797 - Gunsmoke (May 1957)

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Hunter's Prey (Table of Contents: 6)

Lassie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Ralph Mayo

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Ralph Mayo

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Job Number

LASSIE #25-5511

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Cheers, Lassie's jaguar friend, is teaching her half-grown cub how to hunt,

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Lassie; Cheena (jaguar); Rocky; Gerry; Mark Gorin

Synopsis

Mark Gorin, a trophy hunter, visits the homestead with plans to shoot a jaguar. Having his eyes set on Cheena and her cub, he doesn't count on Lassie being a friend of the jaguar.

Reprints

• from M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 series) #25 (November-December 1955)

Indexer Notes

Art credits for this issue from David A. Roach via Steve Whitaker.

Old Cheyenne (Table of Contents: 7)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Tom Gill

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Tom Gill

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As the Lone Ranger's nephew, Dan Reed, purchases supplies in Old Cheyenne's general store...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Peg Leg Prindle; Laura (store owner)

Synopsis

A bandit named Dirk forces Pegleg Prindle and Dan Reid to do some blasting so he can recover bank loot.

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #50 (August 1952)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal files.

Silver and the Wings of the Wind (Table of Contents: 8)

Silver / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Editing

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Out of a threatening brassy sky looms that terror of the western plains --- a tornado!

Genre

animal; western-frontier

Characters

Silver; Lone Ranger (cameo); Lonnie (cameo); Jeanne (cameo)

Synopsis

Silver and a strange pinto take advantage of a tornado to escape Cheyenne hunters.

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-June 1956)

Keywords

horses; wild horses

Double Danger (Table of Contents: 9)

Roy Rogers and Trigger / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Dan Spiegle

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Dan Spiegle

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It is early summer in Benton City and the townsfolk gather for the annual fair and rodeo...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers; Trigger (horse); Sarah Benton; Jim & Jud Brant (twins)

Synopsis

One of the twins holds up the stage, while the other gives him alibi

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers and Trigger (Dell, 1955 series) #122 (February 1958)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

The Threat (Table of Contents: 10)

Rex Allen / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Bill Ziegler

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Bill Ziegler

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R.A.#25-576

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We'll stop in Big Creek to say howdy to Clem Miller, Koko!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rex Allen; Koko (a horse); Sheriff Clem Miller; Bob Jones; Gail Jones; Pete Rabb (villain); Si Bond (villain)

Synopsis

Bob Jones hears of Pete Rabb's plans to ambush the stage and goes to the sheriff. After the gang is caught, Rabb and his foreman break out of jail and go after Jones and his sister.

Reprints

• from Rex Allen (Dell, 1951 series) #25 (June-August 1957)

Ramrod (Table of Contents: 11)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Sparky Moore

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Sparky Moore

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Sergeant -- Corporal -- what are you doing?

Genre

animal; western-frontier

Characters

Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Sergeant O'Hara; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; General Cummings

Synopsis

A new general is arriving and he doesn't seems to like dogs and boys, or anything else.

Reprints

• from Rin Tin Tin (Dell, 1954 series) #18 (April-May 1957)

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illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Inks

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Colors

Walt Howarth (signed as WALT)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers; Matt Dillon; Range Rider; Rex Allen; Silver Lassie; Rin Tin Tin

Indexer Notes

Rear endpapers showing Matt Dillon in foreground on horseback, Roy Rogers and the One Ranger in background on horseback, Rex Allen sitting on fence holding a lasso with Lassie in front of him running and Rin Tin Tin peering through the fence from the other side. Identical to front endpapers.

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western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Back cover