Four Color #960 - Walt Disney's Zorro
(December 1958)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1958
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (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).

The Eagle's Brood (Table of Contents)

Zorro / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega] (as played by Guy Williams)
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the character from the Disney TV show.

The Eagle's Brood (Table of Contents: 2)

Zorro / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Job Number
O S #960-5812
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega]; Tornado; Bernardo; Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia; Capitan Arturo Toledano (Commandante); Raquel Toledano (villain, Commandante's wife); The Eagle [Jose Sebastian Varga] (villain, introduction); Salvador Quintana (villain, introduction); Enrique Fuentes (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
The Eagle and his men, after seizing control of northern California, seek now to take over the south, setting up operations in Los Angeles in the tavern/inn at the cuartel. Meanwhile, Commandante Toledano leaves the cuartel for temporary duty in San Diego, putting Garcia back in charge. Garcia is warned that stolen gunpowder was heading toward Los Angeles. Neither know that the Capitan's wife is one of the Eagle's brood. Vargas arrives, suspects Diego of being Zorro, captures him and dresses him as the Fox. Zorro escapes, and alerts Garcia to get the stolen gunpowder to safety up north.
Reprints

The Visitor (Table of Contents: 3)

Zorro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed as AT)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed as AT)
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega]; Tornado; Bernardo; Elena Lopez (introduction); Jose Lopez (Elena's wife, introduction); Elena's baby (introduction); Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia
Synopsis
Elena leaves her baby at Diego's doorstep, distraught that her husband was imprisoned for speaking out against the unjust taxes. Zorro steps into the picture to rescue Jose Lopez and reunites him with his wife and child.
Reprints

Yankee Traders' Floating Stores (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Guy Williams (Table of Contents: 5)

Zorro / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Zorro (photo of Guy Williams)
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Eagle's Brood
    Zorro
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Zorro
  3. 2. The Eagle's Brood
    Zorro
  4. 3. The Visitor
    Zorro
  5. 4. Yankee Traders' Floating Stores
  6. 5. Guy Williams
    Zorro
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Karsten S.