Billy the Kid #17

(June 1959)

Natural Color Photos of Your Favorite Stars (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Colorfoto / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rio Grande Pay-Off (Table of Contents: 2)

Billy the Kid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Pete Morisi (signed as PM); Dick Giordano ? (see notes)

Inks

Pete Morisi (signed as PM); Dick Giordano ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

3999

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Billy the Kid; Emilio Smith; Danny Teal; Will Teal

Synopsis

Billy heads south of the border to rescue the son of a friend, who has been framed for robbery.

Reprints

• in Western Outlaw (New Century Press, 1958 ? series) #7 ([1959] ?)
• in Masked Raider (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #64 ([circa 1960?])
• in Sheriff Classics (Windmill Comics, 2011 series) #9251 ([mei] 2011)

Indexer Notes

Dick Giordano may have provided additional art on the splash page. Info per Nick Caputo, July 2015.

Own and Fly Your Own Jet Engine Plane (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Jetex Jet Planes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Promise (Table of Contents: 4)

Billy the Kid / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Inks

Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

5017

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Billy the Kid; Buzz Hegan; Miss Agatha

Synopsis

Billy makes a promise not to use his guns, but it makes it difficult to stop a bank robbery.

Reprints

• in Masked Raider (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #64 ([circa 1960?])

Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Man Respected! (Table of Contents: 6)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Ernie Hart ?

Pencils

Ernie Hart (signed as E. H. Hart)

Inks

Ernie Hart (signed as E. H. Hart)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

5183

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Ben Steele; Bat Morgan

Synopsis

An old sheriff encourages young man to stand up for himself.

Reprints

• in Masked Raider (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #64 ([circa 1960?])

Charlton Comics Offer Valuable Premiums! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Hey Kids!! Send for the New Zorro Color Television Set (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Zorro Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pushcart Pioneers (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Colonel Charles K. Carey; Chief Scout Ben Burry; Andrew McIntosh; Ged GaRly

Synopsis

An army officer tracks down an outlaw who has been robbing settlers.

Reprints

• in Masked Raider (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #64 ([circa 1960?])

The Shotgun Brothers (Table of Contents: 10)

Billy the Kid / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Pete Morisi (signed)

Inks

Pete Morisi (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

5050

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Billy the Kid; Duke Lansky; Shoeless Lansky

Synopsis

Billy takes one of the Lansky brothers to jail for rustling and then waits for the other two brothers to try to rescue him.

Reprints

• in Masked Raider (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #64 ([circa 1960?])

Build Your Own Hot Rod (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Personalized Safety Deposit Bank Vault (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Given! Given! Yes, We Give You Premiums or Cash! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Treasure Chest of Fun and Surprises (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)