Four Color #993 - The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(May-July 1959)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1959
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

There are two issues (both Four Color) in this title.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jim Bowie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jim Bowie (portrayed by Scott Forbes)
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Jim Bowie's Stamping Grounds... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jim Bowie (portrayed by Scott Forbes)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Blade of Guilt (Table of Contents: 2)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jim Bowie
Synopsis
A desperate man thought he could lose himself in the steaming bayous of Louisiana, but he hadn't counted on the like of ace tracker Jim Bowie.

River Bend Renegades (Table of Contents: 3)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jim Bowie
Synopsis
An old timer riverboat captain befriends Bowie and discovers almost too late that the treacherous waters of the mighty Mississippi can be easier to manage than some men.

Indexer Notes

Last panel contains "A Pledge to Dell Parents," guaranteeing wholesome reading entertainment.

A Shirt for Jim Bowie (Table of Contents: 4)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; history; western-frontier
Synopsis
Story describes how a pioneer made a shirt to wear.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Those Boisterous Bowies (Table of Contents: 5)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography; western-frontier
Synopsis
Describes Jim Bowie and his family, especially his brothers.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jim Bowie
  2. 1. Jim Bowie's Stamping Grounds...
    Jim Bowie
  3. 2. Blade of Guilt
    Jim Bowie
  4. 3. River Bend Renegades
    Jim Bowie
  5. 4. A Shirt for Jim Bowie
    Jim Bowie
  6. 5. Those Boisterous Bowies
    Jim Bowie
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