(December 1960-February 1961)

Dell, 1959 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1960-10-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Zorro / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don Diego uses his Zorro disguise to rescue a runaway witness from assassins!
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega] (photo of Guy Williams)
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Runaway Witness / A Friend Indeed (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega]; Tornado; Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia
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Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover, and serves as introductions to the stories following. Two panels from each story are shown.

The Runaway Witness (Table of Contents: 2)

Zorro / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth

Job Number
#12-6012
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Diego de la Vega]; Bernardo; Tornado; Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia; Corporal Reyes; Lita Rialgo (introduction); Senor Tomaso (Zuloga's partner, introduction, death); un-named stagecoach driver (introduction); Senor Zuloga (villain, introduction); Zuloga's henchmen (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
As she closes her flower stall, Lita witnesses the murder of Tomaso, and the killer, Zuloga, sends Sergeant Garcia off on a wild goose chase so that he can find the girl and kill her, even hiring thugs to do the job. Diego suspects that the girl is the one Zuloga is after, so he takes up the mantel of Zorro to investigate, then decides to accompany the girl as Diego to San Diego to protect her. Zuloga's men attack the stage, but are captured by the Fox and sent back to Los Angeles for trial and to testify against Zuloga.
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Land of Gold and Sunshine (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

header illustration

The Padre's Welcome (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Ushler
Inks
John Ushler
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; western-frontier
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Indexer Notes

Tom Massey ? was originally credited to this story, and the "Artist appears to be the same as the artist of Four Color #1213."
The artist in this story is John Ushler. See Davy Crockett #1 1955, Cherokee Justice.

Friend Indeed (Table of Contents: 5)

Zorro / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega]; Bernardo (cameo); Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia
Synopsis
Asleep at his desk, a rock crashing through the window with a note attached peaks the soldier's interest, especially since the note tells Garcia that he can capture Zorro if he comes to meet with the note writer. The mysterious person tells Garcia that Zorro has learned about the movement of political prisoners to San Fernando, and plans to free them, so Garcia should dress his Lancers as the prisoners and when Zorro appears, the tables can be turned on the Fox. But Zorro, actually the note writer, waits for Garcia and company to leave the cuartel, then frees the prisoners.
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Keywords
Latigo Pass; Soledad Pass

Senor Gomez Hunts a Fox (Table of Contents: 6)

Zorro / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia; various townspeople; Antonio Gomez (villain, the Governor's emissary)
Synopsis
The Governor's emissary visits Los Angeles and critizes Garcia for not having captured Zorro, and vows to catch the Fox himself after questioning residents to get a good description of the outlaw. To Garcia's amusement, every person questioned gives a different description!.
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Indexer Notes

This page is not found in all copies of the comic, as some have an ad page instead.

Smugglers' Haven (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Zorro doesn't appear, this is a feature on California smuggling.

Clash With Diego (Table of Contents: 8)

Zorro / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Zorro [Don Diego de la Vega]; Bernardo; Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia
Synopsis
Zorro decides to help out Garcia, who is in extreme disfavor with the Commandante because he has not captured Zorro. The Fox meets Garcia on the road and allows the Sergeant to "capture" his glove to show to the Commandante in order to convince the Capitan that Garcia is doing his job.
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Indexer Notes

Not in all copies, some have ad for The Audubon Nature Program on the back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Don Diego uses his Zorro disguise to rescue a runaway witness from assassins!"]
    Zorro
  2. 1. Runaway Witness / A Friend Indeed
    Zorro
  3. 2. The Runaway Witness
    Zorro
  4. 3. Land of Gold and Sunshine
  5. 4. The Padre's Welcome
  6. 5. Friend Indeed
    Zorro
  7. 6. Senor Gomez Hunts a Fox
    Zorro
  8. 7. Smugglers' Haven
  9. 8. Clash With Diego
    Zorro
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore