Four Color #1260 - Walt Disney's The Horsemasters
(December 1961-February 1962)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-09-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
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

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Code number is HORSEMASTERS O.S. #1260-6111. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). There are different versions of this comic. Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 and 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

The Horsemasters (Table of Contents)

Walt Disney's The Horsemasters / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
? (photos)

Characters
Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello); Danny Grant (as played by Tommy Kirk); Janet Hale (as played by Janet Munro)

The Horsemasters (Table of Contents: 1)

Walt Disney's The Horsemasters / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello); Danny Grant (as played by Tommy Kirk); Janet Hale (as played by Janet Munro)
Synopsis
Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

The Horsemasters (Table of Contents: 2)

Walt Disney's The Horsemasters / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
? (TV movie adaptation)
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Characters
Dinah Wilcox; Danny Grant; Janet Hale; Major Brooke; Vincenzo Lalli; Joan Finlay; David Lawson; Ingrid Falck; Adrienne Roland; Penelope Sutcliffe; Captain Pinski; Harry Cole
Synopsis
The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England.

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 and 8, 1961, on NBC's "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" TV series.

The Partnership (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about horses and their working relationship with man.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.

The Hunt (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about fox hunts in England.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Panels with typeset text underneath.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Horsemasters
    Walt Disney's The Horsemasters
  2. 1. The Horsemasters
    Walt Disney's The Horsemasters
  3. 2. The Horsemasters
    Walt Disney's The Horsemasters
  4. 3. The Partnership
  5. 4. The Hunt
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Alan Hutchinson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Bjorn Wallin