(1962)

Association of American Railroads, 1954 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 Free
Pages
16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
?
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock
newsprint cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot; giveaway

Issue Notes

Publication date from scan on ebay for this variant.

This cover also appears on an edition with job number 12-54 - 1000 M - G.B.P., suggesting that the original publication dates back to at least 1954.
This issue is a variant of Railroads Deliver the Goods! (Association of American Railroads, 1954 series) [December 1954 Edition]. There exist further variants:
Keywords
giveaway

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Bunce (signed)
Inks
Bill Bunce (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

The new cover (1956) showing two diesel engines, the original cover (1954 ?) shows one diesel and one steam engine. 1959 edition has the two diesel version.

Edition with one diesel and one steam engine was seen on eBay with a 1962 date.

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Railroads Deliver the Goods! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Bunce
Inks
Bill Bunce
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
12-54 - 1000 M - G.B.P.
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Characters
Randy Davis; Cap Davis (Randy's father, a conductor on a freight train); Ed Smith (engineer); Red Dolan (rear brakeman)
Synopsis
Randy Davis is starting out as a railroadman, his dad and other members of the crew show him the ropes.

Indexer Notes

The story begins on the inside front cover and ends on the back cover.

Unknown at this time if interior art on 1962 edition is changed to match the new cover. Original interior art shows and discusses a steam engine.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Railroads Deliver the Goods!
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Kirk House
  • Mike Nielsen
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