Four Color
#970 - Lawman
(February 1959)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "LAWMAN, No. 970." Code number is LAWMAN.O.S. #970-592. Copyright 1958 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "Lawman" TV series. On-sale date from 1959 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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[John Russell pinup]
Lawman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dan Troop (photo of John Russell)
- Synopsis
- Posed photo of John Russell, playing Dan Troop, loading a revolver.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Full-page photo with "autograph" by John Russell.
The Deputy
Lawman / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dan Troop; Johnny McKay; Tom Pike; Carl Shoemaker; Walt Hawks; Lacy Hawks; Flynn Hawks; Mrs. Lemp
- Synopsis
- After Laramie's marshal is shot and killed, Dan Troop comes from Abilene to take the job as marshal in the lawless town. His first task is to get a deputy and the second is to find who killed his predecessor.
- Reprints
-
in Lawman (Magazine Management, 1970 series) #1077 ([October 1970] ?)
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Indexer Notes
Introduction and first story of feature. Based on The Lawman TV pilot which aired 5 October 1958, teleplay by Dean Riesner, which was adapted from the 1958 novel "Trouble Rides Tall" by Harry Whittington.
Trial by Fury
Lawman / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Spiegle (signed as DS)
- Inks
- Dan Spiegle (signed as DS)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dan Troop; Johnny McKay
- Synopsis
- Len Dawson saves Dan Troop from a landslide, even though Troop and McKay are tracking him for an alleged killing. After bringing Dawson to jail, Troop tries to find evidence that could clear Dawson.
- Reprints
- in Lawman (Magazine Management, 1970 series) #1077 ([October 1970] ?)
-
Indexer Notes
Initials "DS" are in the first panel. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
[Peter Brown pinup]
Lawman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny McKay (photo of Peter Brown)
- Synopsis
- Head and shoulders photo of Peter Brown, playing Johnny McKay.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Full page photo with "autograph" by Peter Brown.
Lawman Dan Troop...Marshal
Lawman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dan Troop (photo of John Russell); Johnny McKay (photo of Peter Brown)
- Synopsis
- Intro to series.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Two black and white photos, typeset text, and decorative color background and titles.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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Lawman -
1.
[John Russell pinup]
Lawman -
2.
The Deputy
Lawman -
3.
Trial by Fury
Lawman -
4.
[Peter Brown pinup]
Lawman -
5.
Lawman Dan Troop...Marshal
Lawman
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