Four Color
#1220 - Gunslinger
(September-November 1961)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell [stamp]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Mike Peppe; ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Cord (photo of Tony Young)
- Synopsis
- Preview of the two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. One photo and four panels reprinted from the stories with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Bullets for Braves
Gunslinger / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Cord; Pico McGuire; Billy Urchin; Amby Hollister; Captain Wingate
- Synopsis
- Cord, a gunslinger hired to do jobs outside the Army's jurisdiction, and his partner Pico are sent by the Army post commander to to find who is selling Indians rifles and ammunition.
Indexer Notes
Intro to the series. The main character is only identified by one name. Pencils, ink, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Night Raider
Gunslinger / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Cord; Billy Urchin; Amby Hollister
- Synopsis
- Cord, Amby, and Billy spend the night in Amby's store to find out who's been stealing chewing tobacco from her storeroom.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Renegade Sergeant
Gunslinger / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Cord; Pico McGuire; Billy Urchin; Captain Wingate
- Synopsis
- Cord and Pico are sent across the Rio Grande river into Mexico to hunt down a renegade Army sergeant who is using "by-the-book" Army tactics to lead a gang of bandits.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Indian Bullets
Gunslinger / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Facts about Indians' ingenuity in converting discarded Army rifle shells into reloadable ammunition.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. The Gunslinger logo appears, but the sequence has no direct connection to the feature. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Civilians on the Post
Gunslinger / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Facts about civilians who lived on western Army posts.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Panels with typeset text underneath. The Gunslinger logo appears, but the sequence has no direct connection to the feature. This sequence is replaced by an ad for 204 Revolutionary Was Soldiers in some issues.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Back cover; replaced on some copies with the Gunslinger comic story "Civilians on the Post."
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0.
["Searching for smuggled rifles, Cord finds a one-way ticket to danger!"]
Gunslinger -
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Bullets for Braves
Gunslinger -
3.
The Night Raider
Gunslinger -
4.
The Renegade Sergeant
Gunslinger -
5.
Indian Bullets
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Civilians on the Post
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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