(1964)
World Distributors,
1964 Series
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Book title and publisher details in black type.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Typewritten table of contents.
The Caballero
Bonanza / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben; Little Joe; Lucy Mather; John Mather; Rudolfo Chavez [Tiburico Vasquez]
- Synopsis
- Escorting a neighbor girl, Ben Cartwright barely saves them from a forest fire. Escaping with them is Rudolfo Chavez, who joins a posse hunting down bank robber Tiburico Vasquez and kills two of the bandits. He later holds Lucy Mather and Little Joe for ransom. The Cartwrights run him down and wound him, upon which he confesses that he is Tiburico Vasquez.
- Reprints
-
from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #6 (February 1964)
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- Keywords
- Bank robber; cowboy; gunfight; Hispanic; kidnap; Mexican-American
Lost in the Snow
Bonanza / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Myra Belle Reese [Belle Reed]; Jim Reed; sheriff
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Reese stumbles into the Ponderosa in a snowstorm, saying that her husband lies injured in the blizzard. As the Cartwrights help her search she fires off a gun in hopes that her husband will hear, triggering a landslide that blocks the train. She returns to the Ponderosa while the Cartwrights continue searching, eventually learning that all of this has been a dodge to cover the escape of train robbers. They are unsuccessful in capturing the gang, but Hoss recovers the stolen loot.
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #7 (April 1964)
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- Keywords
- Blizzard; railroad; train
The Lost Riches of Tayopa
Bonanzas of the West / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- From 1632 to 1646, gold and silver mined at Tayopa in the Sierra Madre were stored on site, rather than being exported. During a great Indian uprising the location of the cache was lost. Hopeful explorers still search for the lost wealth of Tayopa.
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #6 (February 1964)
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- Keywords
- American Indian; Apache; Chihuahua; educational; fact; gold; Native American; Sierra Madre; silver; treasure
Indexer Notes
Header illustration
The Sportsman
Bonanza / comic story / 14 pages
- Job Number
- Bonanza #7-642
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Joe; Strong Bull; Sir Wilfred Bledsoe; Bart
- Synopsis
- The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts asks the Cartwrights to host an Englishman on a hunting trip. When the Shoshone see that Sir Wilfred is wantonly killing buffalo, they want to attack. Little Joe tries to mediate, but winds up having to defeat Sir Wilfred in a boxing match. The Shoshone capture both, and send Little Joe to negotiate for the hunting party to leave their territory, but the hunters hogtie Little Joe. Making his escape he frees Sir Wilfred and convinces him to leave the territory, satisfying the Shoshone.
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #7 (April 1964)
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- Keywords
- American Indian; boxing; buffalo; cowboy; Native American; Shoshone
The Snow Walkers
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Birdsong; Captain Warwick; deserters [including Corbey; Nucky; Stagg]; Jerry Buck (corpse); Rolf Thorsen
- Synopsis
- Eight Army deserters steal horses from the Cartwrights and murder their hired hand, a Paiute Indian. The Cartwrights and their friend Rolf Thorsen track the thieves on skis in order to retrieve the horses and prevent Indian revenge attacks.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1221 - Bonanza (September-November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Snow Walkers. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta
You Ride the Chisolm Trail
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #7 (April 1964)
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- Keywords
- Cattle; cattle drive; cowboy; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
About the ins and outs of working a cattle drive. Header illustration.
Little Joe's Secret
Bonanza / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Chief Walking Horse; Dancing Bough; Susan Wall
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1221 - Bonanza (September-November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Little Joe's Secret. 2p. special feature for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent December 7, 1960." ~Dave Porta
The Windwagon
Bedrock Barnes, Prospector / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bedrock Barnes; Windwagon Thomas
- Synopsis
- A former seamen is trying an experimental sail-driven wagon, and wants Bedrock Barnes to invest. But Bedrock knows that in the desert, the wind often stops.
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #7 (April 1964)
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- Keywords
- Desert
Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At a dinner given by one of Virginia City's wealthy landowners, Ben Cartwright...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Baron Werner Frass Von Felsenheim; Maria Von Felsenheim; Victor (dog); Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Jobart; his sons [Dan Jobart; Shack Jobart]; Larson; Murray; Sam Holt; Sheriff Burr
- Synopsis
- An Austrian Baron brings his cattle herd to Ponderosa area. Neighboring ranchers fear the herd may be carrying Texas Tick Fever and want to destroy it.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1221 - Bonanza (September-November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Rapiers at Paiute Creek. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 24, 1960." ~Dave Porta
-- And Threat of War
Bonanza / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Jack Swilling; Winnemucca; Rawson
- Synopsis
- Three miners have been killed, and the community is riled up against nearby Paiutes. Hoss and Jack Swilling capture a band of Apaches, proving that they, not the Paiutes, are responsible. Jack, the Cartwrights, and the sheriff cut off angry miners riding against the Paiutes, preventing a frontier war.
- Reprints
- from Bonanza (Western, 1962 series) #6 (February 1964)
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- Keywords
- American Indian; Apache; bear; cowboy; Native American
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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Bonanza -
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The Caballero
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Lost in the Snow
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The Lost Riches of Tayopa
Bonanzas of the West -
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The Sportsman
Bonanza -
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The Snow Walkers
Bonanza -
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You Ride the Chisolm Trail
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Little Joe's Secret
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The Windwagon
Bedrock Barnes, Prospector -
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Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza -
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-- And Threat of War
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