Lassie #49 [British]
(April-June 1960)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Volume
1
Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]; 0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell TV Adventure
Editing
George Delacorte (publisher); Helen Meyer (president); William F. Callahan Jr. (executive vice president); Paul R. Lilly (executive vice president); Harold Clark (vice president-advertising director); Albert P. Delacorte (treasurer)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom.
This issue is a variant of Lassie (Dell, 1957 series) #49.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lassie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
adventure; animal

The German Shepherd (Table of Contents: 1)

Breeds of Dogs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Full-page, inside front cover comic story about the German Shepherd.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Script credit as per page 39, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

"Lassie" appears at the top of the page but the feature is really Breeds of Dogs (which also appears at the top of the page); Lassie does not appear in the feature.

The Fugitive (Table of Contents: 2)

Lassie / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
LASSIE#49-604
Genre
adventure; animal; children
Characters
Lassie; Timmy; Paul Martin; Bat (Timmy's friend); Doe; Hounds; Terrier; Elderly Lady; Game Warden
Synopsis
Lassie and Timmy are overcome by gas while pursuing a rampaging doe.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils confirmed + inks identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Script credit as per page 39, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer
Letters
typeset

Blaze Proves His Mettle (Table of Contents: 4)

Blaze / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Till Goodan
Inks
Till Goodan
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; animal; children
Characters
Blaze; Ted; Tom (Ted's uncle); Leon (hired hand); Susie (Leon's daughter)
Synopsis
Blaze is trained to play polo and saves a child from a herd of frightened hogs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First in several stories of Blaze as a polo pony.
Script and art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Script credit confirmed as per page 39, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script confirmation by David Porta (September 2013).

The Courage of Curly (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson (header illustration)
Inks
Nat Edson (header illustration)
Colors
? (header illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; animal; children
Characters
Curly; Benjy Sprague; Jody Hull; Billy; Hank; Mr. Hull (Jody's father)
Synopsis
Curly saves a group of boys caught in a storm while fishing.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Lost Plane (Table of Contents: 6)

Lassie / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; animal; children
Characters
Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Fred Johnson (Timmy's friend); Fire Ranger; Mr. and Mrs. Clark; Doctor
Synopsis
Lassie, Timmy, and Fred rescue a couple after their plane crashes in a storm.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Script credit as per page 39, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Lassie
  2. 1. The German Shepherd
    Breeds of Dogs
  3. 2. The Fugitive
    Lassie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Blaze Proves His Mettle
    Blaze
  6. 5. The Courage of Curly
  7. 6. The Lost Plane
    Lassie
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