(July 1950)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1950-06-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

The on sale date is the copyright date from Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Pamphlets, Serials Etc. Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 1B by Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Page 36

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)
Reprints

[Gene Autry Pinup] (Table of Contents: 1)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Gene Autry with gun.

Gene Autry and the Vanishing Herd (Table of Contents: 2)

Gene Autry / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
G.A.#41-507
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Jules Blake; Marshal Benton; Caleb Grant; Pete Galway; Nate
Synopsis
Gene is warned to keep out of Lost Valley if he wants to live, and is even shot at, but he is sent by The Cattlemens Association to investigate som cattle rustling, and is not scared off...

Indexer Notes

Art comments by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Gene Autry and the Baron of Bitter Creek (Table of Contents: 3)

Gene Autry / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Rusty Carlin; Molly Gray; Ted Gray; King Donovan (villain); Chad (villain); Arkie (villain); Peters
Synopsis
A cattle baron is trying to run homesteaders out of Bitter Creek Valley, and Gene is sent by the Government Land Agent to investigate...

Indexer Notes

Art comments by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Mighty Strange (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Beecher
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Old-Timer; Mister Wilson; Marcel Ledoux; Pierre Ledoux; Elsie Ledoux
Synopsis
The old-timer is going to tell a strange story about a golden cross deeply embedded in a rock's face

Indexer Notes

Elizabeth Beecher script credit as per page 36 Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: 1950, Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1951. Elizabeth Beecher script identification by David Porta, May 2014.

Two illustrations

Too Blamed Easy (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Beecher
Pencils
Pete Alvarado ?
Inks
Pete Alvarado ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Al (villain); Trig (villain); Banker Morton; Rocky Davis; Sheriff
Synopsis
Rocky Davis and the Banker, are setting a trap for the pay roll robbers by using a decoy strongbox...

Indexer Notes

Elizabeth Beecher script credit as per page 36 Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: 1950, Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1951. Elizabeth Beecher script identification by David Porta, May 2014.

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)
Half of the last page has a promo ad from the publisher: Subscribe now-Mail this Coupon Today!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big round-up! For boys & girls free...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.
Membership Certificate and Emblem of the Dell Comics Club!
One photo of Gene Autry, and some small drawings

[Gene Autry Pinup] (Table of Contents: 7)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo); Colt (a horse, photo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover
Gene Autry and a young colt that looks like Champion, but smaller.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
  3. 2. Gene Autry and the Vanishing Herd
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. Gene Autry and the Baron of Bitter Creek
    Gene Autry
  5. 4. Mighty Strange
  6. 5. Too Blamed Easy
  7. 6. ["Big round-up! For boys & girls free..."]
    Dell
  8. 7. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
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