(June 1951)

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

[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)

The Evolution of the Cowboy's "Six-Shooter" (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan
Inks
Till Goodan
Letters
Till Goodan

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, a cowboy and six Colt Revolvers

Gene Autry and the Ship in the Desert (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Mike Killian; Mister Killian (villain); Alan Kelso; Adam Smith; Mrs. Smith; Nancy Smith
Synopsis
First line: "Well, Champ, the Smith place is not too much farther now!"

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Barbed Wire and Bullets (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); Jim Lloyd (villain); Stan Baylor; Wrangler McCoy; Sheriff
Synopsis
First line: "Barbed Wire! I thought it would show up around here..."

Outsmarted (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny; Pete Allen
Synopsis
First line: "Johnny sat on the top rail of the fence..."

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

The Fateful Opals (Table of Contents: 5)

Panhandle Pete / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey
Synopsis
First line: "Hi, there, buttons!"

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)
Last half page 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
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free 5 beautiful, big full color pictures
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photos)

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover in black and white a promo ad from the publisher.

[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)

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. The Evolution of the Cowboy's "Six-Shooter"
  3. 2. Gene Autry and the Ship in the Desert
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. Barbed Wire and Bullets
    Gene Autry
  5. 4. Outsmarted
  6. 5. The Fateful Opals
    Panhandle Pete
  7. 6. ["Free 5 beautiful, big full color pictures"]
    Dell
  8. 7. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
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