Lassie #62

(July 1963)

Peoples of Africa, Number 13: The Yorubas (Table of Contents: 1)

Keys of Knowledge / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Tom Gill; ? (assistant)

Inks

Tom Gill; ? (assistant)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Illustrated article about the Yorubas.

Reprints

• in Fernseh Abenteuer (Tessloff, 1960 series) #144

Indexer Notes

inside front cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 201, 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).

Monster of the Marshes (Table of Contents: 2)

Lassie / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

LASSIE #62-634

Genre

adventure; animal; children

Characters

Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Chief Lumbowo; Native Woman

Synopsis

Chief Lumbowo's people are terrorized by crocodiles at Lake Chad. Paul joins a hunt for the man-killing crocodile believing the villagers will accept his farming advice sooner if the hunt is a success. The crocodile destroys the party's canoe and the hunters are stranded on an island in the lake. Lassie, Timmy, Ruth, and the villagers rescue the hunters the following morning but a severe storm overturns their canoes. Lassie saves Timmy from drowning. The party again leaves the island but the crocodile is spotted. Paul slays the animal with a rifle shot. In the village, a celebration is held.

Reprints

• in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #4/1965 ([juli] 1965)

Indexer Notes

Leo Dorfman script identification, Jerry Robinson art identification and Ben Oda lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Corrected script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

The Head-Hunters (Table of Contents: 3)

The Elephant Boy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

adventure; animal; children

Characters

Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); U Po Net; Naga Chief; Naga headhunters; farmers; villagers

Synopsis

Po Yin, Kyan Zit, and U Po Net are captured by marauding headhunters who plan to use the three to distract farmers tilling their fields while a raid is conducted on their village. Po Yin is able to alert the farmers to the danger and Kyan Zit turns on the headhunters. Aid arrives from the village and the head-hunters are chased into the jungle. The villagers thank their saviors.

Reprints

• in Fernseh Abenteuer (Tessloff, 1960 series) #151
• in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #4/1965 ([juli] 1965)

Indexer Notes

Script, art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Gaylord Du Bois script credit confirmed as per page 42, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification confirmed by David Porta (September 2013).

Primitive Dogs: The Hound (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (header illustration)

Inks

? (header illustration)

Colors

? (header illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Article about early hunting dogs.

Reprints

• in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #4/1965 ([juli] 1965)

The Raft (Table of Contents: 5)

Lassie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

adventure; animal; children

Characters

Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Bob Welland (American timber manager); Ted Welland (Bob's son); Lumberjack; Shaku (stilt dancer); unnamed thieves

Synopsis

Lassie and Timmy are the guests of Ted Welland on an excursion to a mahogany tree felling lot near Benin City. The logs are transported to market via rafts, and Timmy and Ted are forced to board one when their dugout is destroyed by a hippopotamus. Night falls and the crew tie the raft to the bank before preparing supper. Thieves led by a stilt dancer from Benin City attack the raft. Lassie captures the leader and chases gang members into the jungle. Paul and Mr. Welland arrive and take the stilt dancer into custody.

Reprints

• in Fernseh Abenteuer (Tessloff, 1960 series) #151
• in Lassie (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #4/1965 ([juli] 1965)

Indexer Notes

Leo Dorfman script identification, Jerry Robinson art identification and Ben Oda lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Corrected script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

[For the Most in Action-Adventure and Hilarious Fun!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

? (photos)

Inks

? (photos)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

List of currently available Gold Key titles. Spot illustrations depict the front covers of ten issues including "The Lucy Show", "The Jetsons", and "The Miracle of the White Stallions".

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 7)

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Full-page ad for a set of plastic knights, kings, archers, and other medieval figures from 104 Kings' Knights Dept. M of New York, New York. Illustration depicts knights in battle before a castle.
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