(October-November 1958)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-08-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
George Delacorte (publisher); Helen Meyer (president); Paul R. Lilly (executive vice- president); Harold Clark (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (treasurer)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1959 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rin Tin Tin and Rusty / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rin Tin Tin (photo, a dog); Rusty (photo of Lee Aaker)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

7up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Swapper (Table of Contents: 2)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters; Sergeant O'Hara; Running Bear; Chief Long Dog; Private Sam Scott
Synopsis
Private Scott is a transfer from Fort Judson, and arrives at Fort Apache with a wagonload of stuff he has swapped. Now he wants to trade them for some Indian souvenirs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Many faces with lively eyes and pointed noses in a lot of closeup panels, are by Sparky Moore. On page 8 we even have a soap box with "Sparky's Sparkling Soap" written across. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Adams Diggings (Table of Contents: 3)

Lost Treasures of the West / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ziegler
Inks
Bill Ziegler
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Adams (prospector); Gotch Ear (Pima); Chief Nana (Apache); Brewer (prospector); Davidson (prospector)
Synopsis
The gleaming gold of the Adams Digging in the lost Canyon of Sno-Ta-Hay is to this day not found again.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ziegler's art is easy to recognize by his funny hats, and faces with pointed noses and ears with just a blot of ink inside. Much heavy black inking. He made a few Roy Rogers, and some Rex Allen and Range Rider stories. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

A Matter of Addition (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sheriff Zeff Randall; Cleve Randall; Mr. Herman; Speck (horse); Strangers
Synopsis
When Mr. Herman began drumming his fingers on the counter before the two strangers, young Cleve meant something was wrong. He put two and two together and ran for the Sheriff.
Reprints

The Call of the Clan (Table of Contents: 5)

Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rusty; Rin Tin Tin; Robbie McLeod
Synopsis
When McLeod is captured by the phony "Indians", Rinty finds his bagpipe and scares them off.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Prairie Palaver (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
The meaning and source of some western lingo.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Jumping-Jacks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Have Fun Safely (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
  2. 1. ["'Fresh up' Freddie says: 'Right now, you're probably asking yourself – What does a ghost hunter drink to quench his thirst?'"]
    7up
  3. 2. The Swapper
    Rin Tin Tin
  4. 3. The Adams Diggings
    Lost Treasures of the West
  5. 4. A Matter of Addition
  6. 5. The Call of the Clan
    Rin Tin Tin
  7. 6. Prairie Palaver
  8. 7. ["Neat! Really different!"]
    Jumping-Jacks
  9. 8. ["In time for school..."]
    Dell Comics
  10. 9. Have Fun Safely
    Wrigley's Juicy Fruit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen