(December 1955-February 1956)

Dell, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Copyright 1955, by Tie-Ups, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flying A's Range Rider / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Range Rider (photo of Jock Mahoney)
Reprints

Water (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black and white. Copyright, 1955, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

Thirst for Revenge (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
Range R.#12-5512
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Range Rider; Dick West; Rawhide (a horse); Lucky (a horse); Uncle Ben (first appearance); Pete (first appearance); Jake Strong (first appearance; villain); Matt (first appearance; villain); Sam (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis
Range Rider and Dick West help a sheriff move a prisoner, but are ambushed. The gang gets away with the prisoner, but drop and lose their water canteens when shot at. They get into trouble when they try to cross the badlands without water. Range Rider and Dick West trail them, with water, and catch up with them at the small ranch of Uncle Ben and Pete.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.22)

Showdown (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1955, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

Three to One (Table of Contents: 4)

Dick West / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dick West; Mr. Bragg (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis
Dick captures some stagecoach thieves on his own.

The Lion's Share (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Arens
Inks
Mike Arens
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Range Rider; Dick West; Rawhide (a horse); Lucky (a horse); Sheriff Tate (first appearance); Harry Wood (first appearance); Clayt Wood (first appearance); Al Wood (first appearance); Mr. Crimp (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis
The Wood brothers, hotheads that always disturb the peace in town, receive a telegram from the East telling them their father died. The will gives most of the Inheritance to the eldest. A crooked lawyer intends to get it all by making a deal with their only relative, a no-good cousin.

Indexer Notes

Story is continued on inside back cover and back cover.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.22)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flying A's Range Rider
  2. 1. Water
  3. 2. Thirst for Revenge
    The Flying A's Range Rider
  4. 3. Showdown
  5. 4. Three to One
    Dick West
  6. 5. The Lion's Share
    The Flying A's Range Rider
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  • Steinar Ådland
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
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