(July-September 1961)

Dell, 1960 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-04-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
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 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Rifleman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain (photo of Chuck Connors); Mark McCain (photo of Johnny Crawford)

This is a Moosegoose (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kraft Caramels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trail of Truth (Table of Contents: 2)

The Rifleman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain; Mark McCain; Jack; Dan Tobin; Scott Manning; Gayle Manning; Clint Murphy
Synopsis
Scott Manning plans to testify against his brother Hal, but Hal's gang tries to stop him.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Perfect Aim (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Ushler
Inks
John Ushler
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Slim Hannah (Deputy); Wade (Sheriff); Dave Briggs (outlaw); Second Outlaw
Synopsis
The Deputy is practising to shoot with a slingshot to the Sheriff's grief, but you'll never know when it'll come in handy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Stubborn Sam (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sam Jeffers; Bart Jeffers; Betty
Synopsis
When Sam once had his mind set about something, he never changed it.

Indexer Notes

The brim of Sam's hat matches the hats in the next story by Tufts. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

The Good Luck Wagon (Table of Contents: 7)

The Rifleman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain; Mark McCain; Jeb Eaton (wagonman)
Synopsis
Mark buys a broken down Conestoga wagon from an old settler.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Conestoga Wagon (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
A short history of the Conestoga wagons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Space Map; Super Jets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Horseless Days (Table of Contents: 10)

The Rifleman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain; Mark McCain
Synopsis
The days when the Indians had no horses.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Arnold, Schwinn & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Rifleman
  2. 1. This is a Moosegoose
    Kraft Caramels
  3. 2. Trail of Truth
    The Rifleman
  4. 3. ["Win Jet to Hollywood!"]
  5. 4. ["Start trading now at the Dell trading post"]
    Dell
  6. 5. Perfect Aim
  7. 6. Stubborn Sam
  8. 7. The Good Luck Wagon
    The Rifleman
  9. 8. Conestoga Wagon
  10. 9. ["Commander Jet says..."]
    Space Map; Super Jets
  11. 10. The Horseless Days
    The Rifleman
  12. 11. ["Never before... such a bike..."]
    Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas