(April-June 1962)

Dell, 1960 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1962-01-25
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 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[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)

The Searchers (Table of Contents: 1)

The Rifleman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson; ? (photo)
Inks
Nat Edson; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

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

Indexer Notes

Photo of Johnny Crawford and Chuck Connors, and four strip panels by Nat Edson. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

The Searchers (Table of Contents: 2)

The Rifleman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain; Mark McCain; Jonas (doctor); Morgan; Ralph; Lacy Gang
Synopsis
Luke becomes concerned when his son returns unusually late from school, and he seeks to find out why.

Indexer Notes

Nat Edson's art is spotted by his boyish, skewed faces with squinting eyes and horses with large pointed hooves and jagged manes. He also drew many Roy Rogers stories and other westerns.

Horse Sense (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kroft (Sergeant); Jim; Major; Saber (horse)
Synopsis
An old horse is no use in the cavalry, so the Major orders the Sergeant to get rid of him.

Redstone Finds a Schoolteacher (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The new schoolteacher, Ruth Evans, arrived in Redstone on the afternoon stage.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ruth Evans (schoolteacher); Amos Bradford (storekeeper); Spike Gerty; Joe Gerty

Return of the Gunman (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucas McCain; Mark McCain
Synopsis
When a reputed gunman comes to North Fork, Lucas is ready, knowing trouble arrives with such a man.

Sodbusters (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Sodbusters used the sod to grow food and build his house.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Outlaw Paradise (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Wilderness Area in Arizona was a refuge for outlaws.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Prizes for You (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

J.S.C.A. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Rifleman
  2. 1. The Searchers
    The Rifleman
  3. 2. The Searchers
    The Rifleman
  4. 3. Horse Sense
  5. 4. Redstone Finds a Schoolteacher
  6. 5. Return of the Gunman
    The Rifleman
  7. 6. Sodbusters
    The Rifleman
  8. 7. Outlaw Paradise
    The Rifleman
  9. 8. Prizes for You
    J.S.C.A.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas