Apache Trail #1

(September 1957)

How to Gain up to 50 lbs of Mighty Muscles! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Apache Attack! (Table of Contents: 2)

Swift Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Ken Battefield

Inks:

Iger Shop

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Swift Arrow; Crooked Antler; Red Eagle; Colonel Moresby

Synopsis:

Swift Arrow warns the fort of Red Eagle's attack.

Reprints:

• from The Lone Rider (Farrell, 1951 series) #23 (December 1954-January 1955) [retitled]
• in Kid Colt Outlaw (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #39

Indexer Notes

Original title: "War Whoop!"

A Date With Effie (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Stan works as a hospital volunteer

Indexer Notes

This sequence falls between pages 1 and 2 of sequence 1. This PSA also appears in Strange Journey (Steinway, 1957 series) #1 September 1957. This is possible evidence of business ties between Steinway and DC.

12 Real Dolls (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Synopsis:

ad for Modern Toys' toy soldiers

Indexer Notes

lower half of page between pages 4 and 5 of sequence 1.

The Sheriff's Return! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Edvard Moritz ?

Inks:

Iger Shop

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Debbie Dexter; Joe Dexter; Noonan; Louie; Sheriff Dexter's ghost

Synopsis:

Joe Dexter surprises his wife Debbie by taking her to camp in the ghost town of Salt Flats. Leaving Debbie in their camper to wander around, Joe goes exploring. The ghost of his grandfather, Sheriff Dexter, appears and warns Joe to leave. Joe passes it off as a hallucination.
Two armed bank robbers, Louie and Noonan, arrive in Salt Flats. They tell the Dexters to stay in the trailer and lock them in. The ghost of Sheriff Dexter shows up and tells the gangsters to leave. When they try to fire at the ghost, it fires back. In the morning, the unconscious gangsters are found by police.

Reprints:

• in Kid Colt Outlaw (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #39

Take My Word For It... (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

First page is between pages 1 and 2 of sequence 6 and second page is between pages 1 and 2 of sequence 9

Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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Triple Twist! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Jim Hager; Mrs. Hager; Sheriff Dan Caldwell; Bill Benson; Judge Peabody; Howard Webb; Hank Benson; Prudence Lawlor; Marshal Petrie

Synopsis:

Identical twins use their resemblance to commit crimes but are foiled by a blind woman.

Reprints:

• from Death Valley (Comic Media, 1953 series) #4 (April 1954) [retitled]
• in Kid Colt Outlaw (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #39

Indexer Notes

Original title: "Blameless Killer."

Amazing Precision Miniature Camera! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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Automatic Tripod Firing Machine Gun (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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A Tribe Betrayed! (Table of Contents: 12)

Lone Eagle / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Silent Hills; Lone Eagle; Red Antelope

Synopsis:

Silent Hills betrays his people by arming them with blank ammunition in their attack on the white men.

Reprints:

• in Kid Colt Outlaw (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #39

Start to Play Real Music on the Harmonica in 15 Minutes Flat! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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Skinny? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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Everything You Need to Enjoy Stamp Collecting! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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Given! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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