L. Miller & Son, 1956 Series
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Price
2/6 [0-2-6 GBP]
Pages
100
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
L. Miller & Co. (Hackney) Ltd.
Brand
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Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:
  • US from Hopalong Cassidy (Fawcett, 1943 series) #30 (April 1949), #30 (April 1949) [Reprint with some alterations (logo and background).], #68 (June 1952) [The Hopalong Cassidy logo has been replaced with a Bill Boyd logo. Likewise, mentions of Hopalong Cassidy's name have been replaced with Bill Boyd throughout the story.], #68 (June 1952) [The Hopalong Cassidy logo has been replaced with a Bill Boyd logo. Likewise, mentions of Hopalong Cassidy's name have been replaced with Bill Boyd throughout the story.], #68 (June 1952), #68 (June 1952), #80 (June 1953), #80 (June 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bill Boyd / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Explosive action on the trails of the wild and woolly west
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Boyd
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Bill Boyd Western Comic Annual (L. Miller & Son, 1956 series) #4
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Cover gallery

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

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

statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

The Underground Inferno (Table of Contents: 4)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 14.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A Hopalong Cassidy story changed to Bill Boyd.

The Bouncing Ball (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"I wonder what makes the ball bounce," said Tommy.

Indexer Notes

Quiz.

The Deep Freeze (Table of Contents: 6)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Reprints

Hill Billy Is Puzzled! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hill Billy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
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Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Hill Billy
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Pistol Packing Pattie Cuts Him Short! (Table of Contents: 8)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Pattie; Buck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bolle is credited on Pistol Packin' Pattie by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces and inklines are similar to his Tim Holt stories.

Murder at the Carnival (Table of Contents: 9)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

The Bull Story (Table of Contents: 10)

Colonel Corn and Jawbone Jeffers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
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Belittling (Table of Contents: 11)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Bandit's Flight (Table of Contents: 12)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Boyd
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

The Free Haircut (Table of Contents: 13)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Whitey Whiskers
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The Half-Share of Horror (Table of Contents: 14)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's Big Chuck, Mesquite! He's the most good natured fellow in town!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Boyd
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

Squelcher de Luxe! (Table of Contents: 15)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Pistol Packin' Pattie; Peters
Synopsis
Pattie tells Peters when he opens his mouth he puts his 'feats' into it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Golden-Age Treasury #1.

Riotous Roger (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Sparkling Feller! (Table of Contents: 17)

Hill Billy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Hill Billy
Reprints

Death Swindle (Table of Contents: 18)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Boyd
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

Ill Feeling! (Table of Contents: 19)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Pistol Packing Pattie; Claggert
Synopsis
When Claggert claims he had to cancel a speaking tour due to illness, Pattie suggests the crowd was sick of him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Ups a Daisy! (Table of Contents: 20)

Hill Billy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Hill Billy
Reprints

Meanest Outlaw (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
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The Disguise of Doom Chapter 1 The Missing Fortune (Table of Contents: 22)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

The Last Chance (Table of Contents: 23)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Spector
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
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The Champion (Table of Contents: 24)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
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The Disguise of Doom Chapter 2 The Blazing Inferno (Table of Contents: 25)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

Big Shots (Table of Contents: 26)

Hill and Dill / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Reprints

The Case of the Confused Crimes (Table of Contents: 27)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally a Hopalong Cassidy story.

A Fast Worker! (Table of Contents: 28)

Hill Billy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Hill Billy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Back cover identical to front cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Explosive action on the trails of the wild and woolly west"]
    Bill Boyd
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. The Underground Inferno
    Bill Boyd
  6. 5. The Bouncing Ball
  7. 6. The Deep Freeze
    Whitey Whiskers
  8. 7. Hill Billy Is Puzzled!
    Hill Billy
  9. 8. Pistol Packing Pattie Cuts Him Short!
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  10. 9. Murder at the Carnival
    Bill Boyd
  11. 10. The Bull Story
    Colonel Corn and Jawbone Jeffers
  12. 11. Belittling
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  13. 12. The Bandit's Flight
    Bill Boyd
  14. 13. The Free Haircut
    Whitey Whiskers
  15. 14. The Half-Share of Horror
    Bill Boyd
  16. 15. Squelcher de Luxe!
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  17. 16. Riotous Roger
  18. 17. Sparkling Feller!
    Hill Billy
  19. 18. Death Swindle
    Bill Boyd
  20. 19. Ill Feeling!
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  21. 20. Ups a Daisy!
    Hill Billy
  22. 21. Meanest Outlaw
  23. 22. The Disguise of Doom Chapter 1 The Missing Fortune
    Bill Boyd
  24. 23. The Last Chance
  25. 24. The Champion
    Whitey Whiskers
  26. 25. The Disguise of Doom Chapter 2 The Blazing Inferno
    Bill Boyd
  27. 26. Big Shots
    Hill and Dill
  28. 27. The Case of the Confused Crimes
    Bill Boyd
  29. 28. A Fast Worker!
    Hill Billy
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
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  • Clint Maxwell
  • Stephen Mitchell
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