(1962)
World Distributors,
1962 Series
Published in English
(United Kingdom)
- Price
- 2/6 [0-2-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
- Brand
- ?
- Color
- Colour Cover with black and white interior
- Binding
- Squarebound
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961), #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961), #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961), #1284 - Laramie (February-April 1962), #1284 - Laramie (February-April 1962) - from Laramie (Dell, 1962 series) #01418-207 (May-July 1962), #01418-207 (May-July 1962)
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[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Title and statement of ownership.
The Deadly Payload
Laramie / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jess Harper; Slim Sherman
- Synopsis
- A gang steals a payroll from the stagecoach and hides out in an abandoned mine under a ghost town.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from Gary Brown, Alan Hutchinson, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010)
Snowbound
Laramie / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Slim Sherman; Jess Harper
- Synopsis
- In the midst of a severe winter snowstorm, outlaws take over the stage stop.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1284 - Laramie (February-April 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Western Fences
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Development of fences in the Old West
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
This sequence is replaced by an ad in the ad version. See the index for Four Color #1223 [ad]. Pencils identification by Alan Hutchinson (December 2010).
A Dangerous Caller
Laramie / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Slim Sherman; Jess Harper; Eagle Claw; Roger Cramer; Sheriff Clark; Daisy Cooper
- Synopsis
- Daisy Cooper proves to be an over-hospitable housekeeper, inviting strangers into the station and inviting danger along with them. When one of Daisy's guests pulls a gun, Sli, Jess, and Daisy end up prisoners, as two men ride off to free three deadly murderers.
- Reprints
- from Laramie (Dell, 1962 series) #01418-207 (May-July 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Synopsis taken from inside front cover. No trace of Jack Sparling's likeness in this story.
The Missing Man
Laramie / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jess Harper; Slim Sherman; Jeff Dawkins; Eagle Claws
- Synopsis
- An Indian agent is traveling by stagecoach to warn an Army post of an impending Sioux uprising. Slim and Jess must make sure he makes it through.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1223 - Laramie (September-November 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from Gary Brown, Alan Hutchinson, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010). Possible Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
The Doomed Captive
Laramie / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Russ Heath (signed as RH); (signed, see notes)
- Inks
- Russ Heath (signed as RH); (signed, see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Slim Sherman; Jess Harper; Johnny Feather
- Synopsis
- Stage driver Johnny Feather, an Indian, is captured by renegade Indians who plan to take him back to Indian territory to kill him for working for the white man. Slim and Jess rescue him from an underground cavern.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1284 - Laramie (February-April 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
On page 4, the large bottom panel shows Slim's horse has an "RH" brand on his flank. Dell didn't like the artists signing their work, so this was Russ Heath's way around it.
The Strongbox Hoax
Laramie / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Slim Sherman; Jess Harper; Mr. Grant (Stage line owner)
- Synopsis
- When three gunfighters take their job of escorting half a million seriously, SLim and Jess are the targets of three blazing Colts. Trouble doubles when the locked strongbox is opened -- and empty. That makes Slim and Jess top suspects in a cunning robbery plot.
- Reprints
- from Laramie (Dell, 1962 series) #01418-207 (May-July 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Jack Sparling generally draws himself into each story he illustrates. In this story, he uses his own likeness for Mr. Grant.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
Laramie Comic Album
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[no title indexed]
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
The Deadly Payload
Laramie -
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Snowbound
Laramie -
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Western Fences
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A Dangerous Caller
Laramie -
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The Missing Man
Laramie -
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The Doomed Captive
Laramie -
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The Strongbox Hoax
Laramie -
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[no title indexed]
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- Tristan Lapoussière
- Stephen Mitchell
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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