Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #278
278May 1950
$0.10

Four Color #278

Dell · May 1950 · on sale 1950-04-11

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#278
Issue title
Bill Elliott Comics
Publication date
May 1950
Key date
1950-05-00
On-sale date
1950-04-11
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typesetBill Elliott (photograph)
1Bill on Fence with Lariatillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo)Bill Elliott (photo)
2The War on Spider Creekcomic story24pencils: Cary; inks: CaryBill Elliott; Stormy Night (horse); Clay Fielding
3The Ghost of Poco Loco Ridgecomic story8pencils: Cary; inks: CaryBill Elliott; Stormy Night (horse); Jim Huffner; Ollie Denton
4Drive to Thunder Buttecomic story16pencils: Cary; inks: CaryBill Elliott; Stormy Night (horse); Kit Roberts; "Devil" Devlin
5Bill with Six-Gunsillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo)Bill Elliott (photo)
6Bill with Stormy Nightillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)Bill Elliott (photo); Stormy Night (horse, photo)

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