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54January 1948
$0.10

Red Ryder Comics #54

Dell · January 1948 · on sale 1947-12-16

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Series
Red Ryder Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
January 1948
Key date
1948-01-00
On-sale date
1947-12-16
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
1News from Red Ryder Ranchtext article2script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
2-comic story16pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
3Telecomics Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mountedcomic story6
4Little Beaver Finds His Friendstext story2script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyRed Ryder (rancher); Thunder (his horse); Little Beaver (Navajo youngster); Papoose (his pony); Sheriff Crewe (dialogue); posse (referenced); four horses (Red's purebreds); cow-pony (one of the four); beavers; four bad men (train robbers, hoss thieves); fourth robber
5The Kiyotee Kidscomic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Harry Parkhurst; inks: Harry Parkhurst; letters: Harry ParkhurstTed Lucas (Kiyotee, kid); Silk Selden (counterfeiter, bank robber, gambler, killer); Gib (a Selden outlaw); "Judge" Tobey (a Selden outlaw); Sheriff Simms; Doc Rivers (Sandy's dad, a posseman); Billy Haynes (Kiyotee, kid); Sandy Rivers (Kiyotee, kid); Jace Orcutt (schoolboy); two other schoolboys
6Panamint Pattycomic story2pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley

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