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Issue: Red Ryder Comics #55
Publication Date: February 1948
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Issues: #55 of 139 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/13/1948
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date per Page 104, Catalog of Copyright Entries 1948 Periodicals Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 2.

Entry states: "Red Ryder comics. Hawley publications, inc. 1948, no. 55. Feb. © Jan. 13, 1948; B125461."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Red Ryder Ranch News Page 1

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs portion)
Inker(s): ? (photographs portion)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): News from Red Ryder Ranch
First Line: In the last issue I promised to have photos of the big fair and rodeo in Pueblo, Colo. where I was the guest of honor...I didn't get the photos in time for this issue, but I'll try to run 'em next time... .
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
First Line: Hi, Sheriff! Where y'headed?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
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Telecomics Presents Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (Telecomics portion); ? (King of the Royal Mounted portion)
Penciller(s): ? (Telecomics portion); ? (King of the Royal Mounted portion)
Inker(s): ? (Telecomics portion); ? (King of the Royal Mounted portion)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
First Line: Bixie! You're just in time! The program's about to start!
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Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted daily or Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1943-XX-XX - 1943-XX-XX [Reformatted for the comic book.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1948 by Telecomics Inc. N.Y.
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Little Beaver and the Beast

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Little Beaver
Character(s): Little Beaver (Navajo youngster); carnival barkers; Aunty Duchess; Po-ko (Navajo youngster); monkey owner; Mimi the monkey; Red Ryder; Bargum the monkey; desperado; possemen
First Line: The carnival was in full swing.
Synopsis: Little Beaver is fascinated by and wants to buy the carnival monkey that shoots the pop gun. The carny offers the sick monkey. Little Beaver snatches it up, and Red fronts him the $25. After Aunty Duchess's medicine and a week recuperating, Bargum is well, and playing with unloaded guns. At dinner a desperado breaks in, and binds Aunty and Little Beaver so he can sleep, warning them to send away any posse. Bargum takes his gun as he sleeps, and shoot it, hitting his leg. Possemen enter, bind the outlaw, untie the prisoners. Bargum gets a $500 reward.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Du Bois entry states: "Little Beaver and the Beast. text for Red Ryder Comics #55. Sent September 22, 1947."

Du Bois identifiers:
Animals: this is an animal story.

Language: "Doh-dah," Navajo for no.

Language/Accents: "Me got-um one heap big bargum for twenty-fi' bucks!" (The "-um" and the "heap" came with the character; the "bargum" and the "twenty-fi'" are Du Bois.)
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Counterfeiters Discovered

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, western
Feature(s): The Kiyotee Kids
Character(s): Sandy Rivers (Kiyotee, kid); Jace Orcutt (schoolboy); Billy Haynes (Kiyotee, kid); Ted Lucas (Kiyotee, kid); three other school kids (referenced, shown, dialogue); Silk Selden (counterfeiter, bank robber, gambler, killer); Gilly (one of the three other school kids); Hondo (Silk's confederate); Snubby (one of the three other school kids)
First Line: At six P.M. Sandy Rivers takes up her watch...at the back of Jace Orcutt's house.
Synopsis: Sandy trails Jace. She gives the Kiyotee call. Ted and Billy follow her sign. Via three card monte, Silk and Hondo are passing counterfeit bills to schoolboys in the basement of Silk's old gambling den. Ted and Billy go get a toy cannon, load it with pepper, and get baseball bats, to break it up without hurting the schoolboys. While they're gone, the game ends, Silk finds Sandy, knocks her out. Ted and Billy return to find her missing. They hear horses leaving town: they must rescue her!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Du Bois entry states: "Kyotee Kids. 6 (+2) pages. For Red Ryder Comics #55. Sent September 8, 1947."

"Copr. 1948 by Stephen Slesinger Inc."

Account books entry states "6 (+2) pages." Story is presented in 6 pages with 47 panels, the panel count per page being 7-8-8-8-8-8. Had it been presented in 8 pages, retaining the opening wide panel as is, it would have been 5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6. The flow of the panels' narrative is clearly designed for the 8-page presentation, with the 8-page panel breakdown presenting each page as an internally consistent dramatic sequence.

Du Bois identifiers:
Strong female characters: Sandy stands watch, spots Jace, takes the lead, gives pursuit, leaves sign for her companions to follow.

Animals: the sound of the horses leaving town tells Ted what's happening.

Teamwork: the Kiyotees stand watch in shifts; Sandy keeps watch while Billy and Ted get supplies.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Panamint Patty
First Line: This time y'all gonna do as Ah say, you stubrint critter you!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1948 by Dan Gormley.
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Red Ryder Ranch News Page 2

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs portion); ? (illustration portion)
Inker(s): ? (photographs portion); ? (illustration portion)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Here's more of Fred Harman's Red Ryder Ranch photos.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover (page 2 of 2, non-contiguous; continued from inside front cover).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph portion); ? (illustration portion)
Inker(s): ? (photograph portion); ? (illustration portion)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 'Red Ryder' Fred Harman and Thunder on Fred's ranch near Pagosa Springs, Colo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Brush retouched color photo of Harman on Thunder. Pen and ink drawings of brands.

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