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Issue: Red Ryder Comics #129
Publication Date: April 1954
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Issues: #129 of 139 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Ryder
Character(s): Red Ryder
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In Content Item: FlagRed Ryder #3 published January 1955
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tell-a-Tale Books for Children

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Books
Synopsis: Covers of several children's books by Whitman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dangerous Fishing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Ushler
Inker(s): John Ushler
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Ryder
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Sheriff Newt; Sam (robber)
Synopsis: The railway station in the next town has been held up by two men, and they are now headed towards Rimrock on the express train. They jump the train before Red and the Sheriff can catch them, but on a fishing trip Red and Little Beaver run into them.
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In Content Item: FlagRed Ryder #3 published January 1955
as Pesca peligrosa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Job Number: R.R.C. # 129-544
Disclose Notes: One identified ghost artist, John Ushler. Notice worried face on page 2, and the man at left with his large jaw and high brimmed hat in panel 4 on page 6. All Ushler. Enough to give him credit. Inking is probably made to look like Harman's work, as in all the other ghost stories.
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Crazy Fox

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Little Beaver
Character(s): Little Beaver; Po-ko; Crazy Fox; White Bear
Synopsis: Crazy Fox has raided the Navajo village and is hiding on Mesa of Evil Spirits. Little Beaver and Po-ko will go catch him, and it turns into a long fight with snowballs.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Unidentified ghost artist.
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The Close Shave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Auntie Duchess
Character(s): Auntie Duchess; Sheriff Newt; Tab (storekeeper);
Synopsis: On Centennial Day the safe of Tab is blown open and robbed. The robber disguises himself with a false beard, but Auntie unmasks him and retrieves the stolen money.
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In Content Item: FlagRed Ryder #3 published January 1955
as Aventuras de la Duquesa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Another uncredited ghost artist.
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Vengeance

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Penciller(s): John Ushler
Inker(s): John Ushler
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Feature(s): The West that lives Forever
Synopsis: Vengeance and causes in the old West as told by Fred Harman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Hats, horses and inklines gives Ushler away.
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The Dead Give-Away

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Ushler
Inker(s): John Ushler
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Ryder
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Sheriff Newt; Vic Arrigo (killer); Judge Bradford
Synopsis: When Vic Arrigo was convicted of murder, he swore to kill the Mayor and the Judge if he ever got out of prison. Now he has escaped and killed his first victim.
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In Content Item: FlagRed Ryder #3 published January 1955
as Red Ryder y el plan de Mejía [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Identified ghost artist John Ushler. Notice face at bottom of page 1 and top of page 2, that is Ushler-faces. And the face of the Judge on following pages is the best clue. The inking is made to imitate the rugged Harman inking, as in all Red Ryder ghost artist stories.
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The Red Man's Telephone

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Harman ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Feature(s): Wigwam Ways
Synopsis: How to comunicate over long distances without telephone.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Fred Harman used ghost writers and artists on most in the comic books, but he is supposed to have done some features himself, like the script on Wigwam Ways. Info "Comics of the American West" by Maurice Horn.
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Hair-Trigger Action

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Red Ryder Comics
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Synopsis: Subscription form for Red Ryder Comics with drawing of Red Ryder and Little Beaver.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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For that Trip into Space...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Curtiss Baby Ruth
Synopsis: Baby Ruth Candy takes a trip into space.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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1954 License Plates

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: 48 miniature 1954 license plates in Wheaties packages.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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