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| Publication | February-April 1962 | Price: 0.15 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Bonanza |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Ben Cartwright (photo of Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of by Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts) |
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| Foreword/Afterword | The Four-Flusher / One Dark Night (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Previews of the two stories in the issue. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Ben Cartwright (photo of Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts) |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Cropped photo and two panels previewing each of the two stories.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Summary. Cover #2 for Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 24, 1961." ~Dave Porta. |
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| Comic Story | The Four Flusher (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hop Sing; Lucky Lou Montaine (villain); Caliban Grousse (villain) |
| Notes | Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Four-Flusher. 15p. For Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent May 31, 1961." ~Dave Porta. |
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| Comic Story | The Arrow and the Axe (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Little Wolf hits a mother bear with an arrow, Hoss has to defend himself armed only with an ax. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hoss Cartwright; Little Wolf |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | One Dark Night (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Cartwrights trail vanishing cattle to a canyon death trap. During a single dark night, Adam tracks rustlers who devise an ingenious plot to drive cattle into a river and then divert them from the river into a cavern. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Paiute Joe |
| Notes | Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "One Dark Night. 15p. For Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 13, 1961." ~Dave Porta. |
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| Comic Story | Swimming Cattle (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Bonanza logo is on the story; but no characters appear.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Swimming Cattle. Cover #3 for Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 17, 1961." ~Dave Porta. |
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| Comic Story | The Sleeve-Gun (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Back cover. Sequence has the Bonanza logo, but no characters appear. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 7.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Sleeve Gun. Cover #4 for Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 17, 1961." ~Dave Porta. |
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| Featuring | Daisy Manufacturing Company |
| Credits | Pencils: Langston (signed) (painting) | Inks: Langston (signed) (painting) | Colors: Langston (signed) (painting) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | Back cover. Painting is signed, but signature is not clear. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B Guns. Featured is the "Spittin' Image" Model 1894 for $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This ad replaces Sequence 6 in some copies. |
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