Thinking about it, it may not be entirely coincidental that Dell debuted their comic THE FROGMEN only a couple of months after the series SEA HUNT ended its TV run... and the Dell comic SEA HUNT only had two more issues, after THE FROGMEN first appeared. If I had to guess, I'd say sales were still probably good enough on the comic book, but not way above average, so Dell declined to renew their license agreement with the TV people because that additional fee gobbled up a chunk of Dell's profit -- so it would seem the solution was to create an original series which Dell itself owned that didn't require them to pay a licensing fee, but would still satisfy an audience of readers hankering for some underwater adventures.
Additional Information
Name
1258 - Frogmen | Published
Publication
Price: 0.15 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "THE FROGMEN, No. 1258." No code number. Copyright 1961 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Continues as The Frogmen (Dell, 1962 series) #2 (May-July 1962).
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Billy Randall; Cindy Collins
First Line
Two teen-age skin divers help their fathers solve an underwater mystery, in this first exciting case for Frogmen, Inc.
Text Story
Underwater Hunting (1 page)
Synopsis
Brief description of underwater hunting.
Genre
Non-fiction
Script
Don Segall
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Script, pencils, and inks credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Underwater Secret / The Frogmen (32 pages)
Synopsis
A sunken German sub off the shores of Long Island holds papers that would expose a city official who used it to come to the city as a German spy in World War II. When divers Steve Randall and Jim Collins are jailed for investigating the sub contrary to orders from city officials, their children, Billy and Cindy, decide to do some investigating on their own.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Steve Randall; Jim Collins; Billy Randall; Cindy Collins; Commander Josef Von Karlsberg; Mrs. Randall; Mrs. Collins
Script
Don Segall
Pencils
George Evans (signed)
Inks
George Evans (signed)
Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Hidden in the art, George Evans sneaks in a sign for Mad magazine, on page one, panel three.
Comic Story
Treasure Hunting Underwater (1 page)
Synopsis
Scenes of underwater diving with very brief text.
Genre
Non-fiction
Script
Don Segall
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans
Notes
Inside back cover, black and white. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Feature
Daisy Manufacturing Company
Letters
typeset
Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B guns. Featured are models 1894, 25, 94, and 179. Daisy Manufacturing Company, Rogers, Ark.
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