Indicia title is "THE DEPUTY, No. 1077". Code number is DEPUTY.O.S. #1077-602. Copyright 1960 by Top Gun Co. First of two The Deputy Four Colors. Based on the 1959-61 NBC TV series "The Deputy". On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
1 page
Feature
The Deputy
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Simon Fry (photo of Henry Fonda); Clay McCord (photo of Allen Case)
Foreword/Afterword
The Deputy (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of the two stories in the issue.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Simon Fry (photo of Henry Fonda); Clay McCord (photo of Allen Case)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four panels with text underneath and one photo.
Comic Story
Pursuit (16 pages)
Synopsis
When stage robbers pay storekeeper Clay McCord with stolen silver, Marshal Fry appoints him a temporary deputy to help trail and identify the crooks. The pair find the robbers in the ruins of an old Pueblo village and have a long gunfight.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007).
Comic Story
The Treasure Trail (16 pages)
Synopsis
After breaking out of prison, a gang of train robbers heads for their loot. Marshal Fry and Clay McCord trail them to the treasure, where they and the robbers settle into an extended siege.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007).
Comic Story
Arizona Treasure (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about treasure lost in Skeleton Canyon in the Peloncillo Mountains of Arizona.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. "The Deputy" logo is on the story, but no characters appear.
Advertisement
Five Seconds to Play! (1 page)
Synopsis
Frisky Fudgie helps Billy sink the winning shot in the big basketball game.
Feature
Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies
Genre
Sports
Characters
Frisky Fudgie
Notes
Back cover. Ad in comic form for Kraft Fudgies candy. Part of Frisky Fudgie series.
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