| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August-October 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | The Stage Frame-Up |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith); Jess Harper (photo of Robert Fuller); Jonesy (photo of Hoagy Carmichael); Andy Sherman (photo of Robert Crawford, Jr.) |
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| Foreword/Afterword | The Stage Frame-Up / The Passenger (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Previews of the two stories in the issue. Kane inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Russ Heath. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith); Andy Sherman (photo of Robert Crawford, Jr.); Jess Harper; Jonesy |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of the stories. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | The Stage Frame-Up (16 pages) |
| Synopsis | A runaway stage shows up at the swing station with no trace of the driver and its strongbox missing. The next morning the Sheriff and Mr. Dyke, who had $10,000 in the missing strongbox, come to the station and find the body of the missing driver and an empty strongbox in the station's barn. Slim and Jess are charged with murder and robbery and have to prove their innocence. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Slim Sherman; Andy Sherman; Jess Harper; Jonesy |
| Notes | Script submitted on January 25, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records (November 2007). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | The Passenger (16 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carlos, a witness in a murder trial, disappears during a stop at the swing station. Slim and Jess have to rescue Carlos from three gunmen who have him trapped in a cave. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Slim Sherman; Andy Sherman; Jess Harper; Jonesy |
| Notes | The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script submitted on February 20, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records (November 2007). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | The Stage Comes of Age (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Comparison of the Conestoga Wagon and the Concord stagecoach. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records (November 2007). Kane inks per Nick Caputo. Alberto Becattini credited Kane on pencils and Heath on inks(May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | The Swing Station (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Description of "swing stations," stagecoach stops where passengers could buy food, rest and stretch their legs. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Back cover. Panels with typeset text underneath. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records (November 2007). Kane inks per Nick Caputo. Alberto Becattini credited Kane on pencils and Heath on inks (May 14, 2007). |
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