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| The advertisement on the back page was drawn by Rex Maxon. |
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| Publication | January-March 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) | Job #: I.C. #13-5312 |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The Deadfall (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Caught out checking his traps, Little Coyote of the Ojibway tribe must defeat a Huron warrior who threatens his people. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | This story is printed on the inside front and back covers.
The rather unmuscular figure under the tree, sketchy hands and inking makes these drawings the work of Maxon. He drew many of the "Young Hawk" stories in Lone Ranger, and some early Tarzan. Also one story in Indian Chief #6. |
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| Comic Story | White Eagle and the Hostage (16 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chief White Eagle and Chief Grey Owl meet to talk peace, but some prefer war and Grey Owl is kidnapped. |
| Featuring | White Eagle |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chief White Eagle; Fleet Horse (both Sioux); Chief Grey Owl (Cheyenne) |
| Notes | Pencils credits from French magazine Back-Up #14, provided to the GCD by Stephane Petit (25 April 2009).
Additional art infos come from the John Buscema checklist built by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot. |
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| Comic Story | The Copper Knife (16 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chief Red Hand travels to the Great Salt Water to see if monsters really dwell there. He rescues Diving Gull from attackers and is befriended by the Kwakiutl tribe. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chief Red Hand; Yellow Horn; Black Buck (Cheyenne); Chief Bear Tooth; Diving Gull (Kwakiutl) |
| Notes | Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "The Copper Knife (synopsis). 16p. For War Eagle. Sent March 5, 1950." ~Dave Porta
The artwork here is identical to Jon Small's signed stories in this series, Four Color #290, The Chief #2, and Indian Chief #3. The best clue is the heavy inking, and the close up faces, with many thin inklines along the cheekbones and upper lip. Also the scenery, and movement of the figures are similar. |
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| Advertisement | Subscribe Now to Indian Chief Comics and Receive This Handsome Wallet Free! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | Back cover house ad for a free plastic wallet when subscribing to Indian Chief magazine.
Inking compares well with Small's story in this issue. |
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