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| File name | New_Frontiers__1958__Harvey.cbz | |||
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| Name | New Frontiers (nn) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.00 FREE | Pages: 16 |
| Notes | Created and produced by Harvey Information Press, Inc., N.Y.C. Copyright 1958, United States Steel Corporation. Front and back both have circular US Steel symbol, to which is added "American Fence; American Steel & Wire." American Fence is a brand name for US Steel woven wire. Space on back cover for local dealer's name and information. Back cover bears designation ADASW-6656-58. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Synopsis | Rancher and small boy string barbed wire; cattle drive in background; montage teaser for interior content |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Rancher; small boy; John "Bet-a-Million" Gates; Little Barb |
| Pencils | Al Avison ? |
| Inks | Al Avison ? |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Comic Story | No Title (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Americans try many types of fences over 250 years, but can't find one suitable to the west. Glidden and Haish independently conceive double-strand barbed wire. Glidden partners with Ellwood and sells out to Washburn. The Glidden interests successfully defend their patents in court. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Little Barb [teaching/advertising character]; Joseph F Glidden; Jacob Haish; Isaac L Ellwood; Charles Washburn |
| First Line | Hi folks -- I'm Little Barb. |
| Comic Story | The Story of John Bet-a-Million Gates (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Frustrated trying to sell barbed wire in Texas (1877), John Gates makes and wins large bets on the product's usefulness, resulting in huge orders. When his boss refuses a raise John forms his own company and breaks the Elwood-Glidden patents. Ruined by fire, he starts again, then moves into running steel companies. He finally forms a steel and wire company with $90,000,000 in capitalization. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Characters | John Gates; Isaac Elwood; Little Barb |
| Publisher advertisement | American Barb (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo (in comic story form) on the usefulness of American Barb ("barbed wire made by the American Steel & Wire Division, United States Steel Corporation." |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Rancher; American Barb [advertising character] |
| Notes | Artwork in a cartoon style |
| Comic Story | The Story of Woven Wire Fence (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Page develops woven wire and demonstrates it at county fairs. His manufacturing catches the eye of John W Gates, who buys the Gates patents. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | J Wallace Page; AJ Bates; John W Gates |
| Publisher advertisement | Cousin Woven Wire (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo in comic story form. Little Barb persuades Farmer Brown to see if Woven Wire can control the livestock. He does! Woven Wire represents American Woven Wire Fence product. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Woven Wire [advertising character]; Little Barb [advertising character]; Farmer Brown |
| Notes | Artwork in a cartoon style |
| Comic Story | Fence Facts |
| Synopsis | Facts about fencing, particularly barbed wire |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Little Barb [advertising/educational character]; Ira Aten |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Synopsis | US Steel/American Steel & Wire seal; space for name and contact information of local vendor |
| Letters | typeset; ? lettering |
| First Line | USS American Fence |
| Notes | Lower right corner marked ADASW-6656-58 |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
