Indicia title is "WILD BILL ELLIOTT, No. 520." Code number is B.E.O.S. #520-5312. Copyright 1953 by Stephen Slesinger. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1954 Books and Pamphlets, page 579. Continues as Wild Bill Elliott (Dell, 1954 series) #13 (April-June 1954).
Cover
1 page
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Colors
?; ? (photo)
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Elliott
Text Article
Famous Marksmen (1 page)
Synopsis
Short anecdotes about Buffalo Bill Cody, Wyatt Earp, and Annie Oakley's expert marksmanship.
Feature
Wild Bill Elliott's Western Scrapbook
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Annie Oakley; Wyatt Earp; Buffalo Bill Cody
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Text article with three illustrations.
Comic Story
Wild Bill Elliott and Death on Black Mesa / Wild Bill Elliott (16 pages)
Synopsis
Bill finds a Hopi Indian, apparently dead from a rattlesnake bite. Upon investigation, he discovers a plot by white men to attack a wagon train disguised as Hopis.
Pencils
? [as Cary]
Inks
? [as Cary]
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Elliott; Hazy Dimmitt; Stormy (horse)
Notes
Originally credited to Hy Mankin ? by Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Art is the same as in Four Color #278, which is signed "Cary." Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010
Comic Story
Wild Bill Elliott and the Lone Wolf Killer / Wild Bill Elliott (16 pages)
Synopsis
Three days before Christmas, Bill is summoned by Sheriff Conner of Stirrup Gulch to help him capture a lone wolf killer there. On the way Bill comes across the outlaw as he holds up an old prospector and steals his gold dust. The killer gets away, but not before the prospector sees a rising-sun tattoo on his arm.
Pencils
? [as Cary]
Inks
? [as Cary]
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Elliott; Stormy (horse)
Notes
Originally credited to Hy Mankin ? by Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Art is the same as in Four Color #278, which is signed "Cary." Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010
Story
Wild Bill Elliott (1 page)
Synopsis
Photos of Bill patting his horse, lifting a hay bale, and cleaning his six-gun.
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Elliott (photos); Stormy (horse, photo)
First Line
Horses, like people, appreciate reassurance and praise.
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Three photos with typeset text.
Illustration
Wild Bill with Saddle on Fence / Wild Bill Elliott (1 page)
Synopsis
Posed studio photo of Bill leaning on a saddle that is draped over a fence.
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