This cover is by Morris Gollub and here is one site mentioning him but also probably of general interest to comics fans.
http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2011/09/morris-gollubs-black-beauty.html
Additional Information
Name
0789 - Max Brand's Silvertip | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "Max Brand's SILVERTIP, No. 789; VALLEY THIEVES." Code number is SILVERTIP O.S. #789-574. Copyright 1957 by Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc. Eighth of ten Silvertip Four Colors.
Cover
Valley Thieves / 1 page
Feature
Max Brand's Silvertip
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Silvertip; Frosty (wolf)
Pencils
Morris Gollub (painting)
Inks
Morris Gollub (painting)
Colors
Morris Gollub (painting)
Foreword/Afterword
Cast of Characters (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.
Feature
Silvertip
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Silvertip; Taxi; Harry Clonmel; Sam Fisk (villain)
Pencils
Everett Kinstler
Inks
Everett Kinstler
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four illustrations with typeset text.
Comic Story
Silvertip and the Valley Thieves (32 pages)
Synopsis
A young giant, Harry Clonmel, all six-feet, five inches of him, comes to the west seeking Silvertip. Meanwhile Silvertip's deadly enemy Sam Fisk has escaped from jail and is seeking revenge. Silvertip's horse, Parade, and his wolf, Frosty, are taken hostage by the Cary clan in a remote valley and Silvertip, Clonmel, and Taxi must free them.
Feature
Silvertip
Script
Max Brand (original story); ? (comic adaptation)
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Silvertip; Taxi; Harry Clonmel; Sam Fisk (villain); Parade (horse); Frosty (wolf)
Pencils
Everett Kinstler
Inks
Everett Kinstler
Notes
Adapted from the 1933 novel "Valley Thieves" by Max Brand.
Comic Story
Wolves (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about wolves.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Animal
Pencils
Everett Kinstler
Inks
Everett Kinstler
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Comic Story
Horse Training (1 page)
Synopsis
Directions on teaching a horse two simple tricks.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Animal
Pencils
Everett Kinstler
Inks
Everett Kinstler
Notes
Back cover. Panels with typeset text underneath. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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