Indicia title is "BUFFALO BILL, JR., No. 798." Code number is B.BILL.JR. O.S. #798-575. Copyright 1957 by Flying A Productions. Fourth of six Buffalo Bill Jr. Four Colors. Based on the 1955-56 "Buffalo Bill Jr." TV series.
"Buffalo Bill, Jr." in indicia, but "Buffalo Bill Jr." on cover and in all stories.
Cover
1 page
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bill, Jr. (photo of Dick Jones)
Story
Buffalo Bill Jr. (1 page)
Synopsis
Introduction of cast.
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bill Jr. (photo of Dick Jones); Calamity (photo of Nancy Gilbert); Chief (horse, photo)
First Line
Let me tell you friends...
Notes
Inside front cover.
Three photos from the TV show with text.
Comic Story
The Assassin / Buffalo Bill Jr. (16 pages)
Synopsis
On his death bed after being ambushed, Marshal Clint Early warns Bill and Judge Wiley of a plot by border smugglers to kill Ramon Chavez, a Mexican lawman, in the town of San Josita. Bill and the Judge ride to San Josita to try to prevent the shooting.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Judge Wiley
Pencils
Bob Correa
Inks
Bob Correa
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Golden Plant / Buffalo Bill Jr. (16 pages)
Synopsis
Mr. Jessup sells Wang Chin a worthless gold mine. After learning that Wang Chin wanted the mine site because it contained valuable ginseng plants, Jessup and his gang shoot Wang Chin to get the mine deed back and try to frame Ah Lee for the crime.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Judge Wiley
Pencils
Bob Correa
Inks
Bob Correa
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Trick Riding (1 page)
Synopsis
Descriptions of two riding tricks.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Inside back cover. Panels with text underneath.
Comic Story
Gold Mining Methods (1 page)
Synopsis
The various methods of mining gold in the old West.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Back cover. Panels with text underneath. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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