Indicia title is "LEE HUNTER, INDIAN FIGHTER, No. 779." Code number is I.F.O.S. #779-573. Copyright 1957 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. First of two Lee Hunter Indian Fighter Four Colors.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Lee Hunter Indian Fighter
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Lee Hunter; Reb Stuart
Pencils
Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks
Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors
Sam Savitt (painting)
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Foreword/Afterword
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Introduction to series.
Feature
Lee Hunter Indian Fighter
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Lee Hunter; Reb Stuart; Col. Frost
First Line
They traveled westward...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations surrounding typeset text.
Comic Story
War Drums at the Peace Council (17 pages)
Synopsis
Shortly after the Civil War, Lee Hunter, a former Union cavalry officer, and Reb Stuart, former Confederate cavalry horseman, take civilian positions at Fort Defiance, near Indian Territory. In a meeting of several tribes for a peace council, Hunter and Stuart must keep Sioux warrior Standing Bear from starting a war with the Snake tribe.
Feature
Lee Hunter Indian Fighter
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Lee Hunter (intro); Reb Stuart (intro); Col. Frost (intro)
Pencils
Ray Bailey
Inks
Ray Bailey
Notes
First story of the series.
Comic Story
Ambushed (16.67 pages)
Synopsis
The Cavalry must move Red Bird's Cheyenne tribe to a new reservation; but are under orders to disarm the warriors during the trip. The rival Pawnees see this as an opportunity to ambush the travelers.
Feature
Lee Hunter Indian Fighter
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Lee Hunter; Reb Stuart; Col. Frost
Pencils
Ray Bailey
Inks
Ray Bailey
Notes
Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Publisher advertisement
Fury!... The Stallion that Only an Orphan Boy Could Ride.
Feature
Fury
Letters
typeset
Genre
Animal
Characters
Fury (horse)
Notes
Promo for Fury Four Color #781 (March 1957). Line-drawn version of the photo cover is depicted. The promo comes at the bottom of the last interior page, in the middle of the story.
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