Good memory from our childhood ! We watched it on our Admiral TV, in black and white, and we didn't miss an episode!
The series was very successful in Brazil !
Additional Information
Name
1021 - Texas Rangers | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "JACE PEARSON'S TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, No. 1021." Code number is JACE PEARSON.O.S. #1021-598. Copyright 1959 by General Mills, Inc. Second and last Jace Pearson Four Color after "Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers" (Dell, 1955 series) ends with #20. Based on the 1955-59 "Tales of the Texas Rangers" TV series.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Jace Peason's Tales of the Texas Rangers
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Genre
Crime; Western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson (photo of Willard Parker)
Foreword/Afterword
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of first story.
Feature
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Crime; Western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson (photo of Willard Parker)
First Line
Texas is a mighty big state...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos and typeset text.
Comic Story
Hurricane (20 pages)
Synopsis
Pearson and Morgan are sent to the Gulf area to investigate the Carlson gang. On the way they are to stop at Stardale to pick up Morgan's nephew Ricky Brian. Before the two can get to Stardale, a hurricane strikes. After taking refuge until the hurricane passes, the Rangers continue to Stardale, finding it hard hit by the hurricane. The Carlson gang happens by and decides this would be a good time to rob the bank. The Rangers have to track the gang, despite not having found Morgan's nephew among the survivors.
Feature
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
Genre
Crime; Western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson; Clay Morgan
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Notes
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Text Story
The Swindle (1 page)
Synopsis
Doubleout Sam fast-talks prospector Beanpole Billy into investing in gold-mine stock. When the prospector insists on seeing the mine, Sam and his men take him across the desert to the hills, show him a mine shaft, then abandon him without food or water. The tough old prospector makes it back to town to get to the sheriff's office to file charges.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Beanpole Billy; Doubleout Sam (villain)
Pencils
John Ushler
Inks
John Ushler
Notes
Text story with 1/4 page illustration.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Comic Story
Pattillo Higgins (4 pages)
Synopsis
The story of Pattillo "Bud" Higgins, who was the catalyst for the drilling of the first oil well in Beaumont, Texas, in 1901. It was a gusher that sparked the establishment of the Texas oil industry.
Feature
Famous Texans
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Pattillo Higgins
Pencils
John Ushler
Inks
John Ushler
Notes
Panels with text underneath.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Comic Story
Bandit Bait (6 pages)
Synopsis
Three outlaws ambush Pearson and Morgan and wound Morgan. After tending to Morgan, Pearson tracks the outlaws to their camp and captures them.
Feature
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson; Clay Morgan
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Notes
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Comic Story
Los Diablos Tejanos... the Eyes and Ears of the Army (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the history of the Texas Rangers during the time of Texas's annexation to the United States.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents".
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Comic Story
Texas Trail North (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the first cattle drive through Texas, headed by Oliver Loving, who blazed what would become the "Sedalia Trail."
Feature
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Jace Pearson (cameo); Oliver Loving
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Story is "narrated" by Jace Pearson.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
Comic Story
The Legend of Ranger Lake (1 page)
Synopsis
The Texas Rangers' efforts in 1880 to find the secret water holes of Apache Indian raiders along the Texas-New Mexico border.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Notes
Back cover, color. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.27).
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