Another example of how good Sekowsky could be.
Based on the book by Alfred Olivant.
book available here
https://archive.org/details/bobsonofbattleolli
Additional Information
Name
0729 - Bob, Son of Battle | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "Bob Son of Battle, No. 729." Code number is B.S. OF BATTLE O.S. #7729-5611. Adapted from the 1898 book "Bob Son of Battle" by Alfred Ollivant.
Cover
Bob Son of Battle / 1 page
Letters
typeset
Genre
Animal
Characters
Bob (dog); James Moore
Pencils
Morris Gollub (painting)
Inks
Morris Gollub (painting)
Colors
Morris Gollub (painting)
Notes
Cover art credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Foreword/Afterword
Bob Son of Battle (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of story.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Animal
Characters
Bob (dog); James Moore; Adam M'Adam; Red Wull (dog)
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Peppe
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations and text. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Author of the original book, Alfred Ollivant, is mis-identified on this page as being "Alfred Oliphant".
Comic Story
Bob Son of Battle (32.67 pages)
Synopsis
The conflicts of James Moore and his dog Bob, Son of Battle, and his neighbor Adam M'Adam and his dog Red Wull as they compete for the Dale Cup, Scotland's symbol of sheepdog supremacy in a story that stretches over a number of years of the annual contests.
Script
Alfred Ollivant (original story)
Genre
Animal
Characters
Bob, Son of Battle (dog); James Moore; Adam M'Adam; Red Wull (dog)
Script
Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation)
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Peppe
Notes
Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white. Adapted from the 1898 book "Bob Son of Battle" by Alfred Ollivant. Highly abridged version leaves out several characters and some major plot points of the original story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Publisher advertisement
No Title
Feature
Francis the Talking Mule
Letters
typeset
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Francis the Talking Mule
First Line
Get ready! Get set! Go get... Francis...
Notes
Bottom third of last interior page in middle of story. Promo for Dell's Francis the Talking Mule comic and also for the movie "Francis and the Haunted House." The cover of Dell Four Color #745 (November 1956) is depicted.
Text Article
The Sheepdog (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about sheepdogs.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Animal
Notes
Back cover. Text article with five monochrome illustrations.
Some copies with ad on back cover (see sequence 5).
Advertisement
Trix Cereal (1 page)
Letters
typeset
First Line
The happy cereal! The happy snack!
Notes
Some copies with text article on back cover (see sequence 4).
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