Indicia title is "DONDI, No. 1276." Code number is DONDI O.S. #1276-6112. Copyright 1961 by Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc. Based on the "Dondi" comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen. On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (signed)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (signed)
Notes
Gus Edson's name also appears on cover, though there is no script.
Contents
No Title (1 page)
Letters
typeset
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Sal Trapani ?
Notes
Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.
Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "Summary. Cover #2 for Dondi, issue ? no date sent given, ca. June 24, 1961." ~Dave Porta
Certa pencils and possible Trapani inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Frank Bolle.
Comic Story
The Fortune Seeker (15 pages)
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Sal Trapani ?
Letters
Ben Oda
Notes
Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "Dondi Seeks a Fortune. 15p. For Dondi, issue ? Sent May 20, 1961." ~Dave Porta.
Certa pencils and possible Trapani inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Frank Bolle.
Comic Story
Cattle Rustlers of the East (2 pages)
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Sal Trapani ?
Letters
Ben Oda
Notes
Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "Cattle Rustlers of the East. 2p. For Dondi, issue ? Sent June 7, 1961." ~Dave Porta.
Certa pencils and possible Trapani inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Frank Bolle.
Comic Story
Five Dollars for Luck (15 pages)
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Notes
Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "Five Dollars for Luck. For Dondi, issue ? Sent May 25, 1961." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
How Dondi Came to America (1 page)
Synopsis
Brief recap of first issue.
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Letters
Ben Oda
Notes
Printed in black-and-white on inside back cover.
Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "How Dondi Came to America. Cover #3 for Dondi [no issue # nor date given, ca. June 24, 1961]." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
Dondi's New Home (1 page)
Synopsis
Dondi wins a soapbox derby and is visited by friends from all over the world.
Feature
Dondi
Genre
Drama; Children
Characters
Dondi; Ted and Katje Wills; Pop Fligh; Uncle Dimmy; Mr. Old Ben
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Letters
Ben Oda
Notes
Back cover; color. This strip is replaced by an advertisement in some editions (see sequence 7).
Advertisement
Schwinn 5-Speed Corvette (1 page)
Feature
Schwinn Bicycles
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset
Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Schwinn bicycles. Featured is Schwinn 5-Speed Corvette for $79.95. Arnold, Schwinn & Company, Chicago, Ill.
Does Back Cover variant exist? — Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Dondi's New Home. Cover #4 for Dondi [no issue # nor date given, ca. June 24, 1961]." ~Dave Porta.
This ad replaces "Dondi's New Home" in some editions (see sequence 6).
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