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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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