Indicia title is "BONANZA, No. 1221." Code number is BONANZA O.S. #1221-618. Copyright 1961 by National Broadcasting Company. Index by Max Capp. Additional information added by Merlin Haas.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Ben Cartwright (photo of Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts)
Foreword/Afterword
The Snow Walkers / Rapiers at Paiute Creek / Bonanza (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of two stories in the issue.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Ben Cartwright (photo of by Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts)
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Cast photos and two-panel previews of the stories.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "["Summary"]. Cover #2 for Bonanza. 1p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 11, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
The Snow Walkers / Bonanza (15 pages)
Synopsis
Eight Army deserters steal horses from the Cartwrights and murder their hired hand, a Paiute Indian. The Cartwrights and their friend Rolf Thorsen track the thieves on skis in order to retrieve the horses and prevent Indian revenge attacks.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Birdsong; Captain Warwick; deserters [including Corbey; Nucky; Stagg]; Jerry Buck (corpse); Rolf Thorsen
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Snow Walkers. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
Little Joe's Secret / Bonanza (2 pages)
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Chief Walking Horse; Dancing Bough; Susan Wall
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Little Joe's Secret. 2p. special feature for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent December 7, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
Rapiers at Paiute Creek / Bonanza (15 pages)
Synopsis
An Austrian Baron brings his cattle herd to Ponderosa area. Neighboring ranchers fear the herd may be carrying Texas Tick Fever and want to destroy it.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Baron Werner Frass Von Felsenheim; Maria Von Felsenheim; Victor (dog); Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Jobart; his sons [Dan Jobart; Shack Jobart]; Larson; Murray; Sam Holt; Sheriff Burr
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Rapiers at Paiute Creek. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 24, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
Snowshoe Thompson (1 page)
Synopsis
John "Snowshoe" Thompson's adventures while carrying mail and supplies on skis in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the 1850s.
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
James Sisson; John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson [Jon Torsteinson Rue]
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "‘Snowshoe' Thompson. Cover #3 for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Comic Story
Duelling in America (1 page)
Synopsis
Five examples of duels in American history. Hamilton vs. Burr; Ogden vs. unidentified man; Bowie vs. Louisiana planter; Deaf Smith vs. Col. Morton; Lincoln (before he became President) vs. James Shields.
Genre
Non-fiction
Characters
Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton; Robert Ogden; Colonel Morton; Deaf Smith; James Bowie; James Shields; Abraham Lincoln
Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Notes
Outside back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Duelling in the USA. Cover #4 for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
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