Indicia title is "THE DEPUTY, No. 1225." Code number is DEPUTY O.S. #1225-619. Copyright 1961 by Top Gun Company. Based on "The Deputy" TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Feature
The Deputy
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Simon Fry (photo of Henry Fonda); Clay McCord (photo of Allen Case)
Contents
The Renegade Rustler / Hide-Out Town (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of the two stories in the issue.
Letters
typeset
Characters
Simon Fry (photo of Henry Fonda); Clay McCord (photo of Allen Case)
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of the stories.
Comic Story
The Renegade Rustler (15 pages)
Synopsis
Clay poses as a rustler to find out who is supplying stolen cattle to a contractor, who sells the cattle to an Indian agent as food for the Apaches.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Comic Story
Robber in the Night (2 pages)
Synopsis
Simon Fry has to decide which of four men robbed Clay's store.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Comic Story
Hide-Out Town (15 pages)
Synopsis
Simon and Clay go looking for an outlaw "hide-out town" that may be near Silver City.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Comic Story
Arizona Towns -- Charleston (1 page)
Synopsis
The history of Charleston, Arizona; a once-booming silver smelting town, now abandoned.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. "The Deputy" logo is on the sequence, but no characters appear.
Comic Story
Arizona Landmarks (1 page)
Synopsis
Description of some Arizona landmarks.
Feature
The Deputy
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Notes
Back cover. "The Deputy" logo is on the sequence, but no characters appear. This sequence is replaced in some copies by an ad. See Sequence 7.
Advertisement
Official Huck Hound Club Special Membership Offer! / Kellogg's Corn Flakes (1 page)
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Huck Hound Club. Membership cost is 15 cents and one boxtop from Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Mail-in coupon is part of ad. This ad replaces Sequence 6 in some copies.
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