Indicia title is "LARAMIE, No. 1284." Code number is LARAMIE O.S. #1284-621. Copyright 1961 by Revue Studios. Based on the "Laramie" TV series. On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
The Doomed Captive / 1 page
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith); Jess Harper (photo of Robert Fuller)
Foreword/Afterword
Snowbound / The Doomed Captive / Laramie (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of two stories in the issue.
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith); Jess Harper (photo of Robert Fuller)
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo from TV series plus two panel preview for each main story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Doomed Captive / Laramie (15 pages)
Synopsis
Stage driver Johnny Feather, an Indian, is captured by renegade Indians who plan to take him back to Indian territory to kill him for working for the white man. Slim and Jess rescue him from an underground cavern.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Slim Sherman; Jess Harper; Johnny Feather
Pencils
Russ Heath (see notes) (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (see notes) (signed)
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
On page 4, in the first story, the large bottom panel shows Slim's horse has an "RH" brand on his flank. Dell didn't like the artists signing their work, so this was Russ Heath's way around it.
Comic Story
A Lame Excuse / Laramie (2 pages)
Synopsis
Jess opts out of helping unload a stage due to sprained wrists; but they don't hurt enough to keep him from helping a pretty young lady down from the stage.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Slim Sherman; Jess Harper
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Snowbound / Laramie (15 pages)
Synopsis
In the midst of a severe winter snowstorm, outlaws take over the stage stop.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Slim Sherman; Jess Harper
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Western Winters (1 page)
Synopsis
Anecdotes about harsh winters in the Old West.
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The White Man's Road (1 page)
Synopsis
Indians' attempts to adapt to the white man's ways.
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Geronimo (cameo)
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Notes
Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.
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