Indicia title is "RESTLESS GUN, No. 1045." Code number is R.G.O.S. #1045-5911. Copyright 1959 by Window-Glen Production Company. Third of five Restless Gun Four Colors. Based on the 1957-59 NBC TV series "The Restless Gun." The indexed page count is 37 because sequences #5 & 6 are both back covers, depending on which printed version you have. On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
The Little Giant / 1 page
Feature
Restless Gun
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Vint Bonner (photo of John Payne)
Foreword/Afterword
The Little Giant (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of first story.
Feature
Restless Gun
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Vint Bonner (photo of John Payne)
First Line
Vint Bonner's better judgement warned him not to get mixed up in the personal affairs of the town's blacksmith...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos with typeset text.
Comic Story
The Little Giant (16 pages)
Synopsis
Vint Bonner helps Danny Barnes learn to shoot a rifle so that he can join his father and other men on a hunt for a cattle-killing mountain lion.
Feature
Restless Gun
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Vint Bonner
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
First Line
One morning, as Vint Bonner rides the trail toward the town of Rock River...
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Comic Story
Gunfight Trail (16 pages)
Synopsis
Vint Bonner visits an old friend, Tom Temple, who has taken a job as a guard on a freight company. When his gun jams during a stage hold-up, Temple is suspected of being part of the gang and Bonner has to help prove his innocence.
Feature
Restless Gun
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Vint Bonner
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
First Line
Gunshots! Tom could be in trouble!
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Comic Story
Double-Duty Guns (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about guns designed to be used for dual purposes, like Vint Bonner's pistol that converts into a rifle.
Feature
Restless Gun
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Vint Bonner (cameo)
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
First Line
Vint Bonner's unique weapon, which serves doubly as a pistol and rifle, has seen him through many scapes.
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Comic Story
Range Enemies...Large and Small (1 page)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Notes
Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letter credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) This sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies. See sequence 6.
Advertisement
What's a famous chef's secret for making food taste better? (1 page)
Synopsis
Freddie is chief chef at the Hot Dog Palace.
Feature
"Fresh up" Freddie says; Seven-Up
Letters
typeset
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
"Fresh up" Freddie
Notes
Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Seven-Up soft drink. Part of "Fresh up" Freddie says: "Right now you're probably asking yourself-" series based on animated TV commercials. This ad replaces sequence 5 in some copies.
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