Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 737." Code number is S.C.O.S. #737-5610. Copyright 1956 by Field Enterprises, Inc. Based on the "Steve Canyon" newspaper strip by Milton Caniff.
Cover
Mock Raid / 1 page
Letters
typeset
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Steve Canyon
Pencils
George Wilson (painting) ?
Inks
George Wilson (painting) ?
Colors
George Wilson (painting) ?
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Text Article
Activities of the Civil Air Patrol (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the Civil Air Patrol.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Aviation
Pencils
Ray Bailey
Inks
Ray Bailey
First Line
The Civil Air Patrol, composed of 90,000 men, women, and teen-agers, is an official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four panels and typeset text.
Comic Story
Mock Raid / Steve Canyon (33.67 pages)
Synopsis
Steve is on a special mission in Tuck's home town air base and takes Tuck along. Tuck joins the Civil Air Patrol. Steve involves the CAP as part of an Air Force training exercise involving secret F-109 jet interceptors. Two spies force down the plane Tuck is in and take its place in a duplicate plane in order to take photographs to sell to a foreign power.
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Steve Canyon; Tuck Tucker; Major Barr; Janice; General Parker; Lieutenant Carter; Murr; Dark
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Ray BaileyMilton Caniff (see notes) ?
Inks
Ray BaileyMilton Caniff (see notes)
First Line
Didn't expect you to drop out of the wild blue yonder, Steve!
Notes
Title taken from cover. Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." According to Alberto Becattini, Milton Caniff drew and inked Steve Canyon's heads; Ray Bailey did the rest of the art. Pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit is from Paul Newman's record book.
According to information in the foreword of "Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: The Complete Series" (Hermes Press, 2011) #1, Milton Caniff inked the heads of the Steve Canyon character.
Story
Jungle Jim
Letters
typeset
Genre
Jungle
Characters
Jungle Jim (cameo)
First Line
Just finding him took a mountain of courage...
Notes
Promo for Jungle Jim #10 (October-December 1956). Line-drawn version of painted cover is depicted. Promo comes at bottom of last interior page, in the middle of the story.
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