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Issue Details

Issue #434
Published November 1952
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN in DARK DANGER, No. 434." Code number is R.T.T.O.S. #434-5211. Copyright 1952 by Lee Duncan. First of three Rin Tin Tin Four Colors. "Rin Tin Tin" is hyphenated on the cover and in the indicia, but is not hyphenated anywhere else in the issue.

Cover Details - "Dark Danger"

Characters Rin Tin Tin (photo)
Genre animal
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page [Rin Tin Tin] foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "In this issue you'll meet..."

Characters Rin Tin Tin; Capt. Red Johnson; J. B. Mooney; Karl (villain)
Synopsis Introduction of the main characters in the story.
Genre animal
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Four headshots with typeset text. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

32 page Rin Tin Tin story "Dark Danger"

Characters Rin Tin Tin; Capt. Red Johnson; J. B. Mooney; Karl (villain)
Synopsis Captain Red Johnson and Rin Tin Tin are returning on an ocean liner from a special assignment in Europe. They become involved in a mystery concerning millionaire J. B. Mooney, who is transporting a small roll of microfilm that contains military secrets.
Genre animal
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore
Notes Story is set in the present and is not based on the well-known "Rin Tin Tin" western TV series. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Rin Tin Tin biography (nonfictional) "How Rin Tin Tin got his name"

Characters Rin Tin Tin
Synopsis The story behind the names soldier Lee Duncan gave Rin Tin Tin and another puppy (Nanette) he rescued while in France during World War I.
Genre fact
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Two illustrations and typeset text. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page [Rin Tin Tin] illustration "Rin Tin Tin holding a sack"

Characters Rin Tin Tin (photo)
Synopsis Rin Tin Tin holding a paper sack in his mouth.
Genre animal
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover; color. Posed photo with blue background.