Issue | #875 |
Published | February 1958 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "Luke Short's TRUMPETS WEST!, No. 875." Code number is T.WEST O.S. #875-582. Copyright 1957 by Frederick D. Glidden. |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Inks | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Colors | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Lt. Burke Hanna; Corinne; Ponce; Captain Ervien |
Synopsis | Preview of the story. |
Genre | western |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. |
Characters | Lt. Burke Hanna; Corinne; Ponce; Captain Ervien |
Synopsis | Corinne, a corrupt Indian agent, is giving the Apaches bad meat and pocketing the difference. Lt. Hanna knows what is going on, but his oblivious commanding officer ignores the problem, which leads to an Indian uprising. |
Genre | western |
Script | Luke Short (original story); Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation) |
Pencils | ? (see notes) |
Inks | ? (see notes) |
Notes | Adapted from the 1945 novel "Trumpets West!" by Luke Short. The exclamation point in the title only appears in the indicia. Script credit from "Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928-1999" website. Art is apparently by several persons. Possibilities for pencils and inks include Joe Certa, Bill Fraccio, Bill Draut, Tony Tallarico, and/or Frank Springer. (GCD main list, December 2008) |
Synopsis | Designs and uses of the flags in the cavalry in the Old West. |
Genre | fact; western |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. |
Synopsis | Facts about the stylish, but uncomfortable cavalry uniforms in the Old West. |
Genre | fact; western |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Panels with text underneath. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." |