| Issue | #197 |
| Published | September 1948 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "Zane Grey's 'SPIRIT OF THE BORDER,' No. 197". Code number is S.B.O.S. #197-489. Copyright 1948 by Zane Grey. |
| Genre | Period |
| Pencils | ? (painting) |
| Inks | ? (painting) |
| Colors | ? (painting) |
| Synopsis | Facts about Eastern Woodland Indians' weapons, ceremonial items and garments. |
| Genre | Fact |
| Notes | Inside front cover and inside back cover; black, red, and white. Illustrations with hand-lettered text. |
| Characters | Lew Wetzel; Simon Girty; Jim Girty; Joe Downs; Jim Downs |
| Synopsis | Set in the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century, the story features Lew Wetzel, who has dedicated his life to the destruction of Indians and to the protection of white settlements. Two brothers, Jim and Joe Downs, arrive with a party of Moravian missionaries, who are attempting to convert the Indians. The brothers' lives take different paths but they eventually meet again as captives in a Delaware Indian village. |
| Genre | Period |
| Script | Zane Grey (original story); ? (comic adaptation) |
| Notes | Adapted from the 1906 novel "The Spirit of the Border" by Zane Grey. This is the second of a trilogy which begins with "Betty Zane" and concludes with "The Last Trail." |
| Synopsis | A kneeling frontiersman of the late 18th Century, with rifle and powder horn. |
| Genre | Period |
| Pencils | ? (painting) |
| Inks | ? (painting) |
| Colors | ? (painting) |
| Notes | Back cover. |