| Issue | #1077 |
| Published | February-April 1960 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "THE DEPUTY, No. 1077". Code number is DEPUTY.O.S. #1077-602. Copyright 1960 by Top Gun Co. First of two The Deputy Four Colors. Based on the 1959-61 NBC TV series "The Deputy". |
| Characters | Henry Fonda (as Marshal Simon Fry, photo); Allen Case (as Clay McCord, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Colors | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Indicia title is "THE DEPUTY, No. 1077". Code number is DEPUTY.O.S. #1077-602. Copyright 1960 by Top Gun Co. First of two The Deputy Four Colors. Based on the 1959-61 NBC TV series "The Deputy". |
| Characters | Henry Fonda (as Marshal Simon Fry, photo); Allen Case (as Clay McCord, photo) |
| Synopsis | Previews of the two stories in the issue. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | John Buscema; ? (photo) |
| Inks | John Buscema; ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Four panels with text underneath and one photo. |
| Characters | Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord |
| Synopsis | When stage robbers pay storekeeper Clay McCord with stolen silver, Marshal Fry appoints him a temporary deputy to help trail and identify the crooks. The pair find the robbers in the ruins of an old Pueblo village and have an long gunfight. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Paul S. Newman |
| Pencils | John Buscema |
| Inks | John Buscema |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007) |
| Characters | Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord |
| Synopsis | After breaking out of prison, a gang of train robbers heads for their loot. Marshal Fry and Clay McCord trail them to the treasure, where they and the robbers settle into an extended siege. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Paul S. Newman |
| Pencils | John Buscema |
| Inks | John Buscema |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007) |
| Synopsis | Facts about treasure lost in Skeleton Canyon in the Peloncillo Mountains of Arizona. |
| Genre | fact; western |
| Pencils | John Buscema |
| Inks | John Buscema |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. "The Deputy" logo is on the story, but no characters appear. |
| Characters | Frisky Fudgie |
| Synopsis | Frisky Fudgie helps Billy sink the winning shot in the big basketball game. |
| Genre | sports |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad in comic form for Kraft Fudgies candy. Part of Frisky Fudgie series. |