| Issue | #1283 |
| Published | February-April 1962 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "BONANZA, No. 1283." Code number is BONANZA O.S. #1283-621. Copyright 1961 by National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Third of three Bonanza Four Colors. Continues as Bonanza (Dell, 1962 series) #01070-207 (May-July 1962). |
| Characters | Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene, photo); Little Joe Cartwright (as played by Michael Landon, photo); Hoss Cartwright (as played by Dan Blocker, photo); Adam Cartwright (as played by Pernell Roberts, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene, photo); Little Joe Cartwright (as played by Michael Landon, photo); Hoss Cartwright (as played by Dan Blocker, photo); Adam Cartwright (as played by Pernell Roberts, photo) |
| Synopsis | Previews of the two stories in the issue. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gaylord DuBois |
| Pencils | ? (photo); Tom Gill |
| Inks | ? (photo); Tom Gill |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Cropped photo and two panels previewing each of the two stories. Script sent June 24, 1961. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Characters | Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hop Sing; Lucky Lou Montaine (villain); Caliban Grousse (villain) |
| Synopsis | Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Script submitted on May 31, 1961. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Characters | Hoss Cartwright; Little Wolf |
| Synopsis | When Little Wolf hits a mother bear with an arrow, Hoss has to defend himself armed only with an ax. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Paiute Joe |
| Synopsis | Adam tracks rustlers who devise an ingenious plot to drive cattle into a river and then divert them from the river into a cavern. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Script submitted on June 13, 1961. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Synopsis | The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives. |
| Genre | western; fact |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Bonanza logo is on the story; but no characters appear. Script submitted June 17, 1961. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Back cover. Sequence has the Bonanza logo, but no characters appear. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 7. Script submitted June 17, 1961. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Landston ? (signed) (painting) |
| Inks | Landston ? (signed) (painting) |
| Colors | Landston ? (signed) (painting) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Painting is signed, but signature is not clear. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B Guns. Featured is the "Spittin' Image" Model 1894 for $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This ad replaces Sequence 6 in some copies. |