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Issue Details

Issue #35
Published July-August [1957]
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lassie
Synopsis Full-page painted illustration depicts Lassie discovering a cache of primitive art d'objets.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Notes front cover

9 page M-G-M's Lassie story "Return of the Jungle God"

Characters Lassie; Rocky; Dr. Bates (archeology professor); Cimba (river trader); Darte (river trader); Mochi Indians; Gerry (cameo in artwork); Timbu (cameo in artwork)
Synopsis Lassie, Rocky, and Dr. Bates travel the Amazon in search of a lost native city but are taken captive by Mochi Indians. Lassie escapes but returns to dig Rocky and Dr. Bates from their prison hut. When the three find a lost temple to the god Apec beneath the hut, the Indians believe their god has returned after an absence of centuries and send the captives on their way with well wishes.
Genre adventure; animal; children
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7 page M-G-M's Lassie story "Wings of Courage"

Characters Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Wing (mallard duck); Yaguarundi
Synopsis Lassie carries an injured duck to the homestead and the bird mends under the care of Rocky and Gerry. A jungle cat prowls around the perimeter of the homestead waiting for an opportunity to devour the bird but Lassie drives the cat off and the duck joins a wild flock.
Genre adventure; animal; children
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1 page text story "Trail of Peril"

Characters Fernando (shepherd); Hector (sheep dog); Hercules (sheep dog)
Synopsis Hector is an older dog ready for retirement from sheep herding but his replacement spends more time chasing rodents and lizards than learning to herd sheep. Hercules proves himself a capable sheep dog however when an earthquake strikes in the night and he herds the flock out of a narrow gorge and onto the open plateau.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
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4 page Reina, the Black Panther story "The dry season!..."

Characters Reina (panther); Reina's Cubs; Kurree (condor)
Synopsis During the dry season, food is scarce and Reina must compete with other predators for what little is available. When her cub is attacked by a condor, she rushes to its defense and drives the condor away. The rains arrive and once again forest life will thrive but the condor will not forget Reina's attack.
Genre adventure; animal; children
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10 page M-G-M's Lassie story "Treasure of the Rio Branco"

Characters Lassie; Gerry; Rocky; Timbu; Marc Lauro (diamond hunter); Guino (Marc's friend in Diamonte); Valente (diamond buyer and cafe owner)
Synopsis When Rocky's friend Marc is robbed of a valuable diamond, Rocky and Lassie travel to Diamonte, a mining camp, to find the thief. Guino points an accusing finger at Valente as the thief but Lassie is not so sure. Rocky sets a trap for the thief with a beautiful diamond but the thief escapes. Lassie follows a trail to Valente's cafe and discovers Guino trying to sell Rocky's diamond to the cafe owner. The mystery is solved and Guino is taken to the nearest police station.
Genre adventure; animal; children
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