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Issue Details

Issue #270
Published March 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "Zane Grey's DRIFT FENCE, No. 270." Code number is Z.G.O.S. #270-503. Copyright 1950 by Zane Grey, Inc.

Cover Details - "Zane Grey's Drift Fence"

Characters Jim Traft
Genre western
Pencils Morris Gollub ?
Inks Morris Gollub ?
Letters typeset

1 page filler "The Chuck Wagon"

Synopsis Facts about the chuck wagons used to feed cowboys on the range.
Genre western; fact
Pencils Till Goodan
Inks Till Goodan
Letters Till Goodan
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

48 page story "Drift Fence"

Characters Big Jim Traft; Jim Traft (his nephew); Molly Dunn; Slinger Dunn; Hack Jocelyn
Synopsis At his uncle's request, Jim Traft comes to the Diamond Outfit, where he is to be in charge of building one hundred miles of fence to keep the ranch's cattle from straying. He has to win the respect of his men while fending off those who don't want the free range fenced.
Genre western
Script Zane Grey (original story); ? (comic adaptation)
Notes Adapted from the 1929 novel, "The Drift Fence," by Zane Grey. A sequel to this story, "Hash Knife Outfit," was adapted as "Range War" in Four Color #555 (May-July 1954).

1 page filler "Horse-Breaking Rigs"

Synopsis Facts about the "Hackamore" and "Snaffle Bit," harnesses used while breaking horses.
Genre western; fact
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)
Letters Till Goodan
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

1 page illustration "Drift Fence"

Characters Molly Dunn
Synopsis A girl cringes against a saddle on a fence, with the shadow outline of the two cowboys fighting (image from the front cover) in the background.
Genre western
Pencils Morris Gollub ? (painting)
Inks Morris Gollub ? (painting)
Colors Morris Gollub ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Promo for the story. Same artist as front cover.