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Issue Details

Issue #970
Published February 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "LAWMAN, No. 970." Code number is LAWMAN.O.S. #970-592. Copyright 1958 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "Lawman" TV series.

Cover Details

Characters Dan Troop (as played by John Russell, photo); Johnny McKay (as played by Peter Brown, photo)
Genre western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page Lawman illustration "John Russell pinup"

Characters Dan Troop (as played by John Russell, photo)
Synopsis Posed photo of John Russell, playing Dan Troop, loading a revolver.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Full-page photo with "autograph" by John Russell.

18 page Lawman story "The Deputy"

Characters Dan Troop; Johnny McKay
Synopsis After Laramie's marshal is shot and killed, Dan Troop comes from Abilene to take the job as marshal in the lawless town. His first task is to get a deputy and the second is to find who killed his predecessor.
Genre western
Notes Introduction and first story of feature.

14 page Lawman story "Trial by Fury"

Characters Dan Troop; Johnny McKay
Synopsis Len Dawson saves Dan Troop from a landslide, even though Troop and McKay are tracking him for an alleged killing. After bringing Dawson to jail, Troop tries to find evidence that could clear Dawson.
Genre western
Pencils Dan Spiegle [as DS] (signed)
Inks Dan Spiegle [as DS] (signed)
Notes Initials "DS" are in the first panel. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

1 page Lawman illustration "Peter Brown pinup"

Characters Johnny McKay (as played by Peter Brown, photo)
Synopsis Head and shoulders photo of Peter Brown, playing Johnny McKay.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Full page photo with "autograph" by Peter Brown.

1 page Lawman promo (ad from the publisher) "Lawman Dan Troop...Marshal"

Characters Dan Troop (as played by John Russell, photo); Johnny McKay (as played by Peter Brown, photo)
Synopsis Intro to series.
Genre western
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Two black and white photos, typeset text, and decorative color background and titles.