Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	August-September 1961
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Based on the "Cheyenne" TV series.

Cover Details

Characters	Clint Walker (as Cheyenne Bodie, photo)
Genre	western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Based on the "Cheyenne" TV series.

1 page Cheyenne filler "The California Vaquero"

Synopsis	Facts about California vaqueros in the mid-1800s.
Genre	western; fact
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill; assistants
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white. Cheyenne logo is on this sequence; but the character does not appear.

12 page Cheyenne story "The Deadly Cave"

Characters	Cheyenne Bodie
Synopsis	A Crow warrior waits for a vision in front of a cave. Unfortunately, a gang of bank robbers has hidden their loot inside the cave and Cheyenne must protect the brave from harm or risk starting a war between the Indians and the settlers.
Genre	western
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill; assistants

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Color the Picture and You Can Win"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Promo for Dell Coloring contest. First prize is $1,000 and a battery powered Thunderbird, Jr. car (five feet, ten inches long). Ad is in the middle of the first story in the comic.

4 page Small Bear story "Trapped"

Characters	Small Bear; Long Lance
Synopsis	A Cheyenne brave steals a Hopi Prayer God and Small Bear and Long Lance must return it in order to prevent a war between the tribes.
Genre	western
Pencils	Jon Small?
Inks	Jon Small

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Start Trading Now"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Two-page centerfold. Promo for the Dell Trading Post, which gives prizes for sending in the logo strips from the covers of Dell comics.

1 page text story "The Sure Thing"

Synopsis	A sheriff and his deputy outsmart a robber at a rodeo.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with 1/4 page illustration.

11 page Cheyenne story "The Train Trap"

Characters	Cheyenne Bodie
Synopsis	A gang of train robbers force Cheyenne to give them "information" on a train carrying a payroll.
Genre	western
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill; assistants

1 page Pop-Ice advertisement "Special Offer from Pop-Ice"

Characters	Popeye (cameo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Illustrated at for Pop-Ice frozen treats. Premium is three U.S. Navy and Marine Corps cloth badge insignia for 25¢ and the Parents Magazine seal from the product package.

1 page Cheyenne filler "The Saddle"

Synopsis	Facts about the evolution of the horse saddle.
Genre	western; fact
Notes	Inside back cover: black and white. Cheyenne logo is on this sequence; but the character does not appear.

1 page advertisement "204 Revolutionary War Soldiers"

Pencils	Russ Heath (signed RH)
Inks	Russ Heath (signed RH)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover. Ad for 204 Revolutionary War solders made of molded plastic for $1.98.