Indian Chief #12 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Dell, 1953) Condition: VF+. First White Eagle. Painted cover. Overstreet...

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $25.00

Sold: Oct 15, 2006

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Publisher: Dell, 1953

About Indian Chief #12

First White Eagle. Painted cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Introducing a New Feature, White Eagle

Pencils: Morris Gollub (painting)

Inks: Morris Gollub (painting)

Colors: Morris Gollub (painting)

STORY DETAILS

(4 Stories)

Title: The New Mesa

Characters: Upright-In-War; Bear Man

Pages: 2.000

Pencils: Rex Maxon

Inks: Rex Maxon

Letters: typeset

Notes: On inside front and back covers in black and white. The noses high up in frofiles, sketchy inking and the leggings are all identical to Maxon's story in #6. He worked for Dell on many Young Hawk stories in Lone Ranger Comics. Also made some early Tarzan stories.

Title: White Eagle

Characters: Chief White Eagle (first appearance)

Pages: 16.000

Pencils: Morris Gollub

Inks: Morris Gollub

Notes: Originally credited to Jon Small. The artwork here is, however, identical to the Gollub credited story "Blunt Arrow Boy" in Four Color #290, the first issue in this series. The realistic horses are similar. Small's uses much more black in his inking, also on faces, which are quite different. Gollub's a bit rounder with more visible nostrils, wavy mouth and often smiling, which can also be seen in his credited art in "North to Alaska" Four Color #1155, or in Gene Autry's Champion #5. Gollub's inking is much more sketchy than Small's signed stories in Chief #2, but with lesser black.

Title: The Journey of Standing Bear

Pages: 8.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Morris Gollub

Inks: Morris Gollub

Notes: Same notes for art credits as for the first story. Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "The Journey of Standing Bear. 8p. For War Eagle. Sent May 1, 1950." ~Dave Porta

Title: The Outlander

Characters: Little Tree; Kiutu Chief

Synopsis: After his whole tribe is killed or taken prisoner, Little Tree goes to live with another friendly tribe, and has to prove his worth.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Morris Gollub

Inks: Morris Gollub

Notes: Same notes for art credits as for the first story. Script credit source (Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott) states: "The Outlander. 8p. For War Eagle, stock. Sent April 16, 1950." ~Dave Porta

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