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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Pencils:
? (color photo; spot illustration)
Inks:
? (color photo; spot illustration)
Colors:
? (color photo; spot illustration)
Notes:
front cover
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Peoples of Africa, Number 1: The Arabs
Synopsis:
Article with black and white illustrations about the Arabs.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Tom Gill (spot illustrations); ? (assistant)
Inks:
Tom Gill (spot illustrations); ? (assistant)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
inside front cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).
Title:
Between Life and Death
Characters:
Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Mr. Nugent (pilot); Muslim Emir; Hamid (Emir's servant); Nomads; Lioness; Jackal; Vulture
Synopsis:
When their plane makes an emergency landing for fuel line repairs on a caravan road in northern Nigeria, the Martins become the captives of hostile nomadic Muslims who believe the family and their plane have brought sickness upon their Emir. Should the Emir die, the Martins will be murdered. Paul thinks the Emir has contracted blackwater fever, a complication of malaria, and sends Lassie racing through dangerous desert territory to retrieve a medicine kit from the plane. When the Emir is treated and recovers, the Martins are freed.
Pages:
14.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson
Inks:
Jerry Robinson
Letters:
Ben Oda
Notes:
Leo Dorfman script identification, Jerry Robinson art identification and Ben Oda lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Corrected script identification by David Porta (September 2013).
Title:
The Raiders
Characters:
Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); Bo Gyi (bandit leader); Burmese Bandits
Synopsis:
Po Yin and Kyan Zit happen upon a gang of bandits in the forest who plot to employ the two wanderers in a raid on a nearby village. Po Yin however alerts the villagers to the impending raid and the bandits are routed. Bo Gyi vows to avenge himself upon Po Yin.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson
Inks:
Jerry Robinson
Letters:
Ben Oda
Notes:
Script, art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).
Gaylord Du Bois script credit confirmed as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification confirmed by David Porta (September 2013).
Title:
The Mighty Hunter
Characters:
Simba; Kiro (Simba's human companion); Rogue Elephant
Synopsis:
Simba the dog is the butt of village jokes because of his diminutiveness but he proves himself a mighty hunter when he finds food and water for the villagers.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Tom Gill (header illustration); ? (assistant)
Inks:
Tom Gill (header illustration); ? (assistant)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).
Title:
The Milk of Human Kindness
Characters:
Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Shakou (witch doctor); Ram Singh (shopkeeper in Unshi); Villagers; Hippopotamus; Crocodile
Synopsis:
The Martins have a Farm Assistance Program task at the village of Gelwa but Ruth publicly embarasses a witch doctor on the docks when she urges him to use sanitary methods selling and dispensing his goat milk. In retaliation for his humiliation, the witch doctor tries to kill the Martins with magic, throws a piece of poisoned meat through the window for Lassie, and sabotages a rickety bridge the Martins must cross as they return to the village from a gift-buying trip to Unshi. The bridge holds until the Martins cross, but the witch doctor stumbles between a hippopotamus and a crocodile in his confusion and only escapes the danger with Lassie's help. Ruth presents the witch doctor with a new aluminum pail, ladle, paper cups, and stool.
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson
Inks:
Jerry Robinson
Letters:
Ben Oda
Notes:
Leo Dorfman script identification, Jerry Robinson art identification and Ben Oda lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Corrected script identification by David Porta (September 2013).
Title:
Peoples of Africa, Number 3: The Pygmies
Synopsis:
Article about the Pygmies with five black and white illustrations.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
inside back cover
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).
Title:
Lassie Pin-Up No. 2
Characters:
Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Synopsis:
Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy examining a primitive statue. Same pic as front cover but without the spot illustration and typography.
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