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Issue Details

Issue #775
Published March 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD; 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "SIR LANCELOT AND BRIAN, No. 775." Code number is S.L.+B. O.S. #775-573. Copyright 1957 by California National Productions, Inc. Based on the 1956-57 TV series "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot." Versions exist with 10 cent and 15 cent cover prices.

Cover Details - "The Knight of the Red Plume"

Characters Sir Lancelot (as played by William Russell, photo); Brian (as played by Robert Scroggins, photo)
Genre period
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page Sir Lancelot and Brian foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Round Table"

Characters Sir Lancelot (as played by William Russell, photo); Brian (as played by Robert Scroggins, photo)
Synopsis Preview of the first story.
Genre period
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos and typeset text.

16 page Sir Lancelot and Brian story "The Knight of the Red Plume"

Characters Sir Lancelot; Merlin; King Arthur; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay; Sir Lionel; Sir Christopher; Guinevere (cameo)
Synopsis Sir Lancelot goes to Camelot to seek to join the Knights of the Round Table. He is challenged to a duel by Sir Gawain, who believes him to be "The Knight of the Red Plume" who wreaked havoc on King Arthur's Knights during a recent battle.
Genre period
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Letters typeset
Notes Introduction to series. Brian, the squire, is listed in the logo, but does not appear in this story.

15 page Sir Lancelot and Brian story "The Ferocious Fathers"

Characters Sir Lancelot; Brian (intro); King Arthur; Merlin
Synopsis Brian, kitchen boy of Urgan the Strong, goes to Camelot to ask for help from King Arthur to protect his master from Lelias the Mighty. Arthur sends Lancelot, who finds himself in the middle of a feud between two families.
Genre period
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Letters typeset
Notes Intro of Brian, Lancelot's squire.

Half page Indian Fighter promo (ad from the publisher) "The War Between the States was over..."

Characters Lee Hunter (cameo); Reb Stuart (cameo)
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes Promo for Lee Hunter Indian Fighter Four Color #779. Line-drawn version of the painted cover is depicted.

1 page filler "The Tourney"

Synopsis Facts about Medieval tournaments.
Genre fact; period; sports
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.

1 page filler "The Castle"

Synopsis Description of the location and layout of King Arthur's Castle.
Genre period; fact
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Panels with typeset text underneath.