Issue | #791 |
Published | April 1957 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "THE 77th BENGAL LANCERS, No. 791." Code number is B.LANCERS O.S. #791-574. Copyright 1957 by Screen Gems, Inc. Based on the 1956-57 "Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers" TV series. |
Characters | Lt. Michael Rhodes (as played by Philip Carey, photo); Lt. William Storm (as played by Warren Stevens, photo) |
Genre | period |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Colors | ? (photos) |
Characters | Lt. Michael Rhodes (as played by Philip Carey, photo); Lt. William Storm (as played by Warren Stevens, photo) |
Synopsis | Preview of the story. |
Genre | period |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from the TV series with typeset text. |
Characters | Lt. Michael Rhodes; Lt. William Storm; Yakoob Ali (villain) |
Synopsis | The Lancers go to Landibari, in mountainous northwest India, to receive a present of gold for Queen Victoria. When they arrive they find that the town has been sacked and the gold stolen by the bandits of Yakoob Ali. |
Genre | period; adventure |
Characters | Lt. Michael Rhodes; Lt. William Storm; Col. Standish |
Synopsis | The Lancers go to Ranigunj, under the pretense of playing a polo match, in order to take the young nephew of an ailing maharajah, who is in line to become ruler but has a deadly enemy in his adult cousin who wants to be the choice for the throne. |
Genre | period; adventure |
Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." |
Synopsis | Brief description of the history and rules of polo. |
Genre | fact; sports |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. |
Synopsis | Short history of the Bengal Lancers. |
Genre | fact; period |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Hand-drawn map of India with typeset text underneath. |