Issue | #270 |
Published | March 1950 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "Zane Grey's DRIFT FENCE, No. 270." Code number is Z.G.O.S. #270-503. Copyright 1950 by Zane Grey, Inc. |
Characters | Jim Traft |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Morris Gollub ? |
Inks | Morris Gollub ? |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Facts about the chuck wagons used to feed cowboys on the range. |
Genre | western; fact |
Pencils | Till Goodan |
Inks | Till Goodan |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. |
Characters | Big Jim Traft; Jim Traft (his nephew); Molly Dunn; Slinger Dunn; Hack Jocelyn |
Synopsis | At his uncle's request, Jim Traft comes to the Diamond Outfit, where he is to be in charge of building one hundred miles of fence to keep the ranch's cattle from straying. He has to win the respect of his men while fending off those who don't want the free range fenced. |
Genre | western |
Script | Zane Grey (original story); ? (comic adaptation) |
Notes | Adapted from the 1929 novel, "The Drift Fence," by Zane Grey. A sequel to this story, "Hash Knife Outfit," was adapted as "Range War" in Four Color #555 (May-July 1954). |
Synopsis | Facts about the "Hackamore" and "Snaffle Bit," harnesses used while breaking horses. |
Genre | western; fact |
Pencils | Till Goodan (signed) |
Inks | Till Goodan (signed) |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. |
Characters | Molly Dunn |
Synopsis | A girl cringes against a saddle on a fence, with the shadow outline of the two cowboys fighting (image from the front cover) in the background. |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
Inks | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
Colors | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Promo for the story. Same artist as front cover. |