Issue | #1211 |
Published | September-November 1961 |
Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "77 SUNSET STRIP, No. 1211." Code number is 77 SUNSET.S.O.S. #1211-618. Copyright 1961 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. |
Characters | Stu Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr., photo); Jeff Spencer (as played by Roger Smith, photo); Kookie (as played by Edd Byrnes, photo) |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Stu Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr., photo); Jeff Spencer (as played by Roger Smith, photo); Kookie (as played by Edd Byrnes, photo); Rex Randolph (as played by Richard Long, photo) |
Synopsis | Previews of the three stories in the issue. |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Russ Manning; ? (photos) |
Inks | Russ Manning; ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and one panel preview for each story with typeset text underneath. |
Characters | Jeff Spencer; Stu Bailey; Kookie |
Synopsis | Stu and Jeff investigate a series of "accidents" that have been plaguing a carnival. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Notes | The name "Vern Coriell" appears on a sideshow sign in the splash panel. Coriell was a well-known ERB/Tarzan fan and creator of "The Burroughs Bulletin" and a friend of Manning's. Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Kookie; Stu Bailey; Jeff Spencer |
Synopsis | Kookie borrows Stu's car for a date at a fancy restaurant. After the meal, the pair is carjacked by a cop-killer, who forces them to drive to the Mexican border. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Notes | Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Rex Randolph; Stu Bailey; Jeff Spencer |
Synopsis | A camera store is robbed, but a customer has movie film of the front of the robber's car with its license plate number. The problem is the owner doesn't know who the customer is. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Notes | Rex Randolph from the "Bourbon Street Beat" TV series is the main character, though he's addressed only as "Rex." Randolph made cross-over appearances on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Synopsis | History of collecting criminals' photos into a "mug file." |
Genre | fact |
Script | Eric Friewald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. "77 Sunset Strip" logo is on the feature, but the characters do not appear. Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Synopsis | Explanation of the term "Draconic laws." |
Genre | fact |
Script | Eric Friewald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustration. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Script | Eric Friewald; Robert Schaefer |
Pencils | Russ Manning |
Inks | Russ Manning |
Notes | Back cover. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 8. |
Pencils | Russ Heath [as RH] (signed) |
Inks | Russ Heath [as RH] (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary soldiers and equipment for $1.98 from a post office box in Carle Place, Long Island, N.Y. This ad replaces Sequence 7 in some copies. |