| Issue | #1263 |
| Published | December 1961 - February 1962 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "77 SUNSET STRIP, No. 1263." Code number is 77 S.S. O.S. #1263-6111. Copyright 1961 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. This issue exists in two versions. One has 3.5 pages of ads and a one-page promo. See the index for Four Color #1263 [ad]. |
| Characters | Jeff Spencer (as played by Roger Smith, photo); Kookie (as played by Edd Byrnes, photo); [as Stuart Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., photo) |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Indicia title is "77 SUNSET STRIP, No. 1263." Code number is 77 S.S. O.S. #1263-6111. Copyright 1961 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. This issue exists in two versions. One has 3.5 pages of ads and a one-page promo. See the index for Four Color #1263 [ad]. |
| Characters | Stu Bailey; Kookie |
| Synopsis | Preview of the two main stories in the issue. |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | Russ Manning; ? (photos) |
| Inks | Russ Manning; ? (photos) |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by a promo in some copies. |
| Characters | Stuart Bailey; Kookie; Lieutenant Gilmore |
| Synopsis | Kookie, laid up with a leg injury, is using a telescope to pass the time studying astronomy when he accidentally focuses the telescope on an apparent shooting. However, when he, Stu, and Lt. Gilmore go to the address, they find no evidence of any crime. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Russ Manning |
| Inks | Russ Manning |
| Notes | Story premise possibly swiped from the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Rear Window." Panel on page 14 of the story has a sign with the radio call letters of KDOE--Doe was the name of Manning's wife. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | Stu Bailey; Kookie |
| Synopsis | Kookie translates a hip-language letter for Stu. |
| 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). This sequence is replaced by a centerfold ad in some copies. |
| Characters | Jeff Spencer; Rex Randolph |
| Synopsis | Jeff and Rex investigate the disappearance of Jennie Jordan and get caught up in a complex family dispute involving her niece and nephew. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Russ Manning |
| Inks | Russ Manning |
| Notes | Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Half of the last page is replaced by an ad in some copies. |
| Characters | Hans Lippershey; Galileo |
| Synopsis | History of the telescope. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Russ Manning |
| Inks | Russ Manning |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with text underneath. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Russ Manning (signed R. M.) |
| Inks | Russ Manning (signed R. M.) |
| 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. |