Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1952-1959 Dell) comic books 1950-1959

Painted cover art. Article on a Tree Topper's job, art by Frank Thorne. Treacherous Journey; Two fugitive sailors leave a trail of dead bodies in their attempt to escape the authorities. The Mystery Boy; Sgt. Preston saves a young man from drowning and takes him home, only to discover that the man he rescued has amnesia. Cave-In; A man causes a cave-in in an attempt to kill his uncle. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Great White Bear article, art by Frank Thorne. Man on the Trail; Sergeant Preston and Private Downey are on their way to Blizzard Creek to find a dozen men with criminal record and escort them back to the border. Rainbow Gold; The stage has been robbed and the guard killed, and the driver swears he knows the killer is Mike Brady. White Water; They say Johnny Elk has got a fortune cached so he don't have to pan dust any more, and now two men are going to tackle the old-timer for his gold. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. The Arctic Owl, art by Frank Thorne. The Trial of Gold; An old prospector is taking his gold dust to White Horse; As there are too many thieves on the trail to travel safely alone, Sergeant Preston is trailing along. Yukon King Returns; Bringing serum to an isolated Indian village, Sergeant Preston is hindered by breaking ice and has to send along his dog, Yukon King, with the serum tied to its body. King Proves his Worth; Two bankrobbers on the run by dog team with Preston on their trail in the snow; He is ambushed and Yukon King set off for help. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Canadian Mountie article, art by Till Goodan. Trail of a Killer; A mountie and one fur thief have been killed and the trapper Arkavok wounded; the one remaining killer escapes with Preston on his trail. The Ghost in the Window; The safe of the mining company has been busted, and some of the robbers head for the old haunted cabin on the Cliff Trail. The New Recruits; Old Walker and his grandson have witnessed the murder and robbery of Matt Johnson; the killer is arrested, but is busted from jail by a partner. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Sergeant Preston's Arctic Diary article, art by Frank Thorne. The Trader's Ransom; Red Carney wants to buy Jim Kenyon's trading post, but Jim knows the Indians won't get a square deal from that crook if he sells. The Missing Heir; Howard Holley has been sent from England to find a certain young man who is the heir to the lands of the late Earl of Richland. The Long Trail; While camping for the night, Preston is allerted by his dog; he finds a man in the snow with a gunshot wound; at the same moment a bushwacker appears, having trailed the wounded man. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Musk Ox article, art by Frank Thorne. A Fight for the Future; Young Tom has been doped by Joe Hammer, and has signed the deed to his mining claim without remembering it. McAllister's Bonanza; Old McAllister is a sick man; after three years of panning, he has struck a rich vein of gold; on his way to Dawson City with the map and a letter to his family, he is found dead by two ne'er-do-wells; they steal his map and will try to locate the mine. Stand-in for Cheeka; Jimmy has to sell his dog to get fare money to California for his sick mother. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. The Calumet Gold Robberies; the mine owner claims that three gold robberies have been reported by his foreman to the police, but they have done nothing about it; it appears the foreman has lied to the owner, and Preston will investigate. The Shelf Ridge Incident; Ted has found gold on the border of his claim; he and Gramps start for town to file his new claim, while his wife and kid are staying at home with the gold. The Stolen Horse; a stranger appears at the cabin of Hank Clawson to swap his horse; he takes out a moosehide purse with gold to pay, but Hank recognizes it as his partner's, and draws his gun. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Hunting the Walrus, art by Frank Thorne. The Lucky Pup; Two strangers want to buy Bert Richford's claim, and he brings them home to his cabin; Preston is on the trail of the two for bank robbery and when he approaches the cabin, they take young Jimmy as hostage and hide in the mine tunnel. The Malemute; Two men rob the safe of Wallace's safe, but when making the sled ready for the getaway, their Malemuke dog tears a piece of one of the men's jacket; Preston finds it, and his dog now has a clue to catch them. The Missing Express Driver; The Express sled is found abandoned; both the driver and its gold shipment is missing; suspicion falls on Jim Manley, the substitute young driver from the Express Office. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Arctic Ice article, art by Frank Thorne. Sergeant Preston; Preston's origin story. The Gift of Panamint starring Sergeant Preston and Yukon King. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Emergency Rations article, art by Frank Thorne; description of Sourdough, pemmican and the French cache to store food. The Traitor; After a holdup in a mining town, Scar Norton and his gang intend to hole up in the cabin of Danny Merrill, who is no friend of the Mounties. The Gold Map; The old miner Joe Bass, left a map over his buried gold; a girl and her friend tries to get it by shooting the Constable who have it for safekeeping, but they fail; now Preston is making a fake map to trap the attackers. The Hidden Cabin; Sergeant Preston is on the trail of two wanted men somewhere ahead of him in the blizzard. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Dell Distinguished Achievement Award and A Pledge to Parents. The Burning Forest; Buck Murtry is peddling and gambling with the Indians without licence, and is now arrested for assault with intent to kill Father Duval. Passage for Panamint; Old Panamint wants to buy a passage back to the States; he is short of money till he finds a hundred dollar bill in a mitten belonging to Mr. Blanchard. Trail to the Unknown; In an argument over payment, Jim Brannan hits Sim Walleck and is tricked into believing that he has killed him. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Forest Fires article. Wall of Flame; Sergeant Preston must brave a forest fire to save an old prospector from a pair of claim-jumpers. Buried Treasure; Sgt. Preston heads a rescue team searching for two shipwrecked professors and discovers they have been taken captive by a band of criminals who think the professors can lead them to a buried treasure. A Many Shoot-Gun text story. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Alaskan Brown Bear article. The Snowshoe Trail, art by Alberto Giolitti; Sgt. Preston talks to trappers whose traps are being raided by unknown bandits. Sergeant Preston and the Lonesome Boy, art by Alberto Giolitti; A wounded Sgt. Preston tracks a claim jumper. Gift of the Snows text story. The Stranded Child starring Yukon King, art by Alberto Giolitti. Ad for Indian Chief comic book. Eskimo Ways text article. Macallister's Bonanza--Sergeant Preston's Case Histories back cover, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Sourdough--Sergeant Preston's Yukon Diary article. How He Found Yukon King, art by Alberto Giolitti; Sergeant Preston recalls how he found Yukon King as a pup. The Ice Jam; Sergeant Preston warns a couple that their cabin is built in a perilous location. The Ice Ship text story. Leader of the Wolf Pack starring Gray Wolf. Ad for Indian Chief comic book. Walrus Hunting article. Man without a Gun starring Sergeant Preston, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Fiddler," "Cornered," and "The Highgraders." Gray Wolf back-up, "Leader of the Wolf Pack." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Article on the life of the seal in the Arctic. The Fire at Level Landing; Trader Thompson will set up a real store with fair prices at Level Landing, but Varney's Mercantile House is trying to blow him up before he starts. The Rabbit's Foot; John Lawton has come to Dawson City to make up a score with the man who framed him. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. The Price of Greed; The cash for the pelt shipments is stolen and the dog team driver wounded. Wisdom of the Hunter article about Eskimos. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Article on the freezing cold permafrost in the Arctic. The Whispering Raven; Preston is on the trail of two Express robbers, when he comes across the pet raven of Pop Diston; it whispers "trouble," and Preston and his team set out to learn what the trouble is. The Bush Tramp; Preston is following the thieving bush tramp from cabin to cabin, and by taking a short cut to the next one, he gets his man. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. The Burned Cabin; Two brothers in a brawl over the division of their late father's property; it is more worth than they imagine, and they have to fight crooks instead of each other. Eskimo Table Manners article. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Trapper on the Trail article. The Luck of Horseshoe Island; When the ice breaks up on the river, the water will flood Horseshoe Island, and Miles and his wife are trapped there. The Mysterious Mine; Jim's partner has hired two men to kill him and his wife so he can take over the rich mine for himself. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. The Thieving Dog; Shamus has been robbed, with he and his dog left for dead by the robbers; they come to and hide in a cave where young Donnie finds them. Yukon Weather article. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15 cent test market edition. Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Trapper on the Trail article. The Luck of Horseshoe Island; When the ice breaks up on the river, the water will flood Horseshoe Island, and Miles and his wife are trapped there. The Mysterious Mine; Jim's partner has hired two men to kill him and his wife so he can take over the rich mine for himself. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. The Thieving Dog; Shamus has been robbed, with he and his dog left for dead by the robbers; they come to and hide in a cave where young Donnie finds them. Yukon Weather article. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. River Ambush; Constable Winter is bringing in the outlaw, Gunnison, when he is shot from the bush and knocked off his horse; he goes over the rim into the river, but is rescued by Preston and his dog; now Preston sets out after the outlaws. Untitled Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. Untitled Sergeant Preston story; The mail team has fallen off the trail and is found by two bush tramps; they search the mail for valuables and find a letter about some gold. Untitled Yukon King story. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. A Wolf Named Rob; Dave takes a wolf cub as company for the summer when his brother is away, and he calls it Robinson Crusoe. Snow Blind; The Graysons are held in captivity by a man who will force them to take him to their gold strike. The Two-Way Trap; three jailbirds have held up the store and stolen money, weapons and clothes; they left behind their jail clothes, and that was their blunder. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Night Hunt; an outbreak of dog napping in Cut Bank. The Matchstick Marauder; Graham surprises a man lurking outside his store with a rifle; the man shoots at Graham and disappears, only dropping a matchstick as clue. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. Holdup at Indian Ridge; close on the track of two escaped outlaws, Sergeant Preston pushes his team of huskies through a blinding snowstorm. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Smugglers' Cache; a U.S. Marshal warns Sergeant Preston of stolen goods coming across the border, and that the smugglers are suspected murderers; he then comes across the smugglers' cache in an old mine drift. Gold for Ashes; A young boy has escaped from two bush tramps and furthieves, and tells Preston that his father is still tied up on the sled driven by the tramps. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. Vanished Evidence; Ole Olsen is framed for the killing of his friend, Sven Svenson. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Ma Green's Bonanza; Ma Green's map of old Dan Billing's mine has been stolen, and Preston loses no time in following the thieves. Trail to Danger; Old Burroughs tries to hook some more suckers to go back with him to stake claims to the Lost Siwash Mine, and then he tries to kill them with dynamite. Avalanche text story. Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack story. A Cry in the Night; When Yukon King finds Canby's puppy outside the cabin, Preston know Canby has unwanted visitors: two escaped murderers. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. The Cabin Raider; Three killings and bear tracks outside, but pelts are stolen; it must be a human with bear paws on his feet. The Blue Fox Pelt; Two outlaws are trying to steal the furs from Tom Westill, thinking he has the $ 5.000 pelt that's been advertised for. Double Rescue; Bringing news for Braddock, Preston finds him with a broken leg in a bear cave not far from his cabin. Yukon King story. Pursuit text story. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Sergeant Preston [as played by Dick Simmons]. Forbidden Trails; A Yukon River steamer is held up by river pirates, and the shipments of bullion, gold dust and bank cash is lowered into a life boat and carried away. Yukon King story. Smoke Screen; Preston and his dog are on the trail of two Express Company robbers, and it leads them to an abandoned trapper cabin. The Tenderfoot text story. Gray Wolf Leader of the Pack story. A Howl from the Hills; Trader Storey is afraid of the jailbird Chuck-A-Chuck, but when his son is missing, Chuck-A-Chuck is the one who helps find him. 150 Civil War Soldiers ad. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.