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497September 1953
$0.10

Four Color #497

Dell · September 1953 · on sale 1953-08-04

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#497
Issue title
The Sword of Zorro
Publication date
September 1953
Key date
1953-09-00
On-sale date
1953-08-04
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Sword of Zorrocover1pencils: ? (painting); inks: ? (painting); colors: ? (painting)Zorro [Don Diego Vega]
1Lunge and Parrycomic story1pencils: Everett Kinstler; inks: Everett Kinstler
2The Sword of Zorrocomic story34pencils: Everett Kinstler; inks: Everett KinstlerZorro [Don Diego Vega]; Bernardo; Don Alejandro Vega; Senor Barrazo; Pedro (servant at Barrazo Ranch, death); Panchita Conchola; Don Vincente Conchola; Governor of California; The Night Riders [Colonel Marianas (death); others are un-named Troop Cavalry members] (villains); Carla Montoya (villain);

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CollectionYear
Sword of Zorro #12002On eBay ›
Zorro - The Complete Dell Pre-Code Comics Adventures #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61345-066-6
2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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