White Indian was the collection of comics in which Frazetta had worked on for the longest time.
In November of 1949, it was first published in the comics’ magazine Durango Kid (Magazine Enterprises) with an unknown scriptwriter.
In this period, Frazetta unleashed his fascination for strong and muscular heroes and hand-to-hand fighting.
Story line
White Indian, the title of the collection, tells the story of Dan Brand, a wealthy citizen from Philadelphia whose bride has been killed on the day of their wedding by a bloody and dangerous admirer.
After this terrible event, Brad is going to chase the killer through the interior of the United States which is rebelling against the British Empire. In this adventure, Brad will join an Indian tribe that has been the victim of the same villain.
Dan Brand and his young Indian mate Tipi will have to use their brain and athletic skills to stop British bandits, pirates and British soldiers in entertaining adventure stories, which have been illustrated by one of the great icons of folk art of the twentieth century, the great Frank Frazetta.
The scriptwriter is not officially accredited, but it is suspected of being a collaborator of Frazetta called Ray Krank. He will show us different Indian tribes moving alternately between the Seven Years War and the War of Independence. A Historic character allied with the White Indian will be the protagonist: he is George Washington.
Magazine Enterprises made a reissue in Comic Books in 1953 with 12 of the 17 stories published in Durango Kids magazine.
Frank Frazetta
(Brooklyn, N.Y., February 9, 1928 - May 10, 2010) was an American painter, cartoonist and illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy.
His designs marked an epoch in series such as Conan and Mad Max, which were copied by genre illustrators around the world.
He published his first stories in comic books (The Snowman) in 1944, when he was 16. Later he made series for DC Comics ("The Shining Knight" in Adventure Comics), ME ("White Indian" in Durango Kid), the classic covers of Buck Rogers and he also worked with Dan Barry in the Flash Gordon series.
Between 1965 and 1973, his creative explosion took place while working for Warren Publishing. He has left his mark on many of the current Sci-Fi illustrators (Jeff Jones, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Whelan, Don Maitz, Boris Vallejo, etc.) with a new and dynamic ¨Frazetta¨ style. At this time, he also worked as a posterist in various films.
Frank Frazetta died on May 10, 2010, at the age of 82, a victim of a stroke.
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Summary
· Durango Kid 01 "Way back, when our country was young..." (7 pages).Script: Gardner Fox | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed). [October-November] 1949.
· Durango Kid 02 Blood on the Frontier! (7 pages) Script: Gardner Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed).[December] 1949 - [January 1950]
· Durango Kid 03 The War of the River! (7 pages) Script: Gardner Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed, pp 1, 4-7);? (pp 2, 3) February-March 1950.
· Durango Kid 03 Dan Brand and Tipi [White Indian] Script: Gardner F. Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed) April-May 1950.
· Durango Kid 04 Brothers of the Wilderness (7 pages)Script: Gardner F. Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed) April-May 1950.
· Durango Kid 05 Trees of Death! (7 pages) Script: Gardner Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed). June-July 1950.
· Durango Kid 06 Pirate Fury! (7 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed)August-September 1950.
· Durango Kid 07 The Battle of the Dungeons! (7 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed) October-November 1950
· Durango Kid 08 Massacre! (7 pages)cript: Gardner Fox? | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed); Al Williamson December-January 1950
· Durango Kid 09 Tory Treachery (7 pages) Script: Gardner Fox | Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed);? February-March 1951
· Durango Kid 10 Sleep of Death (8 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed) April-May 1951
· Durango Kid 11 The Blood of Valley Forge! (7 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed) June-July 1951
· Durango Kid 12 Shootin' Through! (8 pages) Script: Gardner F. Fox? | Pencils: Joe Certa | Inks: John Belfi August-September 1951
· Durango Kid 13 The Trail of the Traitor! (7 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed);? October-November 1951
· Durango Kid 14 Voyage into Danger! (8 pages) Script: Gardner Fox | Pencils: Frank Frazetta | Inks: Frank Frazetta December 1951-January 1952
· Durango Kid 15 The White Wolf (6 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed) | Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed);? February-March 1952
· Durango Kid 16 The Underworld of the Wilderness! (7 pages) Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed)
