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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published January 1949
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes Copyright, 1948, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Champion (photo; a horse)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "For a Rootin' Tootin' Christmas Gift"

Characters Santa Claus
Notes On inside front cover in black, white and red.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Lost Towns"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Bill Emory; Whitey (a horse); Eli Fielding (death); Jed Fielding (death); Lige Fielding; John Fielding; Mary Lou; Jim Dodson (flashback); Hannah Fielding [also as Hannah Emory] (flashback)
Synopsis First line:"Fireworks-in this back-of- beyond country! There isn´t a town in fifty miles!"
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

2 page text story "Nothing's Ever Perfect"

Characters Sheriff Don Leigh; Oliver Reddy; Tom Bennett; Waldo Gant (villain)
Synopsis First line:"Help! Murder!"
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright 1948 by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page story "Lucky Hunch"

Characters Mr. Calhoun; Randy Thorpe; Mr. Hammond; Shardie [Lafe Siddon] (villain); Bronc Dawson (villain)
Synopsis First line:"Nice lookin´beef you got there, Calhoun!"
Genre Western
Pencils Jesse Marsh
Inks Jesse Marsh
Notes Copyright 1948 by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes On inside back cover in black and white.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover.