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Issue Details

Issue #41
Published July 1950
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes Inside front cover. Gene Autry with gun.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Vanishing Herd"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Jules Blake; Marshal Benton; Caleb Grant; Pete Galway; Nate
Synopsis Gene is warned to keep out of Lost Valley if he wants to live, and is even shot at, but he is sent by The Cattlemens Association to investigate som cattle rustling, and is not scared off...
Genre Western
Notes Art comments by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

16 page Gene Autry story "The Baron of Bitter Creek"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Rusty Carlin; Molly Gray; Ted Gray; King Donovan (villain); Chad (villain); Arkie (villain); Peters
Synopsis A cattle baron is trying to run homesteaders out of Bitter Creek Valley, and Gene is sent by the Government Land Agent to investigate...
Genre Western
Notes Art comments by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "Mighty Strange"

Characters Old-Timer; Mister Wilson; Marcel Ledoux; Pierre Ledoux; Elsie Ledoux
Synopsis The old-timer is going to tell a strange story about a golden cross deeply embedded in a rock's face
Genre Western
Letters Typeset
Notes Copyright, 1950, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Two illustrations

5 page story "Too Blamed Easy"

Characters Al (villain); Trig (villain); Banker Morton; Rocky Davis; Sheriff
Synopsis Rocky Davis and the Banker, are setting a trap for the pay roll robbers by using a decoy strongbox...
Genre Western
Pencils Pete Alvarado ?
Inks Pete Alvarado ?
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23) Half of the last page has a promo ad from the publisher: Subscribe now-Mail this Coupon Today!

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Big round-Up! for BOYS & GIRLS FREE..."

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover. Membership Certificate and Emblem of the Dell Comics Club! One photo of Gene Autry, and some small drawings

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Colt (a horse, photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover Gene Autry and a young colt that looks like Champion, but smaller.