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Issue Details

Issue #44
Published October 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); Champion (horse, photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Champion (horse, photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes Inside front cover Gene Autry with Champion and a young colt

24 page Gene Autry story "The Mystery-Voice Bandits"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ranger; Ranger Pop Peters; Ranger Rogers; Ray Rogers; Ranger Captain Dan; Mister Allison (villain); Ray Madigan
Synopsis Two rangers carrying payrolls are shot, one dead, and the other mortally wounded. Before he dies he tells Gene he could recognice the voice of the robber as the son of the Ranger Chief...
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

16 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the No-Good Killer"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Earl Bond; Snick (villain); Flappjack Hobbs; Rance Lawson (villain); Doc Charles Hollis; Dad Tyler; Hannah Tyler
Synopsis Rance Lawson and his gunmen are taking control over rangeland, ranches and all, by demanding sky-high taxes. They shoot up and burn out every settler who will not "cooperate"...
Genre Western

2 page text story "Plenty o´Punishment"

Characters Lee Fenwick; Otis Knapp
Synopsis Fenwick and Knapp have a longstanding quarrel, and nobody knew why, until one day they bet on foot-racing each other...
Genre Western
Notes Copyright, 1950, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

5 page story "The Killer´s Match"

Characters Red Hammond; Hank (inmate); Doc; Sheriff
Synopsis Red Hammond, known as "The Killer", sets the stage for a jailbreak. He escapes, but his hideout gets unexpected visitors...
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan ?
Inks Till Goodan ?
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) "Wanted! Boys and Girls that act fast for a Money-Saving offer..."

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ?; ? (photo)
Inks ?; ? (photo)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover. Offer: "Free 5 Photos of Gene Autry" One photo of Gene Autry, and some small drawings

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover Gene Autry with lariat and branding iron