Issue Details

Issue	#75
Published	May 1953
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

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

1 page Whitman Publishing Company advertisement "These Whitman Books are Just For Fun!"

Notes

On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Mystery of Gallows Pass"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Sheriff Ross; Baldy Jenkins; John Titan (corpse); Mike; Black Bear; Jeff Crawley (villain); Jose (villain); Lars (villain); Vic (villain)
Genre	Western

2 page text story "The Pancake Trap"

Characters	Pop Walters; The Butcher [John Polland] (villain)
Genre	Western
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page story "The Lucky Guitar"

Characters	Walt Baker; Silas; Bones
Genre	Western
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

15 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Murder Mountain Mine"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Penelope (a mule); Sheriff Tim; Black Cloud; Burdick (villain); Yancy (villain)
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page text article "Border Patrol"

Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey, pardners! Get your Dell Comics Club Lucky Penny Pocket Piece free"

Characters	Gene Autry (photo)
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Notes	Subscription page for Gene Autry Comics.

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Scooter" Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees

Characters	Scooter [Phil Rizzuto]; New York Yankees
Genre	Sports
Notes	Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring New York Yankees second baseman Phil Rizzuto. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.