Issue Details

Issue	#39
Published	March-April 1958
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)
Notes	first "Timmy" issue

Cover Details

Characters	Lassie
Synopsis	Full-page photo of Lassie looking to her left.
Genre	adventure; animal; children
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)

1 page text article "Spring on the Farm"

Synopsis	Illustrated article about farm life in the spring.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover

9 page Lassie story "The Runaway"

Characters	Lassie; Jeff Miller; Ellen Miller (Jeff's mother); Gramps Miller (Jeff's grandfather); Timmy; Mr. and Mrs. Clausen (Timmy's uncle and aunt); Miss Bovard (social worker)
Synopsis	The Millers find a runaway boy hiding in their barn.
Genre	adventure; animal; children
Letters	typeset
Notes	based on a 1957 television episode that introduced child actor Jon Provost to the CBS television series "Lassie"

9 page Lassie story "A Lesson in Flames"

Characters	Lassie; Timmy; Jeff Miller; Ellen Miller (Jeff's mother); Gramps Miller (Jeff's grandfather); Porky (Jeff's friend)
Synopsis	Timmy accidentally sets a treehouse on fire.
Genre	adventure; animal; children
Letters	typeset

1 page text story "Big Enough"

Characters	Spot; Freddy Benson; Jim Benson
Synopsis	Spot saves Freddy and his father from a rattle snake.
Genre	adventure; animal; children
Pencils	? (header illustration)
Inks	? (header illustration)
Colors	? (header illustration)
Letters	typeset

4 page Blaze story "The Battle of the Bulls"

Characters	Blaze; Satan; Emperor; Truck Drivers
Synopsis	Blaze is caught between two battling bulls.
Genre	adventure; animal; children
Letters	typeset

8 page Lassie story "Challenge of the Wild"

Characters	Lassie; Timmy; Jeff Miller; Ellen Miller (Jeff's mother); Gramps Miller (Jeff's grandfather); Porky (Jeff's friend); Wolf Pup; Mother Wolf
Synopsis	Timmy brings home a wolf pup.
Letters	typeset