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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