Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	March 1951
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Virginia Provisiero
Notes	Indexed from a scanned copy.

Cover Details - "The Drygulching Desperados!"

Characters	Rocky Lane
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Indexed from a scanned copy.

1 page Daisy air rifles advertisement "Shoot Safe Buddy!"

Synopsis	Ad for Daisy air rifles.
Notes	Inside front cover.

9 page Rocky Lane story "X Marks the Spot"

Genre

Western

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Special Offer"

Synopsis

Offer to order an autographed picture of Rocky Lane and Black Jack.

1 page Roping 'N' Riding with Allan "Rocky" Lane letters page "It's mighty good to be riding your way once again..."

Genre	Western
Script	Allan "Rocky" Lane (credited)

1 page Sagebrush filler "Well Timed"

Genre

Humor; Western

Half page Scotch Cellophane tape advertisement "Make a Treasure Chest"

Synopsis

Ad for how to make a treasure chest with Scotch Cellophane tape.

Half page Music Loving Loring filler "Let's go in this restaurant and eat, Loring!"

Genre

Humor

7 page Rocky Lane story "The Drygultching Desperados"

Genre

Western

Half page Dubble Bubble advertisement "Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"

Script	Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
Pencils	Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
Inks	Ray Thompson [as Ray T]

Half page Lunatic Loonan filler "It's sure raining hard!"

Characters	Lunatic Loonan [as Napoleon]
Synopsis	Loonan, inside an insane asylum and dressed as Napoleon, wonders why a man is fishing in the rain.
Genre	Humor

4 page Dee Dickens story "The Doctor's Dilemma"

Genre

Humor

6 page Rocky Lane story "The Bridge of Death"

Genre

Western

Half page Captain Video promo (ad from the publisher) "For the First Time in a Comic Magazine!"

Genre

Science Fiction

1 page Black Jack's Hitching Post filler "You know, pards, honor and horses go together!"

Characters	Black Jack; Rocky Lane
Genre	Fact

1 page Gopherface filler "The Mad Hatter!"

Genre	Humor; Western
Script	Lit-Win ?
Pencils	Lit-Win ?
Inks	Lit-Win ?

4 page Roamy and Julie story "Our engagement is off, Roamy!"

Genre

Humor

2 page text story "Coward's Comeback"

Genre	Western
Script	Tracy Lee (credited)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Tracy Lee is likely a pen-name.

8 page Rocky Lane story "Death's Hoax"

Genre

Western

1 page Mechanix Illustrated advertisement "Hey Gang!"

Synopsis	Ad for building model cars with plans from Mechanix Illustrated.
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page American Seed Company advertisement "Get Your Prize"

Synopsis	Ad for American Seed Company.
Notes	On back cover of comic.