Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	July-September 1956
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Johnny Mack Brown; Bill Elliott; Rex Allen; Jock Mahoney
Synopsis	Floating heads cover with line-drawn art in the upper right and lower left corners of the cover.
Genre	Western
Pencils	photos; ?
Inks	photos; ?
Colors	photos; ?

2 page Roaring Towns of the West text story "Downieville"

Synopsis	A short history of Downieville.
Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	This story begins on the inside front cover and concludes on the inside back cover.

14 page Roy Rogers and Trigger story "Crossed Trails"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Trigger; Ben Nye; Ghost Carr; Lafe Conner; Hoke Brown
Synopsis	Roy wants to know why a local businessman in Mineral City doesn't want an ex-con to return to his ranch outside town.
Genre	Western

1 page text article "The Trap within a Trap"

Characters	A short account of Colonel Grierson's encounter with Chief Victorio of the Apache tribe.
Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset

14 page Gene Autry story "Sierra Raiders"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion; Pete Fraser; Ann Fraser
Synopsis	Gene helps a mining family in their battle against a banker who is trying to bankrupt them.
Genre	western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

8 page Champion story "The Truant Colt"

Characters	Ricky West; Champion; Uncle Smoky
Synopsis	Ricky and Champion encounter rough times when they track a runaway colt.
Genre	Western

8 page Dale Evans story "A Visit from Danger"

Characters	Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Mary Burton;
Synopsis	A message scratched into a lump of butter helps Dale catch two crooks who have been burglarizing the businesses in town.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson

2 page text article "Western Scrapbook"

Synopsis	A collection of miscellaneous facts.
Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset

10 page Rex Allen story "The Limestone Clue"

Characters	Rex Allen; Bo (train robber); Cal (train robber); Monty (train robber); Sheriff Toomey
Synopsis	When a train robber's hat brushes against one of the passengers, it leaves some dust that enables Rex to track them to their lair.
Genre	western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

3 page text story "The Figure Eight"

Characters	Old Man Parker; Whitey; Timoteo Castaneda
Synopsis	A rancher hires two cowboys to break horses.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Return of Black Dan"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Dan Johnson; Kit Johnson; Clark Anders
Synopsis	An oil wildcatter assumes the identity of an older desperado in order to trick the Johnson's out of their land.
Genre	Western

4 page The Frontiersmen story "Joe Meek"

Characters	Joe Meek; Jim Bridger; Chief Bold
Synopsis	Joe Meek and Jim Bridger forge a peace between white men and the Crow Indians.
Genre	western

3 page story "The Comanche History's Greatest Horseman"

Synopsis	How the Comanches Indians raised and trained horses.
Genre	western

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Fatal Error"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Mel Brink; Steve Brink;
Synopsis	Two owlhoots try to prevent Johnny and Mel from clearing his brother Steve's name.
Genre	western

1 page text story "A Quiet Victory"

Synopsis	The story of a bloodless victory in the Tonto Basin in Arizona.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

8 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Giant of Gold Hill"

Characters	Range Rider; Dick West; Asher Graham; Bruno; Lee Hovis
Synopsis	Range Rider and Dick go after a crook who sold Dick a salted gold mine.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi

1 page Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum advertisement "Your Vacation Is So Short"

Characters	Bill Wisdom
Synopsis	Bill gives tips for a safe summer.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.