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Issue Details

Issue #47
Published July 1944
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 60
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY, No. 47." Code number is G.A. 47-447. Copyright 1944 by Gene Autry.

Cover Details - "The Ghost Mine"

Characters Gene Autry
Genre western
Pencils Till Goodan
Inks Till Goodan
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Gene Autry foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Ghost Mine"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ike Harris; Bull Riggs; Biff; Milly Nolan; Curly; Bill Drake
Synopsis Preview of the first story in the issue.
Genre western
Pencils Till Goodan ?
Inks Till Goodan ?
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Ghost Mine"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ike Harris; Bull Riggs; Biff; Milly Nolan; Curly; Bill Drake
Synopsis Bill Drake has restarted the Ghost Canyon gold mine. He claims he bought it from Hank Nolan before he died, but Nolan's daughter Milly says he left the mine to her. Gene goes with Milly to the mine, where it turns out that the gold being shipped has all been stolen and melted down into new ingots.
Genre western

2 page filler "Cowboy Lingo"

Synopsis Definitions of cowboy slang terms.
Genre western; fact
Pencils Till Goodan ?
Inks Till Goodan ?
Notes Text and illustrations.

20 page Gene Autry story "Renegade Ranch"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Carol Rollins; Andy Arnold; Sam Banks; Royal Rollins
Synopsis Royal Rollins employs ex-cons from nearby Graystone Prison on his ranch. The sheriff at neighboring Eagle Mesa sends for Gene to help him break up a band of rustlers. The rustlers plant evidence to throw the blame on Rollins' ex-cons.
Genre western

12 page Gene Autry story "The Bandit of Dust Devil Gap"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Anton Burke; Pappy Hicks; Ben Williams
Synopsis Anton Burke, a railroad official, calls on Gene for help in solving a series of train robberies that occur at night at a dusty pass. The steady wind wipes out all tracks, making it impossible to follow the robber's trail.
Genre western
Notes Story continues on inside back cover in black, red, and white and concludes on the back cover in color.