| Issue | #287 |
| Published | August 1950 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in the GHOST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, No. 287." Code number is C.O.S. #287-508. Copyright 1950 by Gene Autry. |
| Characters | Champion (horse, photo); Gene Autry (cameo, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Colors | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Champion (horse) |
| Synopsis | Champion, with halter but no saddle, with a background of trees. |
| Genre | animal; western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Full-page pin-up photo. |
| Characters | Champion (horse); Ricky West; Uncle Smoky Ashton; Rebel (dog) |
| Synopsis | Two outlaws set up a fortified hideout on Black Mountain. They scare off Ricky and Champion who are out hunting stray cattle, but the boy and horse return the next day. The "Ghost" knocks Ricky into an underground river, but Champion saves him. The next day Ricky and his Uncle Smoky return to the mountain and discover the hideout. |
| Genre | western |
| Notes | Gene Autry appears in pinups and on the cover, but is not mentioned in the interior story. |
| Characters | Gene Autry (photo); Champion (horse, photo); Little Champion (horse, photo) |
| Synopsis | Gene Autry standing at left with Champion and Little Champion at right. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Full-page pin-up photo with typeset caption. |
| Characters | Champion (horse, photo) |
| Synopsis | Champion, in full saddle gear, posed against the back of a bus or trailer that has "Gene Autry and Champ." sign on it. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Notes | Back cover. Full-page color pin-up photograph. |