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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published October 1948
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes Copyright, 1948, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Miss a Single Issue of Gene Autry Comics"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes On inside front cover in black and white.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Railroad Bandits"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Flapjack Hobbs; Sheriff Jim Hubbell; Sam; Alan; Gaffer Binns; Casey; King Fancher (villain); Olga Fancher (villain, King's wife); Dakota Jones (villain); Chuck Daniels (villain); Al (villain, death); Lefty (villain)
Synopsis First line:"Two to one,Gene, King Fancher´ll start rampagin´again before you´re across th´state line!"
Genre Western
Pencils Jesse Marsh
Inks Jesse Marsh
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "Matching Wits"

Characters Judge Ernie Hudson; Sheriff Pokey Waner; Mary Hudson; Jim Morris; Clint Daggett (villain)
Synopsis First line:"When Judge Ernie Hudson glanced out of his office window and saw Sheriff Pokey Waner crossing the street, three things told him something was up."
Genre Western
Script Oscar Lebeck
Letters typeset
Notes Copr., 1948 by Oskar Lebeck.

6 page A Panhandle Pete Yarn story "The Comanche Cave"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Jughead (a mule); Tommy Travis; Janey; Dan; Uncle Ed; Jeff; Mr. Winters
Synopsis First line:"One day as Panhandle Pete and his burro, Jughead, meander through the gate of the Crazy-T Ranch..."
Genre Western
Script Oscar Lebeck ?
Pencils Pete Alvarado ?
Notes Copr., 1948 by Oskar Lebeck. Pete Alvarado is at WhosWho credited to penciling Panhandle Pete in 1948. Could this be Alvarado work? There are several backup stories in Gene Autry Comics that have similar artwork to this..? Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Champion Pinup"

Characters Champion (photo; a horse)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes On inside back cover in black and white.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover.