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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published March 1949
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, 1949, 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) "The Perfect Birthday Gift!"

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

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Joker"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Alec Mefford; Cissy Mefford; Lee Bond; Liu Sing; Lenny Bascom (villain); Fred Stokes (villain)
Synopsis First line:"You know,Champ, I´ve got a hunch Alec´s goin´to be surprised to see us so soon!"
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

2 page text story "Plumb Scairt"

Characters Sheriff Eben Daly; Ted Daly; Claire Daly; Lefty Baxter (villain)
Synopsis First line:"The first rays of the rising sun were probing the corners of the kitchen..."
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright 1949, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page A Panhandle Pete Yarn story "The Pearls of Loretto"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Jughead (a mule); Tommy Travis; Janey; Don Julio Ramirez; Ynez Ramirez; Don Miquel (villain); Jose (villain)
Synopsis First line:"Evenin´youngsters! Got an extry marshmallow for me?"
Genre Western
Pencils Jesse Marsh
Inks Jesse Marsh
Notes Copyright 1949, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

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