Issue Details

Issue	#47
Published	January 1951
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Cover Details

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

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters	Gene Autry (photo); Champion (horse, photo)
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Notes	Inside front cover

24 page Gene Autry story "The Shadow Ridge Trappers"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Sheriff; Blues Montana; Dora Lacy; Ambrose Dolvig; Kramer (villain); Slim (villain); Agent Tim Drake
Synopsis	First line: "Listen, Champ! That shot came from th´other side of th´pass!"
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

16 page Gene Autry story "The Raiders of the Red Rock Trail"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Sam Haynes; Holli Beckett; Flappjack Hobbs
Synopsis	First line: "Good morning, Sam! How´s the headman of the Haynes´Stage Line?"
Genre	Western

2 page text story "Horse Sense and a Six-Gun"

Characters	Sheriff Roy Edmonds; Hugo Gunther; Steve Talbot
Synopsis	First line: "Sheriff Roy Edmonds had just picked the shiny new badge on young Steve Talbot´s chest..."
Genre	Western
Letters	Typeset

5 page story "Nothin´but Cash"

Characters	Slim; Pete Jones (villain); Spike Lawler (villain); Rad Benson (villain)
Synopsis	First line: "As the stage for Twin Wells rolls westward..."
Genre	Western
Pencils	Pete Alvarado ?
Inks	Mike Arens ?
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23) Last half page a subscription ad from the publisher

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Use this Form for Christmas Gift Subscriptions"

Characters	Gene Autry (photo)
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover. Half page photo of Gene Autry

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Parents..Have you heard the News?"

Characters	Gene Autry (photo); Santa Claus; Dell Comic Book Characters
Genre	Western
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back cover. Color drawing of Santa Claus, color photo of Gene Autry, and color drawing of all Dell comic book characters.