Issue Details

Issue	#55
Published	September 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)
Notes	Copyright, 1951, 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 text article "Horses and Wranglers"

Genre	Western; Fact
Pencils	Bob Jenney
Inks	Bob Jenney
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. On inside front cover in black and white. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Legend of the Blue Flame"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Don Fidelio Adalco; Ramon Adalco; Dona Maria Adalco; Don Miguel (flashback, death); Juan Lopez (death); Manuel Gomez; Chico (a dog); Benito (villain)
Synopsis	First line: "How long do you figure you´ll be gone, Gene?"
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires ?
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

16 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry Picks a Winner"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Ann Lawrence; Mrs. Lawrence; Old Bailey; Al Jackson [also as Jack] (villain)
Synopsis	First line: "Come on, Champ! The Lawrence´s spread is right over those hills."
Genre	Western
Pencils	Pete Alvarado ?
Inks	Pete Alvarado ?
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "The Lucky White Bean"

Characters	Mr. Wilson; Lonny Smith; Gentleman Sam (villain)
Synopsis	First line: "The day was a scorcher until late afternoon..."
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi ?
Inks	Tony Sgroi ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

5 page story "Number One Citizen"

Characters	Rex Sutton (villain); Bo Fraser (villain)
Synopsis	First line: "That does it, Rex!"
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi
Notes	Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Free 5 Beautiful, Big Full Color Pictures"

Characters	Gene Autry (photos)
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Subscription information for Gene Autry Comics.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

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