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Issue Details

Issue #62
Published April 1952
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
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 Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "FREE Gift Offer!"

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Dell Comics Characters (drawing)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters Typeset
Notes Subscription information for Gene Autry Comics.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Cowboy Pirates"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Jed Borley; Long John Whetzel (villain)
Synopsis First line: "Whoa,boy! WHOA! You are feelin' your oats today!"
Genre Western

2 page text story "The Only Passenger"

Characters Chuck; Slim; Killer Jackson
Synopsis First line: "At the hide-out, the rider dismounted and rushed inside."
Genre Western
Notes Copyright, 1952, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

5 page Panhandle Pete story "The Lost van Duzen Mine"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Janey; van Duzen
Synopsis First line: "Panhandle Pete! You promised to tell me a story before you left!"
Genre Western
Pencils ?; August Lenox
Inks ?; August Lenox
Notes Last half page: Some Indian Signs, with indian paintings illustrated by August Lenox Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page filler "Wings Over the West"

Synopsis First line: "The cowboy and his horse are still the "backbone" of ranch lands."
Genre Western; fact
Pencils Bob Jenney
Inks Bob Jenney
Letters Typeset
Notes Airplanes and cattle, 3 illustrations. The cattle tells me this must be Jenney Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

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