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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published December 1952
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 advertisement "Exiting Books by Whitman"

Characters Roy Rogers; Rip Foster; Sand Dune Pony; Ginny Gordon; Huckleberry Finn
Letters Typeset
Notes Color covers of five hard-cover books, sold for 45 cents each

15 page Gene Autry story "Guns of Chance"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Blackie Swan (villain); Doc Watson; Laura
Synopsis Blackie Swan is busted out of jail by his bunch, and hit in the leg, needs a doctor. Gene is mistaken for the doc, and is taken blindfolded to the killer's hideout...
Genre Western

8 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry in Twin Trouble"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Sheriff; Alkali Loomis; Bill Smith; Steve Mitchell
Synopsis A bank robber disguised as Gene Autry, makes his getaway, and the Sheriff chase the real Gene instead. He escapes, and is soon on the track of his double...
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

8 page Gene Autry story "The Torch"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Apache Johnson; Pete Drago (alias El Hachon, The Torch)
Synopsis Gene is commissioned by The Vigilantes to hunt down a breed renegade called El Hachon, The Torch, and he trace him to a small town below the border...
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

8 page Gene Autry story "The Combination"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Bill Smith; Sheriff Tatum; Luther Tatum (villain)
Synopsis Gene is on his way to clear an innocent man for a murder. The same man is caught in a framed up stage robbery, but Gene has his idea who the real robbers are...
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

2 page text story "The Wrong Rustler"

Characters Sheriff Sam Farley; Guy Wetzel; Pete Ulick
Synopsis The Sheriff's best friend is accused of rustling. He smell a frameup, but has to arrest him...
Genre Western
Letters Typeset

6 page Panhandle Pete story "Treasure of the Rock Pens"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey; Daniel Dunham
Synopsis Panhandle Pete are figuring on having a look for the elusive treasure of the Rock Pens, but the kids are eager to hear more about the Pens before he leaves...
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Save Money this Christmas..."

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Santa Claus (drawing)
Pencils ? (photos); ?
Inks ? (photos); ?
Colors ? (photos); ?
Letters Typeset
Notes Subscription ad with two photos of Gene Autry and two drawings, one of Santa Claus and one of the Dell Comics Characters.

1 page advertisement "The famous Daysy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carabine"

Characters Red Ryder
Pencils ? (photo); Fred Harman
Inks ? (photo); Fred Harman
Colors ? (photo); Fred Harman
Letters Typeset
Notes One small drawing of Red Ryder on horseback, and photos of Daysy Air Rifles

1 page advertisement "Bob Waterfield Sparks in Grid Battle!"

Characters Bob Waterfield
Genre Sports
Notes Football comic strip ad in color for Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions"