Issue Details

Issue	#77
Published	July 1953
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, 1953, 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 Milky Way advertisement "Worth going out on a limb for"

Notes

On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Secret of Massacre Fort"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Cass Bristow; Mrs. Bristow; Mr. Dodds (villain)
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "Ol' Bessie"

Characters	Jess Whalen [also as Jess Masting]; Dan; Gil; Karl; Shotgun; Farley Gang (villains)
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

16 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Jade Box"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Bob Fergusson; Joe Low (death); Lee Ching; Herb; Ran Bittinger (villain); Spike (villain)
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

5 page story "The Hitchhiking Bandit"

Characters	John; Flying Hawk (horse); Tom; Brakie
Genre	Western
Pencils	Sparky Moore
Inks	Sparky Moore
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's a pen any cowhand would be glad to own"

Characters	Gene Autry
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo); ?
Inks	? (photo); ?
Colors	? (photo); ?
Notes	Subscription page.

1 page Whitman Publishing Company advertisement "Cowboys! Cowgirls!"

Genre

Western

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Champion 1st Baseman Ferris Fain Sparks White Sox"

Characters	Ferris Fain; Chicago White Sox
Genre	Sports
Notes	Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring baseball player Ferris Fain.