Issue Details

Issue	#83
Published	January 1954
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 Milky Way advertisement "The same to you...and many of 'em!"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Milky Way chocolate ad

23 page Gene Autry story "The Big Act"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Gerry Jordan; Dorothy Furnette
Synopsis	A party carrying a big pay roll stop to help a girl and are held up and robbed
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

14 page Gene Autry story "The Movie Mix-up"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Sheriff; Tom Blair
Synopsis	A phony kidnapping in a movie shooting turns out to be real
Genre	Western

2 page text story "The Silver Decoy"

Characters	Old Sheriff; Deputy Vance
Synopsis	A stagecoach has been robbed and two men killed
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

6 page story "The Dead Giveaway"

Characters	Happy Ward; Sheriff Patton; Luckless Cotter
Synopsis	Luckless Cotter gets lucky when he locates the wanted killer
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Parents!"

Characters	Santa Claus
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Subscription ad

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Give Dell Comics Gift Subscriptions!"

Characters	Woody Woodpecker; Bugs Bunny; Tom & Jerry; Roy Rogers; Tarzan; Gene Autry; Lone Ranger; Little Lulu; Santa Claus
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Subscription ad for Dell Comics, eight covers in full colors

1 page text article "Indian Arm Bands"

Genre	Western; Fact
Pencils	August Lenox (signed)
Inks	August Lenox (signed)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Drawings of decorated Indian arm bands

1 page Daisy advertisement "Which Daisy?"

Characters	Red Ryder
Genre	Western
Pencils	Fred Harman ?
Inks	Fred Harman ?
Letters	Typeset

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Spark Up! fake out that pass defender!"

Characters	Tom Fears
Genre	Sports
Notes	Football comic strip in full color from Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions"