Issue Details

Issue	#89
Published	July 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 "Big League"

Letters

Typeset

24 page Gene Autry story "The Tough Tenderfoot"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Frank Tilden; Dave McNabb; Leonard Crane; Emily Tilden
Synopsis	When Frank Tilden refuses to sell the Rocking-T Ranch, someone is trying to kill him
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

15 page Gene Autry story "Wow...Look at that Covertible Travel!"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ben Jordan; Doc Bledsoe
Synopsis	All inhabitants of Red Gulch are put to sleep by a fume grenade, and the town looted, when Gene arrives
Genre	Western
Notes	A difficult one. The horses looks like Ushler, execpt the eyes. The faces and hands, and even some movement of people looks like Alvarado.

6 page story "Proof Positive"

Characters	Texas Ranger Bret Bailey; Blazer (horse); Whitey (dog); Shrimp; Dex Cruger
Synopsis	Cruger ambushes Ranger Bailey, and changes clothes and identity with him, but his dog and horse are not fooled
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

2 page text story "Self Defence or Murder"

Characters	Johnny Ross; Sheriff Ned Thomas; Flint Walters; Ned Sanchez
Synopsis	Ned Sanchez mistakes Johnny for Flint Walters, and tries to kill him, but Johnny fires a shot and Ned is killed...
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi ?
Inks	Tony Sgroi ?
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "10,000 Boys & Girls are wearing this ring!"

Characters	Gene Autry
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

1 page Daisy advertisement "For real Summer Fun"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Daisy Training B-B Rifle

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Spark Up...to pick-off a base-runner!"

Characters	Roy Campanella
Genre	Sports
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Baseball comic strip in full color from Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions"