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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"