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Issue Details

Issue #45
Published April-June 1959
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (color photo)
Inks ? (color photo)
Colors ? (color photo)
Notes front cover

14 page Lassie story "Danger at Dusk"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Uncle Petrie; Mr. Wade (barber); Curly (escaped convict); Snitch (escaped convict); Police Chief; Policemen; Barn Owls
Synopsis Lassie captures two escaped convicts hiding in an old barn.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page text story "New Dog"

Characters Davy Simms; Davy's Father; Davy's Mother; New Dog
Synopsis Davy can't forget Rex and won't accept a new dog.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

4 page Blaze story "In a brushy corner..."

Characters Blaze; Renard (fox); Renard's vixen and four kits; Foxhunters
Synopsis Renard leads hunters away from his family.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

12 page Lassie story "The Masked Raider"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Uncle Petrie; Ted Johnson; Spot; Raccoon
Synopsis Lassie and Spot tangle with a thieving raccoon.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Farm Birds"

Synopsis Illustrated article about blue jays, swallows, and other farm birds.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover