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Issue Details

Issue #54
Published July-September 1961
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Helen Meyer (President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold F. Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Bryce L. Holland (Vice President); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Synopsis Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy with a flashlight.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (color photo)
Inks ? (color photo)
Colors ? (color photo)
Notes front cover

12 page Lassie story "Rescue First"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Floyd Haskins (farmer); Myra Haskins (Floyd's wife); Tom Burgess (farmer); Mrs. Arthur (townswoman); Mr. Harvey (townsman); Flint Wheelock (owner of the Wheelock Manufacturing Co.); Nora Wheelock (Flint's daughter); Connie Wheelock (Flint's wife and Nora's mother); Mayor; Fire Chief; Television Newscaster
Synopsis Wealthy Flint Wheelock opposes Paul's subscription drive for a community rescue squad, but changes his mind when Lassie rescues his daughter from a sluice filled with rainwater.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Bob Fujitani ?
Letters typeset

3 page Blaze story "A Cure for Hatred"

Characters Blaze; Red Rocket; Ted Bailey; Harry King (Ted's college roommate); Mark Denby (polo player); Hobo
Synopsis When a hobo accidentally sets fire to the horse barn, Blaze and Red Rocket forget their enmity and work together to alert Ted and his friends.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page text story "The Cub"

Characters Patch; Benjy Matthews; Dan Matthews (Benjy's father)
Synopsis Benjy adopts a wolf cub as a pet but one day his father suspects the animal is killing chickens. The killer proves to be a fox.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

11 page Lassie story "The Trapper"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Paul Martin; Mr. MacRay (farmer); Sam (Timmy's friend); Mr. Royce (firefighter); Firefighters; Cub Scouts; Beagle Puppy; Buffer (collie)
Synopsis While accompanying Timmy and his cub scout friends on an expedition, Lassie rescues a beagle puppy caught in a leg-hold trap.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page Lassie text article "Breeds of Dogs: The Saluki Hound"

Synopsis Article with six black and white illustrations about the saluki hound.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover