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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published January-March 1962
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Helen Meyer (President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Bryce L. Holland (Vice President)

Cover Details

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

1 page Lassie text article "Breeds of Dogs: Boxer"

Synopsis Article with five black and white panels about boxers.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

13 page Lassie story "Enemy Country"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Williston Tice; Mrs. Mordaunt Tice (Williston's mother); Bear
Synopsis Lassie saves a boy and his mother from a bear.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Bob Fujitani ?
Letters typeset

4 page Blaze story "Blaze Makes a Goal"

Characters Blaze; Ted Bailey; Harry King (Ted's college roommate); Rocket (Harry's horse); Sheriff Blye; "Mad Dog" Marcot (bank robber)
Synopsis Blaze and Ted join a manhunt for a bank robber.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page text story "Not So Dumb"

Characters Caesar; Deacon Harrow; Harvey Burke (handyman); Sheriff Waters
Synopsis Caesar finds a stolen strongbox that leads to a thief's identity.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

11 page Lassie story "The Prairie Wolf"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Carlton Vaughn (Paul's old college friend); Randy Vaughn (Carlton's son); Lige Bailey (prospector); Spunky (Lige's pet coyote); Doctor
Synopsis Timmy and Lassie find a sick prospector being tended by a pet coyote.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page Lassie text article "Breeds of Dogs: The Newfoundland"

Synopsis Article with five black and white panels about Newfoundlands.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover