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Issue Details

Issue #57
Published April-June 1957
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.15 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 in a sleeping bag.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes front cover

1 page Lassie foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Synopsis Table lists the two Lassie stories in the issue with synopses, spot illustrations, and header photo of Timmy and Lassie.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (spot illustrations; photo)
Inks ? (spot illustrations; photo)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

15 page Lassie story "The Wild White Yonder"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Ruth's Mother; Ruth's Father; Frank Townsend (neighbor of Ruth's mother); Clara Townsend (neighbor of Ruth's mother); Ranger; News Reporters
Synopsis Ruth, Timmy, and Lassie are visiting family in Florida when they learn Paul has had an accident. On the flight home, the plane crashes in snowy mountains. Timmy and Lassie fend off a pack of hungry wolves while searching for help.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Bob Fujitani ?
Letters typeset

1 page text story "Guest of Honor"

Characters Spots; Whitby (desk clerk); Mr. Akins (hotel resident); Thief; Policeman
Synopsis After the homeless mongrel Spots nabs a hotel thief, he becomes the hotel's guest of honor.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

1 page text article "The Samoyed"

Synopsis Illustrated article about the samoyed.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

4 page Blaze story "Blaze Shifts for Himself"

Characters Blaze; Ted Bailey; Jerry (motorist); Helen (motorist); Jack-Burro; Jenny-Burro; Burro Foals; Cougar
Synopsis When Ted Bailey is rendered unconscious in a vehicular accident and carried away by passing motorists to safety, Blaze is left to fend for himself, and joins a family of wild burros he defends against a cougar attack.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

11 page Lassie story "Big Spring"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Dodie (cub scout); Carrie (Martin neighbor); Aqueduct Supervisor
Synopsis Timmy and his scouting pals go camping but are swept away in a dangerous flood when the aqueduct breaks. The boys take refuge in a tree, and Lassie braves the torrent to find help. The flood subsides and Paul rescues the boys.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset

1 page Lassie text article "The Dalmatian"

Synopsis Illustrated article about the Dalmatian.
Genre fact
Pencils ? (spot illustrations)
Inks ? (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover