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Issue Details

Issue #10
Published January-March 1957
Frequency Quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes © 1956, Annie Oakley Enterprises. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Gail Davis [as Annie Oakley] (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Color posed-for-comics shot of attractive Gail Davis in her role as TV's Annie Oakley; in her fancy attire, she's surprised while cooking outdoors.

1 page filler "Heavy Artillery"

Synopsis Old West yarn in "tall tale" tradition.
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes On inside front cover in black and white. One page, single illustration. Copyright, 1956, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

20 page Annie Oakley story "Powder Rock Stampede"

Characters Annie Oakley; Tagg Oakley; Deputy Lofty Craig; Target (a horse); Dan; Elvira (a horse); Ralph Putnam; Mary Putnam; Dave (villain); Mark Banning (villain)
Synopsis Inspired by the Oklahoma Land Rush, this rush brings excitement (and trouble) to Powder Rock.
Genre Western
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Notes Comments: Spiegle approaches this strip with more humorous style applied to secondary characters than some of his work--especially the villains. Story contains large panel land rush depiction.

1 page text story "Supervising Sheriff."

Characters Sheriff Pete Gardner; John Martin
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1956, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. One page fiction, single illustration.

5 page story "A Change of Heart"

Characters Pete Brenner; Martha Brenner; Judge Grunther; Mr. Stride (villain)
Synopsis New settler from east Pete Brenner and his wife are hung out to dry, swindled in the purchase of their farm land.
Genre Western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler
Notes Copyright, 1956, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

5 page Annie Oakley story "Sudden Thaw"

Characters Annie Oakley; Tagg Oakley; Deputy Lofty Craig; Target (a horse)
Synopsis Annie figures a way to let a recent snowfall assist her in capturing a bank robber in Diablo.
Genre Western
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle