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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published November 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Editing ?
Notes Cover: Line-art depicting Billy West rescuing damsel in distress from outlaws; realistic/romantic art style; Inside front cover: ad--"Get the new Billy West comic book"; comes with a Billy West cowboy ring, a four color picture of Billy & horse eagle, membership card & secret cowboy code.

Cover Details

Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo
Notes Cover: Line-art depicting Billy West rescuing damsel in distress from outlaws; realistic/romantic art style; Inside front cover: ad--"Get the new Billy West comic book"; comes with a Billy West cowboy ring, a four color picture of Billy & horse eagle, membership card & secret cowboy code.

Billy West story "Six-Gun Warning"

Synopsis An honest man steps into a rogue's shoes and finds himself on the receiving end of a six-gun warning, but hero Billy rides to his aid.
Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo
Notes All comics stories, etc. carry interesting realistic/romantic style artwork, and book is educational. Such books did much to promote cowboys as positive role-model heroes.

Half page filler "Western Twisters"

Notes One-half page, panel-illustrated

text article "The Pony Express"

Genre Fact
Script Charles J. Strong
Pencils Charles J. Strong?
Inks Charles J. Strong?
Letters typeset
Notes History of Pony Express covered in two pages of text, with two nice illustrations.

Rhoda Trail story

Synopsis Outlaw-fighting newspaper woman for the Sundog Sentinel has her hands full with crooks threatening to dam the water and charge ranchers for it.
Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo

Billy West promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes "Join the Billy West Cowboy Club!" (similar to inside front cover)

1 page Roundup with Billy West text story

Notes One page with illustrations has West talking to readers about cowboy life.

Uncle Dan story

Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo
Notes Numerous comics of various publishers had a back-up feature with an old man spinning yarns to a couple of young wards-- this is one of them. Snubby and Julie listen eagerly to a tale of "Billy West's Birthday Present." (Becomes second Billy West

The Letter Box letters page "The Letter Box"

Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo
Letters typeset
Notes One page "letters from readers" page, with illustration.