Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	1953
Cover Price	0.25
Pages	100
Notes	While there is no actual month date in the indicia, the code on page 1 of the Gene Autry story is W.R.#2-532, indicating a February date.

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown; Bill Elliott
Genre	Western
Notes	Each portrait of the featured cowboys is circled by rope.

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers, Trigger and Bullet photo"

Genre	Western
Notes	Uncredited b/w photo. Photos of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry rotate in this position for several issues.

14 page Gene Autry story "The Railroad Mystery"

Characters	Gene Autry; Sheriff Sam Jackson; Ben Keller
Synopsis	Gene helps solve a series of train robberies.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page text article "The Bear Claw Necklace"

Synopsis	Instructions for making a faux bear claw necklace.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox
Letters	typeset

1 page Song filler "Goin' to LEave Ol' Texas"

Genre	Western
Script	Traditional lyrics
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	Reprinted from Singing Together published by Ginn and Company.

10 page Champion story "The Killer Horse"

Characters	Ricky West; Champion; Rebel; Joe Stanley; Sheriff Mellish; Ira Lane; Dan Gouch
Synopsis	Ricky helps the sheriff solve a murder.
Genre	Western
Pencils	John Ushler
Inks	John Ushler

1 page text article "The Great Buffalo Hunt"

Synopsis	Short essay about buffalo hunting.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan
Inks	Till Goodan
Letters	typeset

14 page Roy Rogers story "Graveyard of Stagecoaches"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Maggie Temple;
Synopsis	Roy searches for 20 missing stagecoaches.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

1 page text article "Indian Knife Sheath"

Synopsis	Instructions for making a knife sheath.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox
Letters	typeset

10 page Trigger and Bullet story "Plenty of Savvy"

Characters	Uncle Mike Hanford; Digger Lynch; Trigger; Bullet
Synopsis	Trigger and Bullet save a group of trapped miners.
Genre	Western

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses"

Synopsis	Introduction to a series of drawings of famous horses.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses text article "Tumbleweed"

Synopsis	Short article about Tumbleweed.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses text article "Midnight"

Synopsis	Short essay about the bucking bronc Midnight.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page A Portfolio of Famous BUcking Horses text article "Diamond Dick"

Synopsis	Short story about the life of the horse Diamond Dick.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

A Portfolio of Famous BUcking Horses text article "Cyclone"

Synopsis	Story of one of the famous rodeo outlaw horses.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses text article "No-Name"

Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Gooda (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan
Reprinted	Life story of the horse with no name.

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses text article "War Paint"

Synopsis	The story of War Paint, a horse once owned by Gene Autry.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page A Portfolio of Famous Bucking Horses text article "Steamboat"

Synopsis	Story of the first horse to gain a national reputation as a bucker.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page text article "The Fifth Cavalry's Epic Ride"

Synopsis	Brief history of Colonel Wesley Merritt.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox (signed)
Inks	August Lenox (signed)
Letters	typeset

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Rattler Strikes"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Hank Quinn; Iris Van; The Rattler (a gunfighter); Gus Quinn
Synopsis	Johnny goes up against a gunfighter with a gimmick.
Genre	Western

2 page Song filler "Put Your Little Foot"

Genre	Western
Script	Traditional lyric
Notes	Words and music to a song used as a cowboy waltz.

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Feudin' Killer"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Charlie Dobson; Mac Rader; Vesta Rader; Porky Pine
Synopsis	Bill tracks a killer to a health spa.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Hi Mankin
Inks	Hi Mankin

2 page text article "Fabulous Lost Gold Mines of the West"

Synopsis	Short discussion of several gold strikes.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox (signed)
Inks	August Lenox (signed)
Letters	typeset

10 page Rex Allen story "The Mystery of Moanin' Butte"

Characters	Rex Allen; Anderson; Doc Krupp
Synopsis	Rex solves the mystery of a broken Indian jug.
Genre	Western

1 page text article "Great Indian War Chiefs"

Synopsis	Short essay about several Indian war chiefs.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox (signed)
Inks	August Lenox (signed)
Letters	typeset

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry and CHampion photo"

Genre	Western
Notes	Uncredited b/w photo inside back cover. Photos of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers alternate in this slot.

1 page Color photo filler "Buckin Bronc"

Genre	Western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Color photo attributed to Howard M. Kinney from Shostal