Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	October-December 1953
Frequency	Quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Wild Bill Elliott; Rex Allen
Genre	Western
Pencils	?; photos
Inks	?; photos
Colors	?; photos
Notes	Cover has head shots of the featured stars on a signpost. Barn, sheds and mountains are in the drawn background.

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers photo"

Characters	Roy Rogrs
Synopsis	Portrait shot of Roy Rogers.
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)

14 page Gene Autry story "The Disappearing Boulder"

Characters	Gene Autry; Walter Hammon
Synopsis	Gene intestigates the robbery of an armored car.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page Song text article "As I Went Walking Down the Street"

Genre	Western
Script	Texas Folk Song
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Singing Together of the World of Music, Ginn and Company (1951)

10 page Champion story "Champion Ropes a Killer"

Characters	Ricky; Rebel; Uncle Smoky Ike Wall
Synopsis	Ricky is stalked by a released con.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

2 page text story "Guns and Gunfighters of the Frontier West"

Synopsis	Short discussion of various pistols.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox
Letters	typeset

14 page Roy Rogers story "The Pussy-Footin' Prowlers"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Pokey; Clint and Jase (two outlaws); Patricia Brent
Synopsis	Roy helps an old prospector and his granddaughter battle some claim jumpers.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

10 page Trigger and Bullet story "Trap a Trickster"

Characters	Uncle Mike Hanford; Zeb White; Trigger; Bullet; Pinky Doran
Synopsis	Uncle Mike tells about his trip to Los Angeles, where he helped catch a robber.
Genre	Western

3 page text story "The Mysterious Stage Robberies"

Characters	Ken Madison; Red Togg;
Synopsis	A deputy marshal investigates a series of stage robberies.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "Johnny Mack Brown Corners a Killer"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Joe Kincade;
Synopsis	The story title pretty much tells it all.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Australian Jackeroo Stockman from Down Under"

Synopsis	Short essay about Australian ranch hands.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "El Conquistador 16th Century Horseman"

Synopsis	Short essay about Hernando Cortez
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Russian Cossack Fighting Cavalryman of Czarist Russia"

Synopsis	Short essay about the cossacks.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Mongol Herdsman Cowboy of the Gobi Desert"

Synopsis	Article about the Chinese horseman.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan
Inks	Till Goodan
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Navajo Indian Nomad of the Desert"

Synopsis	A short article about the Navajo riders.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Texas Cowpuncher Trail Driver of Eighty Years Ago"

Synopsis	Description of the cowboys who worked the cttle drives.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "U. S. Cavalryman of Eighty Years Ago"

Synopsis	An essay about the horse soldiers.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World text story "Mexican Vaquero The Cowboy of Old Mexico"

Synopsis	A description of the Mexican cowboys.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

1 page Famous Horsemen of the World story "Bedouin Raider Wanderer of the Arabian Desert"

Synopsis	An essay about the riders of the Middle Eastern deserts.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Till Goodan (signed)
Inks	Till Goodan (signed)
Letters	Till Goodan

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Teller's Holdout"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Timothy T. Gandlemeyer
Synopsis	Bill tracks a tricky bank robber.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Hi Mankin
Inks	Hi Mankin

1 page Song text article "Good-Bye Old Paint"

Genre	Western
Script	Traditional folk song
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from All American Song Book published by Robbins Music.

12 page Rex Allen story "The Bounty Hunter"

Characters	Rex Allen; Tom Trent; Sheriff Clem; Lora Dean; Bounty Jackson
Synopsis	Rex tracks down a young man unjustly accused of robbing a stage.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Ray Willner
Inks	Ray Willner

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry photo"

Characters	Gene Autry
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Notes	b/w photo; inside back cover; Gene's photo is here in even-numbered issues; Roy's photo is in this position in odd-numbered issues.

1 page illustration "Untitld photo"

Synopsis	Photo of a cowboy and his horse. The cowboy is looking at a mountain in the background. The horse is looking at the camera.
Genre	Western
Pencils	photo; Mike Roberts; Shostal
Inks	photo; Mike Roberts; Shostal
Colors	photo; Mike Roberts; Shostal