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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published July-September 1954
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Wild Billiott; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown
Synopsis Framed portrait shots of the five cowboy stars against a painted background of what appears to be the wall of a barn.
Genre Western
Pencils ?; photos
Inks ?; photos
Colors ?: photos
Notes These are the same head shot used on the cover of issue 5.

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry photo"

Characters Gene Autry
Genre Western
Pencils photo
Inks photo
Notes inside front cover. Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Gene Autry in this position. Even-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position.

14 page Roy Rogers story "Double for Murder"

Characters Roy Rogers; Joe (outlaw); Carney (outlaw)
Synopsis Two outlaws steal Roy's marshal credentials and then frame him for robbery and murder.
Genre western
Pencils Mike Arens
Inks Mike Arens

1 page Indian Inventions text story "The Tipi"

Characters western
Synopsis Short article about the tipi, or teepee.
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

10 page Bullet and Trigger story "Trouble in Texas"

Characters Uncle Mike Hanford; Casey Trent; Trigger; Bullet
Synopsis Uncle Mike tells how he, Bullet and Trigger helped a friend of his save some rice fields in Texas.
Genre Western
Notes Bullet gets top billing this issue.

2 page story "Heroes in Petticoats"

Characters Sara Winslow
Synopsis Sara Winslow, along with women children in a wagon train, hold off a band of Cheyenne warriors.
Genre Western

14 page Gene Autry story "The Right Trail"

Characters Gene Autry; Larry Barnes; Buck Johnson; Jeff Stacy
Synopsis Gene helps settle a feud between two stepbrothers.
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

3 page text story "The New Teacher"

Characters Slim Martin; Doc Keller; Hank Willimer; Mac Perkins; Zeke Trubmle
Synopsis The town welcomes a new school teacher.
Genre Western
Letters typeset

10 page Champion story "Colt Trouble"

Characters Uncle Smoky; Ricky; Champion
Synopsis Ricky and Champ encounter a wild stallion while searching for a lost colt.
Genre Western

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Yellowstone National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Yellowstone Park.
Genre western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Yosemite National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Yosemite Park.
Genre western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Grand Canyon National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Grand Canyon Park.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan
Inks Till Goodan

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Sequoia National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Sequoia Park.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan
Inks Till Goodan

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Death Valley National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Death Valley Park.
Genre western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Wind Cave National Park"

Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)
Reprinted Brief history and description of Wind Cave Park.

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Grand Teton National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Grand Teton Park.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

1 page Colorful National Parks text story "Glacier National Park"

Synopsis Brief history and description of Glacier Park.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "A Lucky Switch"

Characters Johnny Mack Brown; Bert Morris; Del (a pickpocket); Rafe (Del's partner)
Synopsis Two outlaws try to steal the money Johnny earned from selling cattle.
Genre Western

Indian Inventions text story "Stone Ax"

Synopsis Explanation of how indians made a stone ax.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Feather River Gang"

Characters Bill Elliott; Doctor Jim Wells
Synopsis Bill helps break up the Feather River Gang.
Genre Western

1 page Indian Inventions text story "The Tumpline"

Synopsis Brief descriptions of the tumpline, bull boat and travois.
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox

12 page Rex Allen story "Desert Fury"

Characters Rex Allen; Sheriff Armstrong; Ben Bancroft
Synopsis Two bank robbers leave Rex to die in the desert.
Genre Western

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers photo"

Characters Roy Rogers
Genre Western
Pencils photo
Inks photo
Notes inside back cover. Roy's photo in in this position in odd-numbered issues. Even-numbered issues have Gene Autry's photo in this position.

1 page filler "Wild Horse Roundup"

Genre western
Pencils Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo)
Inks Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo)
Colors Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover