Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	October-December 1954
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Bill Elliott; Johnny Mack Brown
Genre	western
Pencils	?; photo
Inks	?; photo
Colors	?: photo
Letters	typeset
Notes	Floating heads cover. Drawing of rifle by some staff artist.

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers photo"

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

14 page Gene Autry story "The Bighorn Hunt"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion; Cary Shelton; Luther Cragg
Synopsis	Gene helps a friend of his fight a land-grabber.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page activity "Indian Guess Game"

Synopsis	Interpretations of various Indian signs.
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	August Lenox

10 page Champion story "Freelance Lawmen"

Characters	Champion; Ricky; Uncle Smoky
Synopsis	Ricky and Champion track two fur thieves.
Genre	Western

2 page activity "Indian Quiz"

Synopsis	Questions about various Indian tools and adages.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	August Lenox

14 page Roy Rogers story "Trouble on the Line"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Chris Wilkes; Sheriff Hite; Biff Shelton
Synopsis	Roy investigates the disappearance of a friend.
Genre	Western

3 page text story "When Gramps Was a Boy"

Characters	Jimmy Ames; Grandpa Ames
Synopsis	Grampa Ames shares some of his boyhood adventures with his grandson.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

10 page Trigger and Bullet story "Trap a Wild One"

Characters	Uncle Mike Hanford; Trigger; Bullet; Bruce Gooden
Synopsis	Uncle Mike relates how Trigger and Bullet helped save a friend's horse ranch.
Genre	Western

9 page text story "A Picture Map of Western History"

Synopsis	Short stories about various states of the West.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	typeset; August Lenox

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Clue of the Unfired Gun"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Erwin; Rod Baer
Synopsis	One of Johnny's friends is framed for bank robbery by an unscrupulous rancher.
Genre	Western

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Coyote"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Lou Armen; Hazy Dimmit; Sheriff Neal; Pete Armen
Synopsis	Bill tracks an elusive bandit.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Al Micale
Inks	Al Micale

1 page activity "Indian Wildlife Homes Game"

Synopsis	Drawings of natural habitats of various animals.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	August Lenox

12 page Rex Allen story "The Frame Up"

Characters	Rex Allen; Jimmie O'Brien; Steve Doyle
Synopsis	Rex matches wits with a crooked lawyer.
Genre	Western

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry photo"

Characters	Gene Autry
Genre	Western
Pencils	photo
Inks	photo
Notes	inside back cover. Gene Autry's photo appears in this position in even-numbered issues. Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position.

1 page filler "Riding Herd"

Genre	Western
Pencils	L. Willinger; Shostal (photo)
Inks	L. Willinger; Shostal (photo)
Colors	L. Willinger; Shostal (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover