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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published January-March 1955
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown; Wild Bill Elliott
Synopsis Head shots of the featured cowboys on the side on a building.
Genre western
Pencils Randy Hunt (signed; painting); photos
Inks Randy Hunt (signed; painting): photos
Colors Randy Hunt (signed;painting); photos
Letters typeset
Notes Artist's signature is in the lower left corner of the cover.

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 photo of Gene Autry in this position. Even-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position.

14 page Roy Rogers story "The Golden Scar"

Characters Roy Rogers; Bruce Winslow (Roy's friend); Oxey Hobbs; Hardrock Hobbs; Chesty Foran (blacksmith); T. L. Meredith
Synopsis Roy and his young friend run afoul of gold smugglers while participating in a fishing contest.
Genre western
Pencils Mike Arens
Inks Mike Arens

1 page Indian Quiz activity "Name the Dwelling"

Synopsis Questions about Indian shelters.
Genre western

10 page Trigger and Bullet story "The Eagle's Prey"

Characters Uncle Mike Hanford; Trigger; Bullet; Lou Carter; Sheriff Miller
Synopsis Mike tells his niece and nephew of the time he and Trigger saved a man from his crooked mining partner.
Genre western
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore

2 page story "Indian Strategy"

Characters Cherokee tribe; Seneca tribe
Synopsis A short story of how the Seneca tricked the Cherokee.
Genre western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

14 page Gene Autry story "Killer at Large"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion; Tobe (train conductor); Sheriff Jud Watson; Red Magee; Pete Stoner; Ben Dewey
Synopsis Gene Autry goes on a hunting trip and becomes involved in a manhunt.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

3 page text story "So Blamed Ignorant"

Characters Enos Dye; Andy Long; Tom Beckett
Synopsis An old-timer relates how the town library got started.
Genre western
Letters typeset

10 page Champion story "The Showdown"

Characters Champion; Ricky; Bert Tilden; Joe Hart; Ty Brown
Synopsis Ricky's friend Bert finds uranium, and two crooks try to prevent him from filing a claim on the property.
Genre western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi

8 page text story "Ghost Towns of the West"

Characters Various unnamed prospectors.
Synopsis Discussions of several ghost times -- how they were named and why they became deserted.
Genre western
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "Whispering Mountain"

Characters Johnny Mack Brown; Nugget Polk
Synopsis Johnny and an old friend trap a pair of silver smugglers.
Genre western

1 page activity "Rangeland Puzzlers"

Synopsis Optical illusion puzzles.
Genre western
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "Dangerous Decoy"

Characters Bill Elliott; Hazy Dimmitt; Bat Haddon (an outlaw); Earl Jessup (another outlaw); Andy Jessup; Sheriff Bates
Synopsis Bill helps the sheriff go after an escaped outlaw.
Genre western

1 page text story "Indian Canoe Travois"

Synopsis Explanation of how Indians carried their canoes over land.
Genre western
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
Letters typeset

12 page Rex Allen story "X Marks the Spot"

Characters Rex Allen; Roger Grady; Tizzy Timble
Synopsis Rex helps a friend foil a pair of claim jumpers.
Genre western
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers photo"

Characters Roy Rogers; unnamed outlaw
Synopsis Roy is socking a bad guy.
Genre western
Pencils photo
Inks photo
Notes Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position. Even-numbered issues have a photo of Gene Autry in this position.

1 page filler "Bucking Bronco"

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