Issue Details

Issue	#10
Published	April-June 1955
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen; Wild Bill Elliott
Synopsis	Faces of the five stars appear as faces on pocket watches.
Genre	Western
Pencils	?; photos
Inks	?; photos
Colors	?; photos

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers and Bullet"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Bullet
Genre	Western
Pencils	photo
Inks	photo
Notes	For even-numberd isses, a photo of Roy Rogers appears in this position. For odd-numbered issues, a photo of Gene Autry appears in this position.

14 page Gene Autry story "The Fingerprint Trap"

Characters	Gene Autry; Deputy Gray; MIke Dixon, Dude Dixon
Synopsis	A convicted murderer's brother gets copies of Gene's fingerprints and uses them to frame Gene for a robbery and murder.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page text article "Cowboy Magic"

Synopsis	How to perform the Immovable Ruler and the Hole in the Hand.
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox
Letters	August Lenox

10 page Champion story "The Adventurous Hunt"

Characters	Ricky; Champion; Uncle Smoky
Synopsis	Ricky and his uncle suffer a series of mishaps while on a hunting trip.
Genre	Western

2 page story "The Medicine Men"

Synopsis	Secrets of the indian medicine men.
Genre	Western

14 page Roy Rogers story "The Outlaws of Cougar Gulch"

Characters	Roy Rogers; John Smith; Hiram Dixon; Sheriff Marsh; Ringer Twins
Synopsis	Two outlaws take over a mining town. It's up to Roy and Sheriff Marsh to bring them in.
Genre	Western

3 page text story "The Friendly Witness"

Characters	Mr. Bartholomew; Jason Burgess
Synopsis	A young man tries to clear himself of murder charges.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

10 page Trigger and Bullet story "Stranger on the Range"

Characters	Uncle Mike Hanford; Trigger; Bullet; Cy Bond
Synopsis	Uncle Mike tells of Trigger's encounter with an ostrich.
Genre	Western

9 page text story "Famous Indian Battles"

Synopsis	Brief accounts of several different Indian battles.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	AUgust Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	August Lenox

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "Heavy Smoke"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Sam Boyd; Herb Rankin;
Synopsis	Johnny helps the sheriff track an arsonist.
Genre	Western
Notes	Several obvious signs in the artwork have names: Hank's Feed, Olson & Spencer Dry Goods. Possibly the names of artists or letterer.

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "The Navajo Saddle"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Wispy Weller; Sandy Jones; Jed Miller
Synopsis	Bill tracks two claim jumpers who killed his friend.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Al Micale
Inks	Al Micale

1 page text article "Cowboy Cut-Ups"

Synopsis	More cowboy parlor tricks.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox
Letters	August Lenox

11 page Rex Allen story "The Stampede Steal"

Characters	Rex Allen; Phineas Tuttle; Burt Dowd; Hack Jelm
Synopsis	A fired ranch hand teams with an outlaw to get revenge on his former boss.
Genre	Western

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912"

Script	Helen Meyer
Letters	typeset
Notes	Following are listed - Publisher, George T. Delacorte, Jr.; Editor, Helen Meyer; Managing Editor, None; Business Manager, Helen Meyer. Meyer's function at Dell was similar to Whitney Ellsworth's job at DC.

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry photo"

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

1 page filler "Watching the Herd"

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