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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published July-September 1955
Frequency Quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Rex Allen; Dale Evans; Johnny Mack Brown; Jock Mahoney; Bill Elliott
Genre Western
Notes Cover has face shots of the stars in the foreground with a line-drawn wagon wheel in the backgroun.

1 page Gene Autry filler "Gene Autry photo"

Characters Gene Autry
Genre Western
Notes inside front cover; b/w photos of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers alternate in this spot. Autry in odd-numbered issues and Rogers in even-numbered issues.

14 page Roy Rogers story "The Riddle of the Prestons"

Characters Roy Rogers; Bullet; Dave Preston; Sam Eckert; Sheriff Walsh
Synopsis A young man mistaken for his twin brother is framed for robbery. Roy sets out to clear him.
Genre Western
Notes The art on this story is hauntingly familiar but I can't put a name on it. (Gene Reed)

1 page story "Montana Cowboy of 70 Years Ago"

Synopsis Short essay about the hard life of a cowboy.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)

14 page Gene Autry story "Last of the Gunmen"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion; Sheriff Mike Barnes; Young Rock Ross; Old Rock Ross; Joe Mills; Bret Carr
Synopsis Gene helps settle a feud between two ranchers.
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

8 page Champion story "Double Rescue"

Characters Champion; Betsy Neal; Fluff (a lamb)
Synopsis Champion helps a young girl save her pet lamb.
Genre Western

8 page Dale Evans story "The Telltale Dollars"

Characters Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Jim and Flo Burns; Polly Burns
Synopsis Dale tracks down some silver dollar counterfeiters.
Genre Western
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning
Notes Russ Manning's last name appears on a storefront at the bottom of page 1.

1 page story "Indian Track Lore"

Genre Western

1 page story "Indian Hunting Lore"

Genre Western

10 page Rex Allen story "Crisis at Cub Creek"

Characters Rex Allen; Koko (his horse); Gopher Joe; James Lawton; The Clay brothers
Synopsis Rex encounters claim jumpers.
Genre Western

3 page text story "The Doctor's Mistake"

Characters Clarence Hearndon; Doctor Gray
Synopsis A young man is told he has a serious heart condition.
Genre Western
Letters typeset

10 page Wild BIll Elliott story "Timber Treachery"

Characters Bill Elliott; Stormy; Steve Farrow; Jim Walters; Chuck Dobbs
Synopsis Bill helps a friend of his who is struggling with problems in the timber business.
Genre Western
Pencils Al Micale
Inks Al Micale

1 page text article "Strange Names of the West"

Synopsis Short discussion of how some places and people were named.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Blackfeet"

Synopsis Short history of the Blackfeet tribe.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)

1 page text article "Horse-Thief Basin"

Synopsis Breif essay about rustlers and where they hid their stolen cattle.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)

1 page text article "Boot Hill: They Died with Their Boots On"

Synopsis Short essay on the origin of the name Boot Hill.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page text story "Tombstone"

Synopsis How Tombstone got its name.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Gunman's Sidewalk"

Synopsis How the board sidewalk in some western towns was named.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Mount Silverheels"

Synopsis Short story of an old gold mine.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox (signed)
Inks August Lenox (signed)

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Unsuspected Clue"

Characters Johnny Mack Brown; gang of train robbers
Synopsis Johnny helps a sheriff track down some train robbers.
Genre Western

1 page text article "Mussolini"

Synopsis Brief essay about a famous bucking horse.
Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)
Letters Till Goodan

8 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Come-On"

Characters Range Rider; Dick West; Thad Diggs; Al (stage shotgun rider); Red Meegan
Synopsis The Range Rider and Dick investigate a runaway stage coach.
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi

1 page Roy Rogers filler "Roy Rogers photo"

Genre Western
Notes inside back cover; b/w photos of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry alternate in this spot; Roy appears in this slot in odd-numbered issues; Gene appears in this slot in even-numbered issues.

1 page Photo filler "Looking down the canyon"

Genre Western
Pencils Ray Manley; Shostal (photo)
Inks Ray Manley; Shostal (photo)
Colors Shostal Agency
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover; Color photo attributed by Ray Manley from Shostal.