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Issue Details

Issue #13
Published January-March 1956
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Bill Elliott; Dale Evans; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown; Jock Mahoney
Synopsis Head shots of the characters.
Genre western
Pencils photos; ?
Inks photos; ?
Colors photos; ?
Notes The drawn "art" consists of a rope connecting the head shots of the western stars. This is the last issue to feature photos of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers on the inside covers. Following issues have text features.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry photo"

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

14 page Roy Rogers story "The End of the Running Rope"

Characters Roy Rogers; Rawhide Peters; Jim Clay; Scott Clay; Joe Jones; Slim Saunders
Synopsis An old rancher leaves Roy a clue to hidden fortune just before he dies. An outlaw impersonates the old rancher's newphew in an effort to find the hidden treasure, but Roy becomes suspicious when the impersonator and his friend show little interest in maintaining the ranch.
Genre western

1 page text story "Oddities of the Wild"

Synopsis A discussion of the habits of a few wild animals.
Genre Fact
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters typeset

14 page Gene Autry story "Sierra Showdown"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion; Lank (a crook); Spud (another crook);
Synopsis When Gene stops for break, two crooks steal his car. Gene chases them across the countryside and corners them in an old miner's cabin.
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

8 page Champion story "Champ Evens the Score"

Characters Champion; Ricky; Bud; Uncle Matt Hanford; Rainbow (a ranch hand)
Synopsis Bud tells Ricky how Champion saved his life and won a race that enabled Bud to have an operation to fix his injured leg.
Genre western

8 page Dale Evans story "The SIlent Clue"

Characters Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Mrs. Newton; Jimmy Newton
Synopsis Dale's search for a lost boy leads her to a gang of bank robbers.
Genre western
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning

2 page text story "Honest Injun"

Synopsis Short discussion of Indian inventions that are still used today.
Genre Fact
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
Letters typeset

10 page Rex Allen story "Challenge at Cholla Creek"

Characters Rex ALlen; Sam Diges; Jasper Rock
Synopsis A gang lures everyone out of town so they can crack the bank vault.
Genre Western
Notes Artist unknown, but he swipes from Toth, Grandenetti, Certa and Roussos.

3 page text story "The Man Who Outsmarted Himself"

Characters Tom Wheeler; Caleb Townsend; Sam Justin
Synopsis A stranger in town arouses the suspicions of a storekeeper.
Genre western
Letters typeset

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "Hidden Bullets"

Characters Bill Elliott; Neal Payne; Ward Mellon; Guy Urick;
Synopsis A man conspires to steal a ranch from his cousin.
Genre Western

7 page text story "An Album of Maps to Lost Treasure"

Synopsis Discussion of several old miner's claims that prospectors still search for.
Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters typeset

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Renegades"

Characters Johnny Mack Brown; Brock Wesson; Cal Sommers;
Synopsis Johnny helps a wagon master protect his wagon train.
Genre Western

1 page text story "Nature's Pre-Cooked Fish"

Synopsis Brief essay on hot streams that flow under ice in the Arctic Circle and in Iceland.
Genre western
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Red Shirt"

Characters Range Rider; Dick West; unnamed train robbers
Synopsis Range Rider and Dick pursue a gang of train robbers.
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi

1 page Roy Rogers illustration "Roy Rogers photo"

Characters Roy Rogers
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 illustration "Taking a Drink"

Synopsis A rider drinks from a river. Large red rock formations are in the background.
Genre western
Pencils Ray Manley (photo); Shostal
Inks Ray Manley (photo); Shostal
Colors Ray Manley (photo); Shostal
Letters typeset