Issue Details

Issue	#14
Published	April-June 1956
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Bill Elliott; Jock Mahoney; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen
Synopsis	Floating heads in the foreground. View into a hotel lobby in the background.
Genre	Western
Pencils	photos; ?
Inks	photos; ?
Colors	photos; ?

1 page Angel's Camp text story "Heart of the Mother Lode"

Synopsis	Brief description of an old mining camp.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

14 page Gene Autry story "Buck Rollo's Return"

Characters	Gene Autry; Buck Rollo; Matt Hanson; Jack Rollo; Henry Rollo
Synopsis	The town of Elkville is uneasy when one of the former residents returns after being released from prison.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page text story "Glory Hole"

Synopsis	Short feature about the fortunes of prospecting.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

14 page Roy Rogers story "The Phantom Bandit"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Sheriff Bayard; Linc (an outlaw); Frost (a rancher)
Synopsis	Roy tracks a mysterious daytime bandit who uses a strange method to knock his victims unconscious before robbing them.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

8 page Trigger and Bullet story "The Desert's Secret"

Characters	Uncle Mike Hanford; Pat (niece); Trigger; Bullet; Old Silver (a prospector)
Synopsis	Uncle Mike tells his niece and nephew a story of how Trigger and Bullet saved an old prospector in the desert.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens
Notes	Art identification by Steinar Ådland. (Error Report 5038, September 22, 2010)

8 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Shadow Bandits"

Characters	Range Rider; Dick West; Carla the Great (a stage magician)
Synopsis	Dick and Range Rider track a pair of bandits who dress in black and seem to disappear.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires?

2 page activity "Indian Quiz"

Synopsis	Various questions about aspects of Indian life.
Genre	Western
Pencils	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks	August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters	August Lenox

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "Andy Jones Returns"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Andy Jones; Pitt (a rancher)
Synopsis	Johnny helps a young boy who is framed for a bank robbery.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson

3 page text story "Demonio's Downfall"

Characters	Dave Bristol; Maria; Don Luis
Synopsis	An old-timer spins a yarn about a man, a woman, and a horse.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

10 page Wild Bill Elliott story "Treasure Box Troubles"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Sheriff Gordon; Hap (stage driver); Evart (ticket agent)
Synopsis	Bill helps a driver fight stage robbers and ends up diving for the strongbox when it sinks to the bottom of a lake.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

3 page text article "The Red Man's Calendar"

Synopsis	A comparison of the Indian calendar to the traditional business calendar.
Genre	Western

4 page story "Counting Coup"

Synopsis	An explanation of counting coup and some examples ranging from stealing horses to charging cavalry.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi

9 page Rex Allen story "Short Cut to Danger"

Characters	Rex Allen; Willy Wales; Dave Arnold; Trim Carter
Synopsis	Rex tracks some robbers that have been stealing shipments from a gold mine.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires ?
Notes	Pencil art ID by Steinar Ådland, confirmed by Gene Reed (September 23, 2010). Inks may be by another artist.

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1955. No circulation figures given.

1 page text story "Fort Fizzle"

Synopsis	How a group of Nez Perce Indians avoided the calvary.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Artist for this feature is the same as the artist for the inside cover.

8 page Dale Evans story "The Edge of Doubt"

Characters	Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Ward Kane; Marshal Snow; Adam Kane
Synopsis	Dale and Pat track a bank robber and discovers that the man was framed.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page Angel's Camp text story "A Shady Wager"

Synopsis	A retelling of the jumping frog of Calaveras COunty.
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

1 page illustration "Fording the River"

Characters	Two unnamed cowboys.
Synopsis	Two cowboys and a pack mule wading across a river.
Genre	western
Pencils	L. Willinger (photo); Shostal
Inks	L. Willinger (photo); Shostal
Colors	L. Willinger (photo); Shostal
Letters	typeset