Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	January-March 1957
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Characters	Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Jock Mahoney; Johnny Mack Brown; Bill Elliott; Rex Allen
Pencils	Sam Savitt (painting); photos
Inks	Sam Savitt (painting); photos
Colors	Sam Savitt (painting); photos
Letters	typest

2 page text story "Randsburg The Town That Would Not Die"

Synopsis	Short history of an Old West mining town.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	This feature begins on the inside front cover and concludes on the inside back cover.

14 page Roy Rogers story "Gun Trouble"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Colt Egger; Jerry King
Synopsis	A bank robbers sets a plan in motion to kill Roy.
Genre	western
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson

1 page text story "Iron Shirt Warrior or Legend?"

Synopsis	Legend of the Indian who wore a chain mail shirt that had been taken from early Spanish explorers.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

14 page Gene Autry and Champion story "Danger in Disguise"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion; Lash Larson; Luke Meggs
Synopsis	An actor teams up with an outlaw to con the sheriff and Gene Autry out of a $10,000 reward.
Genre	western

8 page Champion story "Danger Rides the Mail"

Characters	Champion; Fred Mavis; Gig (claim jumper); Rister (another claim jumper)
Synopsis	Two claim jumpers pose as postal inspectors in an effort to steal a mine from Fred Mavis.
Genre	western

8 page Queen of the West Dale Evans story "High-Riding Danger"

Characters	Dale Evans; Len Abbott; Norm Bartlett
Synopsis	Dale tracks down a masked man who is trying to rig a rodeo.
Genre	western
Pencils	Russ Manning
Inks	Russ Manning
Notes	Russ Manning's last name is on a piece of paper on page 7.

2 page text story "The End of the Open Range"

Synopsis	A short essay about the Regulators in Wyoming in the early 1890s.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

10 page Rex Allen story "One Man's Horse"

Characters	Rex Allen; Hank Weaver; Red Larson; Elmer
Synopsis	Rex rescues an unconscious cowboy on the trail who was attacked by his former partners in a mining venture.
Genre	western

3 page text story "The Wild Arrow"

Synopsis	An old Indian chief tells his grandson a story to illustrate the importance of aiming for the correct target.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

10 page Wild Bill Elliot story "The Phantom Rider"

Characters	Bill Elliott; Slade (the blacksmith); Sheriff Barton
Synopsis	Bill helps the sheriff catch a bandit who has been robbing the ranchers near town.
Genre	western
Pencils	Bill Ziegler
Inks	Bill Ziegler

4 page The Frontiersmen story "Isaac Galbraith the Indestructible Man"

Characters	Isaac Galbraith; several unnamed Indians
Synopsis	A brief biography of a legendary frontier explorer.
Genre	western

3 page story "The Grizzly"

Synopsis	A short story about the grizzly bear and its habits.
Genre	fact

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "Truckee Joe's Last Ride"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Truckee Joe (an outlaw)
Synopsis	A wanted outlaw masquerades as Johnny.
Genre	western
Pencils	Bill Ziegler
Inks	Bill Ziegler

1 page text story "A Race with Time"

Synopsis	A brief history of Austin, Nevada.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

7 page Flying A's Range Rider story "Dam of Doom"

Characters	Range Rider; Dick West
Synopsis	Two escaped convicts threaten to open a dam's floodgates and inundate a town unless they are given the cash from the express office.
Genre	western

Half page Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops advertisement "We love those cough drops..."

Characters	Smith Brothers
Synopsis	Cough drops advertisement.

1 page Monsanto Plastics advertisement "Have mom and dad take you down to see the keen new toys in Toyland!"

Synopsis	Ad for lighted lapel pins.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover of comic.