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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Notes Back cover of comic.