Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	January-March 1958
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Genre	western
Pencils	Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks	Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors	Sam Savitt (painting)
Letters	typeset

1 page activity "Lone Star Puzzler"

Synopsis	Crossword puzzle in the shape of Texas.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

14 page Roy Rogers story "Roundup at Redrock"

Characters	Roy Rogers; Sheriff Jim Jackson; Lucky Long; Seth Brown
Synopsis	Roy goes against a gambler who has organized a Citizens Protection Committee.
Genre	western
Pencils	Mike Arens
Inks	Mike Arens

1 page Western Roundup text story "Marksmanship"

Synopsis	Short story about the importance of being able to hit what you shoot at.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

10 page Buffalo Bill Jr. story "The Silver Saddle"

Characters	Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Gordy Lee
Synopsis	BIll enters a shooting to win a silver saddle for Calamity and discovers that one of his opponents isn't playing fair.
Genre	western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nichlas Firfires

3 page story "The Coyote Vagabond Singer"

Synopsis	A story about coyotes and their habits.
Genre	western
Pencils	August Lenox
Inks	August Lenox

8 page Champion story "Snowbound"

Characters	Sam Harris; Sigmund Harris (Sam's grandson)
Synopsis	When an old man is trapped under a fallen wagon, Champion saves the old man from freezing to death while the grandson rides for help.
Genre	western

1 page Western Roundup text article "Early Postal Offices"

Synopsis	A short article about the development of the railroad postal car.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

10 page Flying A's Range Rider story "Hidden Gold"

Characters	Range Rider; Dick West; Sam Bates; Hank Thorpe; Gold Dust Sutton;
Synopsis	An old prospector helps Range Rider and Dick capture a gang that has been robbing post offices in the territory.
Genre	western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

1 page Western Roundup text article "Navaho Blankets"

Synopsis	How Navaho blankets were marketed in the Old West.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

10 page Rex Allen story "The Tip Off"

Characters	Rex Allen; Minnie Little Feather; Chaff Mullin (an outlaw); Art Palmer (another outlaw); Strong Elk
Synopsis	Rex and the sheriff chase Chaff and Art to an Indian village where Rex uses a Navaho blanket to help capture them.
Genre	western
Pencils	Bill Fracchio
Inks	Bill Fracchio
Notes	This story uses the subject of the previous text article as a prop.

2 page text story "White Hawk's Challenge"

Characters	Crooked Nose; White Hawk
Synopsis	A young brave challenges an old chief for leadership of the tribe.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

10 page Tales of the Roaring West story "Pony Express Girl"

Characters	Jeb Davis (Pony Express Station Manager); Bill Jenks; Bobby Carlisle
Synopsis	A young girl proves to her adopted grandpa that she can ride as well as the regular Pony Express rider.
Genre	western

4 page The Frontiersmen story "John Colter the Dread of the Blackfeet"

Characters	John Colter; Manuel Lisa
Synopsis	John Colter fails in his attempt to make a peace treaty with the Blackfeet tribe.
Genre	western
Pencils	Bill Ziegler
Inks	Bill Ziegler

1 page Western Roundup text article "Frontier Courts"

Synopsis	A short article about frontier courts.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	This article serves as a lead for the following story.

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Brothers"

Characters	Johnny Mack Brown; Pete Norton; Andy Baker; Nance Daggett
Synopsis	Johnny testifies in a murder trial.
Genre	western
Pencils	Russ Manning
Inks	Russ Manning

1 page Western Roundup text story "Claim Jumping"

Synopsis	How prospectors battled claim jumpers.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	The story following this one centers around claim jumping.

9 page Dale Evans Queen of the West story "Harvest of Hate"

Characters	Dale Evans; Claude Gates
Synopsis	A man arrives in Mineral City with a wagon load of trees and triggers a gold rush when it's discovered that he has concealed gold nuggets in the bag surrounding the roots of one of the trees.
Genre	western
Pencils	Russ Manning
Inks	Russ Manning

Half page activity "Answers to Lone Star Puzzle"

Synopsis	Answers to puzzle on inside front cover.
Notes	This feature is the last panel on the last page of the Dale Evans story.

Half page story "Animal Weathermen"

Synopsis	How various animals detect and signal changes in the weather.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Dell Pledge to Parents"

Synopsis	Dell pledge of wholesome entertainment.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover. Last panel of the previous feature.

1 page story "Demon Horses"

Synopsis	How the Indians reacted when they saw Spanish explorers riding horses.
Genre	western
Pencils	Dan Spiegle
Inks	Dan Spiegle
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.