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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published April-June 1958
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100

Cover Details

Genre western
Pencils Ken Sawyer (painting)
Inks Ken Sawyer (painting)
Colors Ken Sawyer (painting)
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1 page activity "Crossword Puzzle"

Synopsis Western-theme crossword puzzle.
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Notes Inside front cover.

14 page Roy Rogers and Trigger story "Test of Courage"

Characters Roy Rogers; unnamed ranchers; Devlin
Synopsis Roy and his fellow ranchers try to win a beef contract with the nearby army post but encounter problem after problem tryng to deliver the herd.
Genre western

1 page Western Roundup text story "Telltale Tracks"

Synopsis The importance of being able to read footprints or hoofprints on the trail.
Genre western
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10 page Buffalo Bill Jr. story "The Broken Horseshoe"

Characters Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Helen Parker; Brad Hawkins; Matt Reagan
Synopsis Calamity and her friend Helen trap a pair of stage robbers.
Genre western

3 page text story "The Roadrunner"

Synopsis Short story about the life and habits of the roadrunner.
Genre fact
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
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8 page Rin Tin Tin story "The Rainmaker"

Characters Rin Tin Tin; Rusty; Phineas T. Nimbus
Synopsis Rusty and Rinty help a rainmaker do his job.
Genre western

1 page Western Roundup text article "The Gold Freight"

Characters Aaron Y. Ross
Synopsis How a Wells Fargo freight messenger thwarted five would-be train robbers.
Genre fact
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10 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Chalk Mark"

Characters Range Rider; Dick West; Ned Clark; Tom Forbes
Synopsis Range Rider uses a chalk mark to trick a gang of outlaws into stealing the wrong freight car.
Genre western
Pencils Bill Ziegler
Inks Bill Ziegler

2 page text story "Duel in the Desert"

Characters Hardtack (a prospector); Bart Crowley
Synopsis An old prospector uses desert mirages to trick a would-be robber.
Genre western
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1 page Western Roundup text article "Frontier Banks"

Synopsis How a small-town banker thwarted a gang of bank robbers.
Genre fact
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9 page Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers story "The Run at Cactus Brish"

Characters Jace Pearson; Clay Morgan; Nate McGee
Synopsis Jace and Clay track a gang of bank robbers who prey on small-town banks.
Genre western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912"

Script Helen Meyer, Business Manager
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Notes George T. Delacorte, Jr. is listed as publisher. Helen Meyer is listed as Editor and Business Manager.

10 page Tales of Wells Fargo story "Ghost of Shadow Canyon"

Characters Jim Hardie; Ben (stage driver); Ben (Wells Fargo station agent)
Synopsis Jim sets a trap for a ghostly stage robber.
Genre western
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle

1 page Western Roundup text story "Indian Gold"

Synopsis Pizarro's first encounter with the Peruvian Indians.
Genre western
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4 page The Frontiersmen story "George Rogers Clark"

Characters George Rogers Clark; Colonel Henry Hamilton; Patrick Henry
Synopsis A brief account of how Clark captured the British fort at Vincennes.
Genre western
Pencils Frank Thorne
Inks Frank Thorne

10 page Wagon Train story "Avalanche"

Characters Major Adams; Flint; Duggan
Synopsis A member of the wagon train disagrees with Major Adams' choice of trail.
Genre western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

1 page Western Roundup text article "Exploration"

Characters Henry Kelsey
Synopsis A brief account of Henry Kelsey's exploration of Canada.
Genre western
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9 page Dale Evans Queen of the West story "The Fugitive"

Characters Dale Evans; Blake Moffitt; Pat Brady
Synopsis Dale and a civil engineer encounter a wild man as they map a new road through the Black Mountains.
Genre western
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning

Half page activity "Answers to Crossword Puzzle"

Synopsis Answers to puzzle on inside front cover.

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

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1 page story "The Comanche Sleeper"

Synopsis The story of an embarrassing horse race between a Comanche horse and a U. S. Cavalry mount.
Genre western
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Notes inside back cover

1 page story "The Land-Lookers"

Synopsis A short story about early surveyors in the Old West.
Genre western
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Notes back cover