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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published January-March 1959
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Synopsis Train robbery.
Genre Western
Pencils Sam Svaitt (painting)
Inks Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors Sam Savitt (painting)
Letters rtpeset

1 page story "Abandoned Ships of the American Desert"

Synopsis Story about the camel experiment in the American West.
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

10 page Wagon Train story "Smoky Hills Stampede"

Characters Major Adams; Kerr and Aldrich (two buffalo hunters); Young Deer; Flint
Synopsis Major Adams and Flint try to stop two buffalo hunters from causing a Cheyenne uprising.
Genre Western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

1 page text story "The Wood-Stones"

Synopsis Short article about The Petrified Forest.
Genre Western
Pencils Bill Zeigler
Inks Bill Zeigler
Letters typeset

10 page Tales of Wells Fargo story "The Baby-Faced Bandit"

Characters Jim Hardie; Jingo Baxter; Mary and Ned (a rancher and his wife)
Synopsis Jim tracks a baby-faced bandit who has been robbing Wells Fargo offices.
Genre Western

1 page activity "3 Clues to Place the Bad Man"

Synopsis Clues are given to help the reader identify four different outlaws.
Genre western
Letters typeset

12 page Roy Rogers story "Troublesome Traders"

Characters Roy Rogers; Barry Field; Joe Jake; Captain Blake; Will Robb
Synopsis Roy investigates a team of crooked horse traders.
Genre Western
Pencils Nat Edson
Inks Nat Edson

1 page activity "Campfire Crossword"

Synopsis Crossword puzzle with various western words as answers.
Letters typeset

10 page Flying A's Range Rider story "The Lion Hunt"

Characters Range Rider; Dick West; Mr. Vollen; Cleo the Lion
Synopsis Range Rider and Dick go after two outlaws who robbed a medicine show and accidentally released a time lion in the process.
Genre Western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

2 page activity "Claim Stakers Race"

Synopsis Board game that uses a spinner to determine moves.
Genre Western
Letters typeset

4 page Frontiersmen story "The Rabbit's Foot"

Synopsis A rabbit's foot seems to bring bad luck to a new recruit.
Genre Western
Reprinted Tomahawk Charlie; Davey (an army recruit)

10 page Rin Tin Tin story "Cry Apache"

Characters Rin Tin Tin; Rusty
Synopsis Two outlaws lure everyone out of town so they can rob the express office.
Genre Western

2 page text story "A Will to Live"

Characters Howie Morse; Bill Hardy
Synopsis A dying man develops the courage to defy a gang of outlaws.
Genre Western
Letters typeset

10 page Buffalo Bill Jr. story "The Mine Detector"

Characters Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Judge Wiley
Synopsis Calamity receives a gold mine detector in the mail.
Genre Western

1 page text story "The Roundhouse Raid"

Genre Western
Letters typeset
Reprinted Brief account of a band of indians attacking a train near Brookville, Kansas.

10 page Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers story "Ranger Ambush"

Characters Jace Pearson; Spencer Gang; Sandy Barr
Synopsis Jace and Clay go after the Spencer Gang.
Genre Western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

1 page activity "Brand the Breed"

Synopsis Readers are asked to identify six different cows.
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9 page Dale Evans story "The Guilty One"

Characters Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Arne Lovic; Joe Thomas; Illa Lovic; Kurt Lovic
Synopsis Dale sets out to clear a man she believes to be unjustly accused.
Genre Western
Pencils Bill Zeigler
Inks Bill Zeigler
Notes Bottom third of last story page has a panel with the solution to the Campfire Crossword and the Dell Pledge to Parents.

1 page advertisement "Dad! Here;s a Handy Daisy Christmas Catalog!"

Synopsis Ad for Daisy BB rifles and target pistol.
Letters typeset

Half page advertisement "7 Gigantic Dinosaurs"

Synopsis ad for Giant Dinosaurs, Dept. H-22.
Letters ?: typeset
Notes inside back cover

Half page text article "The Old West Talks"

Synopsis Explanation of the terms "passing the hat" and "tenderfeet".
Genre Western
Pencils Bill Zeigler
Inks Bill Zeigler
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover. Bottom half of page.

1 page advertisement "Man! It's the Most!"

Synopsis Ad for Daisy Air Rifles.
Notes back cover