Issue Details

Issue	#78
Published	August 1953
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Gene Autry (photo)
Genre	western
Pencils	? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Inks	? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Colors	? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Notes	Art credits from owner of original art, Don Mangus, 4/19/2007.

1 page Whitman advertisement "Whitman Coloring Books"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Flash Gordon; Howdy Doody; Tom & Jerry; Goofy; Elizabeth Taylor
Pencils	? (photo); ? (drawings)
Inks	? (photo); ? (drawings)
Colors	? (photo); ? (drawings)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Whitman Publishing Company ad. Eight coloring book covers in color, each sold for 25 cents.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Lazy-J Castle"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Dusty Crockett; Deuce Spade (villain); Prospector Jake
Synopsis	Up in the Mesquite Mountains Dusty leads Gene to a huge stone castle, built by an old prospector friend of his. They find only horsethieves inside, and are invited to join them...
Genre	Western
Pencils	Nicholas Firfires
Inks	Nicholas Firfires

15 page Gene Autry story "Death Rides the Bar-Q"

Characters	Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Elmer Adkins (villain); Abby Seldon; Chuck Mills
Synopsis	Cattle are dying off mysteriously, and Chuck Mills asks Gene for help finding the culprit...
Genre	Western

2 page text story "Black Wolf Curse"

Characters	Sheriff; "Trigger" Roberts; Black Wolf
Synopsis	After killing the Indian, Black Wolf, Roberts is stalked by wolves, mostly at night...
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi
Letters	Typeset

6 page Panhandle Pete story "Beasley's Find"

Characters	Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey
Synopsis	When it's raining, Janey and Tommy finds Pete in the barn, and make him spin the yarn he promised, about the Cave of Silver...
Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "The Race of Champions Game"

Genre	Western
Pencils	Tony Sgroi
Inks	Tony Sgroi
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Subscription ad from publisher, plus a horse race gamepad for two players, in full color

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Dell Comics Special"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Roy Rogers; Tom; Little Lulu; Lone Ranger; Woody Woodpecker; Tarzan; Gene Autry
Genre	Funny animals; western; jungle; children
Pencils	? (photos); Al Michale; Jesse Marsh; Nicholas Firfires; Marge; Walter Lantz; ? (drawings)
Inks	? (photos); Al Michale; Jesse Marsh; Nicholas Firfires; Marge; Walter Lantz; ? (drawings)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Full color covers of eight Dell Comics, plus a drawing of the heads of eight Dell characters

1 page Wheaties advertisement "C'mon, Spark up!" Said Stan Musial

Characters	Stan Musial
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Baseball comic strip in full color for Wheaties "Breakfast for Champions"