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Issue Details

Issue #84
Published February 1954
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

24 page Gene Autry story "The Chinese Masks"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Wong; Fred Miller; Sheriff
Synopsis Gene meets a Chinese blacksmith who later is suspected of robbing the Express Company, and gets away
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi

15 page Gene Autry story "The Mysterious Stallion"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Lin Dunham; Ted Morton
Synopsis A horse wrangler for the Rodeo is ambushed and nearly killed by jewel smugglers
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

2 page text story "The Thief's Mistake"

Characters Billy Boy; Scar Nelson
Synopsis Billy is alone at home when Scar appears, aiming to rob his dads cattle money
Genre Western
Pencils Alvarado ?
Inks Ushler ?
Letters TYpeset

6 page Panhandle Pete story "A Good Try"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey; Jackass Slim
Synopsis Pete is telling a story about a miner who dug into a gambling hall
Genre Western
Pencils Nat Edson
Inks Nat Edson

1 page text article "Oxen Stampede"

Genre Western; Fact
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
Letters Typeset
Notes Oxen were unpredictable animals

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

1 page Wheaties advertisement Hurry! Get your order Now"

Letters Typeset
Notes Foreign Licence Plates from Wheaties