| Issue | #438 |
| Published | December 1952 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "ANNIE OAKLEY, No. 438". Code number is A.O.O.S. #438-5212. Copyright 1952 by Annie Oakley Enterprises, Inc. First of three Annie Oakley Four Colors. This is not based on the TV series, which didn't air until 1954. |
| Characters | Annie Oakley; Tagg |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Mike Arens |
| Inks | Mike Arens |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Synopsis | Different ways to build campfires for cooking. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
| Inks | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover, black and white. Illustrations with typeset text. |
| Characters | Annie Oakley; Tagg |
| Synopsis | Annie and Tagg find a steer with a message branded on it with a running iron saying "Dying - BB shot LS". Annie's neighbor is Luke Simmons and when they go to check they find that Bat Braddock is in charge of the Simmons ranch and Simmons is missing. Annie goes to town to get advice from Colonel Dyke, not knowing that Dyke is a partner with Braddock in the scheme. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Mike Arens ? |
| Inks | Mike Arens ? |
| Notes | Annie and Tagg's ranch is the "Lazy Z". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Annie Oakley (intro); Tagg (intro) |
| Synopsis | Annie is working as a sharpshooter in her uncle's traveling carnival, when she receives a telegram that she has inherited a ranch from a distant relative. It is located near Gunsight, "the toughest town west of the Pecos". She and her brother Tagg leave to settle on the ranch, not knowing that gold has been discovered there. Eli Bolton sends a thug to find out some information on Annie, but he is fooled by a gag photo for a store contest. When the stage to Gunsight is attacked by Indians, Annie drives them off, then takes over for an injured Pony Express rider. After arriving with the mail at Gunsight, she later surprises Bolton's gang, who expect her to be in the stagecoach when it arrives. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Mike Arens ? |
| Inks | Mike Arens ? |
| Notes | Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. Though it is the second story in the comic, it is the introduction of the characters. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |