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Issue Details

Issue #29
Published July 1949
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes Copyright, 1949, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Champion (photo; a horse)
Genre Western
Pencils Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)
Inks Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)
Colors Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Dell Comics are Good Comics"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes On inside front cover in black and white.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Clue of the Wolf"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Sam Bowdry; Laura Collins; Zack Collins; Dr. Meade; Mr. Carveth; Len Garrick; Fang (a wolf); Uncle Eb Collins (villain)
Synopsis First line: "A runaway! They´ll be wrecked if we can´t stop ´em, Champ!"
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires ?
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "A Long Memory"

Characters Sheriff Dick Easton; Sam Ross; Tom Truby [also as Ted Truby] (villain)
Synopsis First line: "The noon stage from the south raised a cloud of yellow dust,.."
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright 1949, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Two illustrations.

6 page Champ story "You're Lucky, Champ"

Characters Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Whitey [also as White Cloud] (a horse); Tom Garvey
Genre Western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Notes Script submitted on December 14, 1948. Script credit from David Porta, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal account books. Copyright 1949, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Champion (photo; a horse)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Notes Inside back cover in black and white.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)
Inks Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)
Colors Ray Manley from Western Ways (photo, credited)
Notes Back cover.