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Issue Details

Issue	#73
Published	March 1953
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

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

1 page Milky Way advertisement "Man With a Winning Way"

Notes

On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Double Game"

Characters	Gene Autry [also as Gene Allen]; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Flapjack Hobbs; Jocko (a mule); Tex; Pete Shaw (death); Mr. Baxter; Tom (villain); Fingers (villain); Ed Drake (villain); Vince (villain); Blackie (villain)
Genre	Western

8 page Gene Autry story "Too Tricky"

Characters	Gene Autry [also as Gene Allen]; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Deputy Tom Harris; Herb Granby; Cub Hart (villain); Trig Evans (villain); Sam Jensen (villain)
Genre	Western

7 page Gene Autry story "The Wrong Hireling"

Characters	Gene Autry [also as Gene Allen]; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Black Luther [Blackton Luther]; Spots (a dog); Mr. Cartwright (villain); Snipe (villain)
Genre	Western

2 page text story "The Mysterious Horse Thieves"

Characters	Sheriff Vic Jackson
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page story "Ghost Town Girl"

Characters	Dusty Doran; Tex Scott; Angela; Blackton (villain)
Genre	Western
Notes	Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Free Gift Offer!"

Characters	Gene Autry (photo)
Genre	Western
Notes	Subscription page.

1 page Gold Seal; Guild advertisement "Picture Puzzles are Fun for Everyone!"

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Sid Abel Sparks in Hockey Duel!"

Characters	Sid Abel; Chicago Black Hawks
Genre	Sports
Notes	Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Chicago Black Hawks hockey player Sid Abel. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series. Back cover.