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Issue Details

Issue #77
Published July 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 "Worth going out on a limb for"

Notes On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Secret of Massacre Fort"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Cass Bristow; Mrs. Bristow; Mr. Dodds (villain)
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "Ol' Bessie"

Characters Jess Whalen [also as Jess Masting]; Dan; Gil; Karl; Shotgun; Farley Gang (villains)
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

16 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Jade Box"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Bob Fergusson; Joe Low (death); Lee Ching; Herb; Ran Bittinger (villain); Spike (villain)
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

5 page story "The Hitchhiking Bandit"

Characters John; Flying Hawk (horse); Tom; Brakie
Genre Western
Pencils Sparky Moore
Inks Sparky Moore
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's a pen any cowhand would be glad to own"

Characters Gene Autry
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo); ?
Inks ? (photo); ?
Colors ? (photo); ?
Notes Subscription page.

1 page Whitman Publishing Company advertisement "Cowboys! Cowgirls!"

Genre Western

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Champion 1st Baseman Ferris Fain Sparks White Sox"

Characters Ferris Fain; Chicago White Sox
Genre Sports
Notes Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring baseball player Ferris Fain.