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Issue Details

Issue #86
Published April 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)
Notes Copyright, 1954, 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 Whitman Publishing Company advertisement "Tell-a-Tale Books for Children"

Notes On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Oil Highjackers"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Sheriff Claypool; Scotty; Dr. Braddock; Kincaid (villain); Slocum (villain); Rocky Malone (villain); Jeb (villain, death)
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

15 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Photogenic Holdup"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Flapjack Hobbs; Saul Vogel; Tad Long; Wade Brown (villain); Clint Smith (villain)
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

2 page text story "The Missing Stallion"

Characters Dan Martin; Frank Consworth
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1954, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page A Panhandle Pete Yarn story "The Gallopin' Ghost"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Tommy Travis; Janey; Jughead (a horse); Klaus; Anna; Mike Dugan (villain, death); Slats Dugan (villain, death); Jake (villain, death)
Genre Western
Pencils Nat Edson
Inks Nat Edson
Notes Copyright, 1954, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

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

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse)
Genre Western
Notes Subscription page for Gene Autry Comics.

1 page Curtiss Baby Ruth advertisement "For that trip into space"

Notes On inside back cover.

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Send for This Big Wheaties Offer Now!"

Notes Back cover.