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Issue Details

Issue #49
Published April-June 1960
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters Lassie; Timmy
Synopsis Full-page photo of Lassie and Timmy in a doorway.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Lassie text article "Breeds of Dogs: The German Shepherd"

Synopsis Full-page, inside front cover article about the German Shepherd.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

13 page Lassie story "The Fugitive"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Paul Martin; Bat (Timmy's friend); Doe; Hounds; Terrier; Elderly Lady; Game Warden
Synopsis Lassie and Timmy are overcome by gas while pursuing a rampaging doe.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Bob Fujitani ?
Letters typeset

4 page Blaze story "Blaze Proves His Mettle"

Characters Blaze; Ted; Tom (Ted's uncle); Leon (hired hand); Susie (Leon's daughter)
Synopsis Blaze is trained to play polo and saves a child from a herd of frightened hogs.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset
Notes first in several stories of Blaze as a polo pony

1 page text story "The Courage of Curly"

Characters Curly; Benjy Sprague; Jody Hull; Billy; Hank; Mr. Hull (Jody's father)
Synopsis Curly saves a group of boys caught in a storm while fishing.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

12 page Lassie story "The Lost Plane"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Fred Johnson (Timmy's friend); Fire Ranger; Mr. and Mrs. Clark; Doctor
Synopsis Lassie, Timmy, and Fred rescue a couple after their plane crashes in a storm.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Letters typeset