| Issue | #319 |
| Published | March 1951 |
| Frequency | [none listed] |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in THE TRAIL TO DANGER, No. 319." Code number is C.O.S. #319-513. Copyright 1951 by Gene Autry. Second of two Champion Four Colors. Continues as "Gene Autry's Champion" (Dell, 1951 series) #3 (August-October 1951). The small photo of Gene Autry in the corner of the cover is his only appearance in the comic. |
| Characters | Champion (horse); Gene Autry (photo, cameo) |
| Genre | animal; western |
| Pencils | ? (painting); ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (painting); ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (painting); ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Champion (horse, photo) |
| Synopsis | Mid-range shot of Champion rearing. (Only horse is shown, not the rider.) |
| Genre | animal; western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Full-page photograph. |
| Characters | Champion (horse); Rickey West; Rebel (dog); Smoky Ashton; Baldy; Bud |
| Synopsis | While on a train, a conman switches a briefcase full of cash for one filled with cut paper, then jumps from the train with the cash. Rickey West sees him jump and the conman pretends to have a broken leg to get him to leave to get help. |
| Genre | western |
| Notes | Champion lives on Smoky Ashton's Flying A ranch and is ridden by the boy Rickey West. There are no references to Gene Autry in the issue, other than the cover photo. |
| Characters | Champion (horse; Ricky West; Rebel (dog); Smoky Ashton |
| Synopsis | Rickey takes Champion and Rebel to hunt for the colt Starlight in the snow in the mountains. Champion saves the colt from an attack by a wolf. |
| Genre | western |
| Characters | Champion (horse); Ricky West; Rebel (dog); Smoky Ashton; Hop Kee |
| Synopsis | Hicks, a rough ranchhand tries to ride Champion and his cruel tactics get him fired. Hicks hires two men to get his revenge by setting fire to the barn on the Flying A, but their plot is broken up by Rebel and Smoky Ashton. Later the three kidnap Ricky West and hold him for ransom. |
| Genre | western |
| Characters | Champion (horse) |
| Synopsis | Photo of Champion going down a dusty incline (riverbank?). |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Full-page photograph. |
| Characters | Champion (horse) |
| Synopsis | Champion with a colt and calf. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (painting) |
| Inks | ? (painting) |
| Colors | ? (painting) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover; color. Same artist as front cover. |