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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published June 1937
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing William Cook ?

Cover Details - "Caveman Cowboy"

Pencils Joseph E. Buresch
Inks Joseph E. Buresch

1 page credits "Table Of Contents"

Pencils Joseph E. Buresch
Inks Joseph E. Buresch
Notes features a re-colored copy of the cover illustration, and a 1/3-page ad for Hohner Harmonicas.

7 page Buck Bush story "The Caveman Cowboy"

Characters Buck Bush (Sheriff)
Synopsis A city girl comes to town looking for a tough guy to romance, and sets her sights on Buck Bush.
Genre humor
Script Joseph E. Buresch (signed)
Pencils Joseph E. Buresch (signed)
Inks Joseph E. Buresch (signed)

7 page story "Chinese Cowboy"

Synopsis Chinese cook Sung Li visits a bar with some money to spend, and is preyed upon by bad men. He is saved by a local rancher, who gives him a job. The bad guys return for some robbery, but Sung Li returns the favor and saves the rancher.
Genre western
Script Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)
Pencils Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)
Inks Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)
Notes black and white.

2 page text article "Weapons Of The West"

Synopsis Text with spot illustrations discussing the pistols and knives of the Old West, and questioning the lore of the marksmanship of the heroes of legend.
Genre fact
Script William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)
Pencils William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)
Inks William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)
Letters Typeset

7 page Tumbleweeds story "Tumbleweeds"

Characters Dan Ryder
Synopsis Dan Ryder and his horse Rex come to town just in time to help a cattleman who was bushwhacked by rustlers, and stays on help the Cattleman and thwart the bad guys.
Genre western
Script Ross Martin (signed)
Pencils William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)
Inks William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)
Notes black and white

7 page Lobo-Dog story "Lobo-Dog"

Synopsis Cattleman Tom Morgan is bushwhacked by local Sheepmen for driving their sheep off of Tom's land. Tom's dog, Pard, brings help to Tom, then goes on a mission of revenge while Tom convalesces.
Genre western
Script Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)
Pencils Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)
Inks Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)

2 page illustration "Dry Gulched"

Genre western
Pencils Rodney Thomson
Inks Rodney Thomson
Notes Color centerfold illustration drawn especially for Western Picture Stories.

7 page story "The Outlaw's In-Law or 10,000 Bucks Ain't To Be Sneezed At"

Synopsis The story of how notorious cattle-rustler Pedro the Scorpion is brought down by those he brutalized.
Genre western
Script Tom Mc Namara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)
Pencils Tom Mc Namara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)
Inks Tom Mc Namara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)

7 page Sourkrout Bill and Spareribs story "Old Chief Charleyhoss has left his squaw..."

Characters Sourkrout Bill; Spareribs (Bill's horse); Chief Charleyhoss
Synopsis Sourkrout Bill, Spareribs, and Charleyhoss encounter the hostile Poopoo Indians while prospecting for gold.
Genre western
Script George A. Beaty (signed)
Pencils George A. Beaty (signed)
Inks George A. Beaty (signed)
Notes black & white.

2 page Famous Frontiersmen biography (nonfictional) "Wyatt Earp"

Characters Wyatt Earp
Synopsis The life story of the famous law man.
Genre fact
Script Ray Burley
Pencils Ray Burley
Inks Ray Burley

7 page Windy Parks story "Windy Parks Meets Billy The Kid"

Characters Windy Parks
Synopsis Windy tells the tale of when he crossed paths with the infamous bad man, and taught him a thing or two about shooting.
Script Victor J. Dowling
Pencils Victor J. Dowling
Inks Victor J. Dowling

7 page story "Red's Newfangled Bronc"

Synopsis Red has a date with the school teacher, but is broke. He finds out he won a raffle for an automobile, but hasn't the foggiest idea what to do with it until the sheriff informs him that some notorious robbers are making a get-away, and that there is a reward on their heads.
Genre western
Script Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)
Pencils Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)
Inks Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Famous Comics in Colors"

Synopsis House Ad that reprints panels from Funny Picture Stories, Funny Pages, Western Picture Stories, and Detective Picture Stories.