Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	November 1958-January 1959
Frequency	Quarterly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (publisher); Helen Meyer (president); Paul R. Lilly (executive vice-president); Harold Clark (vice-president/art director); Albert P. Delacorte (treasurer)
Notes	Designed, produced and copyright © 1958, by Western Printing & Lithographing Company.

Cover Details

Characters	Ben Bowie; Jim Prentice
Genre	Western
Pencils	? (painted)
Inks	? (painted)
Colors	? (painted)

1 page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Easy to Order Dell Comic Subscriptions"

Notes

On inside front cover in black and white.

14 page Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men story "The Thunder Guns"

Characters	Ben Bowie; Jim Prentice; Zeke Moss; Nakah; Hurons; The French
Genre	Western

4 page Yellow Hair Child of the Sioux story "The Wagon Train"

Characters	Yellow Hair [Billy Star]; Strong Bow; Morning Flower; Stalking Fox; The Sioux; Jim
Synopsis	Yellow Hair has a chance to leave and go live with a white family, but he decides to stay.
Genre	Western

1 page text story "The Long Rifle"

Characters	Billy Hart; John Hart; Mr. Hart; Mrs. Hart
Genre	Western
Letters	typeset

13 page Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men story "The Hermit's Cave"

Characters	Ben Bowie; Jim Prentice; Zeke Moss; Nakah; Bill Burke; Shawnees
Genre	Western

1 page text article "General William Ashley"

Characters	General William Ashley
Genre	Western; Fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	On inside back cover in black and white.

1 page Mattel Powerarm Barbells advertisement "Build muscles with Mattel Powerarm Barbells"

Notes

Back cover.