Issue Details

Issue	V2#5
Published	October 1939
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Joe Hardie [as Uncle Joe]

Cover Details

Genre	western
Pencils	Art Pinajian (signed)
Inks	Art Pinajian (signed)

Half page text article "Brief Biography of Radio Stars"

Characters	Alec Templeton
Genre	bio
Script	Joe Hardie [as Uncle Joe]
Letters	typeset
Notes	article with photo on inside front cover.

5 page Red Man story "Red Man of the Rockies"

Characters	Red Man
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian (signed)
Pencils	Art Pinajian (signed)
Inks	Art Pinajian (signed)

1 page Killer McGee story "I'm glad they did't put me in the jailhouse"

Characters	Killer McGee
Synopsis	At a trial, the prosecution lists the multiple killings that Killer McGee had done in one week alone, and gets a hand slap from the judge.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab

1 page Stars on the Range biography (nonfictional) "Gene Autry, the Singing Cowboy"

Characters	Gene Autry
Genre	bio
Script	Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox (signed)

2 page Lyin' Lou story "I had the darndest experience with this dog one time..."

Characters	Lyin' Lou
Synopsis	Lou spins a tall tale about an adventure with his dog.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Guardineer
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

5 page Lee Trent story "Mystery Vally"

Characters	Lee Trent
Genre	western
Script	Frank Frollo
Pencils	Frank Frollo
Inks	Frank Frollo

1 page Jess Phoolin story "Gents- Whut's your voidict?"

Characters	Jess Phoolin
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab

2 page One Buck and Two Bits story "Pretty soft job!"

Characters	One Buck; Two Bits
Genre	humor
Script	Martin Filchock (signed)
Pencils	Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks	Martin Filchock (signed)
Letters	Martin Filchock

1 page Tenderfoot Mary story "Wudda day!"

Genre

humor

5 page Tubby of the T-Bone Ranch story "Yessir, Mur. Hutchins, you'll find water thar."

Genre

Western

2 page Wild West Junior story "Go jump in the lake!"

Genre	Western
Pencils	Bob Wood (signed)
Inks	Bob Wood (signed)

2 page Star Gags story

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks	Martin Filchock (signed)
Letters	Martin Filchock
Notes	Twelve gag pieces with spot illustrations.

1 page Medicine Man story "And this, Gentlemen, is the skull of Hamlet-"

Synopsis	The Medicine Man's traveling curio show features the alleged adult skull of Hamlet. He also has one of Hamlet as a 6-year-old.
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed) [as P.G.]
Inks	Paul Gustavson (signed) [as P.G.]

3 page Tommy Hawk story "It was the Brown Boys, all right!"

Characters	Tommy Hawk
Synopsis	Tommy Hawk hears about the reward offered for the capture of the Brown Brothers, robbers. He stumbles upon them on their way into town, and beats them to the General Store, where he takes the place of the Smokeshop Indian statue, and catches the brothers unprepared.
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Al Hopkins (signed) [as A.F.H.]
Inks	Al Hopkins (signed) [as A.F.H.]

4 page Ermine story "The Ermine - a mysterious frontiersman of the pre-revolutionary days - rescues Alice Thorne..."

Characters	Ermine; Alice Thorne; Jimmy Thorne
Synopsis	Having rescued Alice from the Iroquois, the Ermine returns her to her parents cabin, where they find her brother Jimmy. Jimmy explains that his parents were forced to go with settlers headed for the Cumberland Gap.
Genre	Western
Pencils	George Filchock
Inks	George Filchock

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Chief Weasel-Tail"

Genre

bio

1 page Jest the Type story "The Government cut down Black Eagle's allowance..."

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Fred Schwab ?
Inks	Fred Schwab ?

4 page Ace and Deuce story "Gosh! It's dull heah this time o' year!"

Synopsis	Ace and Deuce make sure that their friend's boy Billy goes to school, and decide to attend themselves when they see the beautiful new teacher.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Bill Allison
Inks	Bill Allison

2 page Cowboy Jake story "The eats are on me, fellers!"

Synopsis	It's Jake's birthday, so he offers to buy everybody lunch.
Genre	Western
Pencils	Bob Wood (signed) [as B.W.]
Inks	Bob Wood (signed) [as B.W.]
Notes	The narrative is done in verse for the story.

2 page Centaur Kid story "What happened to date!! Nothing!!"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	? [as Bronco]
Inks	? [as Bronco]

2 page Null and Void story "Shucks, I'm too tired t'work."

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Todd Modd ? [as Todmoro]
Inks	Todd Modd ? [as Todmoro]

1 page Comic Cowboy story "Pards, you've heard of trick ropin'."

Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Filchock
Pencils	Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks	Martin Filchock (signed)
Letters	Martin Filchock

1 page story "IndiaNotes"

Synopsis	Facts about Indians and their way of life.
Genre	fact