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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published July-September 1957
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100
Notes Beginning this issue, only the features are listed on the cover. Portrait shots of the features no longer appear on the cover.

Cover Details - "Western Roundup"

Genre western
Pencils Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors Sam Savitt (painting)
Letters typeset

1 page Puzzle activity "Cowboy Crossword"

Synopsis Western-theme crossword puzzle.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

14 page Roy Rogers and Trigger story "The Shadow of Totem Rock"

Characters Roy Rogers; James King; Gil Burns;
Synopsis Roy helps a young man regain ownership of a silver mine.
Genre western
Pencils Bill Ziegler
Inks Bill Ziegler

1 page story "The Fabulous Wind-Wagon"

Synopsis The story of the trial run of a covered wagon with sails.
Genre western

10 page Buffalo Bill Jr. story "Log Jam"

Characters Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Hank (a stage robber); Ed (another stage robber)
Synopsis Calamity overhears two men planning a stage holdup, but Bill thinks she's telling a tall tale.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

8 page Champion story "Trail to the CLouds"

Characters Champion; herd of goats
Synopsis A herd of goats helps Champion survive when he is lost in the mountains.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

10 page Dale Evans Queen of the West story "Ladies' Day"

Characters Dale Evans; Peggy Leeds; Trey Sutter
Synopsis Dale and the ladies of Sandgrass capture a band of outlaws while the men of the town are battling a prairie fire.
Genre western
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning

A Western Vignette story "Reach"

Synopsis How the revolver was developed and how it changed the west.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires?

10 page Rex Allen story "Hidden Danger"

Characters Rex Allen; Sheriff Keene; Sol Evans; Sheriff Trent
Synopsis Rex encounters a crooked sheriff when he tries to help the drvier of a chuck wagon.
Genre western
Pencils Mike Arens
Inks Mike Arens

3 page text story "The Grizzly Tamers"

Characters Miguel Cota; Grizzly Latham;
Synopsis A man fails to live up to his namesake when he encounters a group of vaqueros who trap gtizzly bears for a living.
Genre western
Letters typeset

10 page Days of Wells Fargo story "Third Time Out"

Characters Marshal Andy Grant; John Stone; Matt Barker
Synopsis Marshal Grant goes after a road agent known as The Dude because of the way he dresses.
Genre western
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Art is reminiscent of Alex Toth, but it isn't Toth. Looks like it might be Vic Carrabotta.

4 page Frontiersman story "Jacob van Renssler"

Synopsis An ice skater uses his skills to escape when he is captured by a band on Indians.
Genre western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

3 page text story "The Pronghorn Racing Riddle of the Prairie"

Synopsis A brief study of the pronghorn.
Genre fact
Script Mo Gollub
Pencils Mo Gollub

10 page Johnny Mack Brown story "The Talking Rope"

Characters Johnny Mack Brown; Dave Sims; Gray Rain (an Indian chief)
Synopsis Johnny helps the sheriff track a gang of thieves that are trying to sabotage the telegraph line and blame the indians for the damage.
Genre western
Pencils Bill Ziegler
Inks Bill Ziegler

9 page Flying A's Range Rider story "THe Ghost Raiders"

Characters Range Rider; Dick West; Pax Shanley (a miner); Stark
Synopsis Ranger Rider and Dick track a group of outlaws who manage to steal money without being seen.
Genre western
Pencils John Ushler
Inks John Ushler

Half page activity "Answers to Cowboy Crossword"

Synopsis Answers to the puzzle on inside front cover.
Letters typeset

Half page public service announcement "Dell Pledge to Parents"

Synopsis It's the Dell pledge that appears in almost every Dell comic.
Letters typeset

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "Dad Read Why Daisy is the Right Gun"

Synopsis Ad for Daisy Air Rifles.
Letters typeset

1 page story "Gopher Gold Strike"

Synopsis The story of the shortest gold strike in history.
Genre western
Notes inside back cover

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "Summer Fun"

Synopsis Ad for Daisy Air Rifles.
Letters typeset
Notes back cover