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Issue Details

Issue #78
Published August 1953
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre western
Pencils ? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Inks ? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Colors ? (photo); Arnold Holeywell (painted background)
Notes Art credits from owner of original art, Don Mangus, 4/19/2007.

1 page Whitman advertisement "Whitman Coloring Books"

Characters Bugs Bunny; Flash Gordon; Howdy Doody; Tom & Jerry; Goofy; Elizabeth Taylor
Pencils ? (photo); ? (drawings)
Inks ? (photo); ? (drawings)
Colors ? (photo); ? (drawings)
Letters Typeset
Notes Whitman Publishing Company ad. Eight coloring book covers in color, each sold for 25 cents.

24 page Gene Autry story "The Lazy-J Castle"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Dusty Crockett; Deuce Spade (villain); Prospector Jake
Synopsis Up in the Mesquite Mountains Dusty leads Gene to a huge stone castle, built by an old prospector friend of his. They find only horsethieves inside, and are invited to join them...
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires

15 page Gene Autry story "Death Rides the Bar-Q"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Elmer Adkins (villain); Abby Seldon; Chuck Mills
Synopsis Cattle are dying off mysteriously, and Chuck Mills asks Gene for help finding the culprit...
Genre Western

2 page text story "Black Wolf Curse"

Characters Sheriff; "Trigger" Roberts; Black Wolf
Synopsis After killing the Indian, Black Wolf, Roberts is stalked by wolves, mostly at night...
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Letters Typeset

6 page Panhandle Pete story "Beasley's Find"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey
Synopsis When it's raining, Janey and Tommy finds Pete in the barn, and make him spin the yarn he promised, about the Cave of Silver...
Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "The Race of Champions Game"

Genre Western
Pencils Tony Sgroi
Inks Tony Sgroi
Letters Typeset
Notes Subscription ad from publisher, plus a horse race gamepad for two players, in full color

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Dell Comics Special"

Characters Bugs Bunny; Roy Rogers; Tom; Little Lulu; Lone Ranger; Woody Woodpecker; Tarzan; Gene Autry
Genre Funny animals; western; jungle; children
Pencils ? (photos); Al Michale; Jesse Marsh; Nicholas Firfires; Marge; Walter Lantz; ? (drawings)
Inks ? (photos); Al Michale; Jesse Marsh; Nicholas Firfires; Marge; Walter Lantz; ? (drawings)
Letters Typeset
Notes Full color covers of eight Dell Comics, plus a drawing of the heads of eight Dell characters

1 page Wheaties advertisement "C'mon, Spark up!" Said Stan Musial

Characters Stan Musial
Letters Typeset
Notes Baseball comic strip in full color for Wheaties "Breakfast for Champions"