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Issue Details

Issue #75
Published May 1953
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Gene Autry. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo); ?
Inks ? (photo); ?
Colors ? (photo); ?

1 page Whitman Publishing Company advertisement "These Whitman Books are Just For Fun!"

Notes On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Mystery of Gallows Pass"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Sheriff Ross; Baldy Jenkins; John Titan (corpse); Mike; Black Bear; Jeff Crawley (villain); Jose (villain); Lars (villain); Vic (villain)
Genre Western

2 page text story "The Pancake Trap"

Characters Pop Walters; The Butcher [John Polland] (villain)
Genre Western
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

6 page story "The Lucky Guitar"

Characters Walt Baker; Silas; Bones
Genre Western
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

15 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Murder Mountain Mine"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Penelope (a mule); Sheriff Tim; Black Cloud; Burdick (villain); Yancy (villain)
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

1 page text article "Border Patrol"

Genre Western
Pencils Till Goodan (signed)
Inks Till Goodan (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey, pardners! Get your Dell Comics Club Lucky Penny Pocket Piece free"

Characters Gene Autry (photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Subscription page for Gene Autry Comics.

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Scooter" Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees

Characters Scooter [Phil Rizzuto]; New York Yankees
Genre Sports
Notes Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring New York Yankees second baseman Phil Rizzuto. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.