Issue | #372 |
Published | February-April 1952 |
Frequency | quarterly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "Zane Grey's RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE, No. 372." Code number is Z.G.O.S. #372-522. Copyright 1951 by Zane Grey, Inc. 14th of 26 Zane Grey Four Colors. |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Inks | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Colors | Sam Savitt (painting) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Synopsis | Facts about "quick-draw holsters" and a description of the action of "fanning the Colt." |
Genre | fact; western |
Pencils | Bob Jenney |
Inks | Bob Jenney |
Notes | inside front cover; black and white. Two illustrations with hand-lettered text. A sign in the background says "B. Spaulding," which may be a clue to the artist. |
Characters | Lassiter; Jane Withersteen; Bern Venters; Bess; Nathan Tull (villain); Oldring (villian) |
Synopsis | Widow Jane Withersteen is being harassed by an unwanted suitor. She is protected when the gunfighter Lassiter shows up. Bern Venters, one of Withersteen's men, tracks a rustled herd into a canyon and shoots a masked rider, who turns out to be a young woman. Beset by guilt for shooting a woman, Venters takes the wounded woman, Bess, to a remote valley to recuperate. Eventually Venters returns to the ranch, only to find that Withersteen's enemies are planning an attack. Withersteen, Venters, and Lassiter escape, but the gang follows them. Venters and Bess lead the gang on a false trail, but the gang eventually tracks Lassiter and Withersteen into the valley and Lassiter has to make a last-ditch stand against the gunmen. |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Bob Jenney |
Inks | Bob Jenney |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Adapted from the 1912 novel "Riders of the Purple Sage" by Zane Grey. The adaptation is fairly faithful to the original, but all references to Mormons and religious conflict have been removed. |
Synopsis | Lyrics to the traditional cowboy song "The Old Chisholm Trail." |
Genre | western |
Script | [traditional song] |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. One illustration with typeset lyrics. The lyrics match a 1913 version of the song, though some stanzas have been omitted, either because of language ("whiskey," "hell") or for space. |
Genre | western |
Script | [traditional song] |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. One large illustration illustrating an event described in five stanzas of "The Old Chisholm Trail," which are reprinted from the inside back cover. |