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Issue Details

Issue #58
Published December 1951
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
Notes Copyright, 1951, 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 Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Read About This Amazing Gift Offer..."

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Santa Claus
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo); ?
Inks ? (photo); ?
Notes Subscription page for Gene Autry Comics. On inside front cover in black and white.

23 page Gene Autry story "Gene Autry and the Mysterious Arrows"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Dan Birton; H. Schmidt (villain, death); Hank (villain, death); Slim (villain, death)
Synopsis First line: "Breaking camp, Gene Autry dodges as he hears the sudden chilling, all-but-forgotten whine of.... An indian arrow!"
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Notes Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.26)

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation"

Genre Fact
Script Helen Meyer (business manager)
Letters typeset

2 page text story "The Slumbering Sheriff"

Characters Sheriff Tom Barlow; Dude Fallon (villain)
Synopsis First line: "Because of his weight and his years, Sheriff Tom Barlow beleived wholeheartedly in the Mexican idea of a siesra."
Genre Western
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

5 page [A Panhandle Pete Yarn] story "The Orneriest Crook"

Characters Panhandle Pete; Tommy Travis; Janey; Sheriff Nate Peters; Mr. Weldon; Carl Robbins [also as Mr. Standish] (villain)
Synopsis First line: "Oh, dear! That was such an exiting story! I hated to have it end!"
Genre Western
Pencils Pete Alvarado ?
Inks Pete Alvarado ?
Notes Could this be a possible work by Pete Alvarado? It looks very much like the Gene Autry story in Western Roundup #1, which is credited to Alvarado by Robert W. Phillips, but also credited to John Ushler by Hames Ware. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23) Copyright, 1951, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

Half page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Gene Autry Comics"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ]
Genre Western
Notes Subscription information for Gene Autry Comics.

Half page text article "Rangeland Lingo"

Genre Western
Pencils August Lenox
Inks August Lenox
Letters typeset
Notes Not signed, but the marked line towards the nostril of the horse is indication of Lenox, as is the frontleg. On inside back cover in black and white. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Half page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Use this form for Christmas gift subscriptions"

Notes On inside back cover in black and white.

1 page Gene Autry illustration "Gene Autry Pinup"

Characters Gene Autry (photo); Champion (a horse, photo)
Genre Western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Back cover.