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Issue Details

Issue #81
Published November 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 Mars Milky Way advertisement "Keep 'em on good spookin' terms"

Notes On inside front cover.

24 page Gene Autry story "The City Slickers"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Pat; Pappy Vane (corpse); Sarah Vane; Danny Vane; Toby Vane; Sheriff Dow; Tillie Dow; Banker Martin; Ollie; Slim (villain); Mody (villain)
Genre Western

15 page Gene Autry story "Dangerous Valley"

Characters Gene Autry; Champion [as Champ] (a horse); Tim McCarthy; Dennis; Norma Mason; Esther; Sean; Mark Damon (villain); Tom (villain)
Genre Western

2 page text story "Crazy Like an Indian"

Characters Jackie; Gabby Moran; The Wallapais
Genre Western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Letters typeset
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co. Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

6 page story "The Rope"

Characters Colonel Bowen; Jed Reese; Rex (villain); Slim (villain)
Genre Western
Notes Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

1 page Gene Autry promo (ad from the publisher) "Come on over, Bob and Ann."

Characters Gene Autry; Bob; Ann
Synopsis Dell subscription page for Gene Autry Comics.
Genre Western

1 page Lionel Trains advertisement "Lionel Trains with Magne-Traction"

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Spark Up-With Wheaties!" Said Power Hitter George Kell of the Boston Red Sox

Characters George Kell (photo)
Genre Sports
Pencils ? (photo); ?
Inks ? (photo); ?
Colors ? (photo); ?
Notes Back cover. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Boston Red Sox player George Kell giving batting tips. Ad includes photo of Kell with facsimile autograph. Part of "Spark Up With Wheaties" series.