Issue | #5 |
Published | January-March 1954 |
Frequency | quarterly |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 100 |
Characters | Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown; Wild BIll Elliott |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | ?; (photos) |
Inks | ?; (photos |
Colors | ?; (photos) |
Notes | Cover has portraits of the five western stars super-imposed on a scene of a wagon camping on the desert under a starlit sky. |
Characters | Roy Rogers |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | ?: (photo) |
Inks | ?; (photo) |
Notes | inside front cover; odd-numbered issues have Roy Rogers photo in this position; even-numbered issues have Gene Autry photo in this position |
Characters | Roy Rogers; Trigger; Fred Dewey; Bertie SMith; Mrs. Widdon; Gabe Lowell |
Synopsis | Roy matches wits with two jewel thieves who are masquerading as bird watchers. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Mike Arens |
Inks | Mike Arens |
Synopsis | instructions for building a wigwam |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Inks | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Trigger; Bullet; Uncle Mike Hanford; Frank Ellis; Carl Breck; Shorty Gibson |
Synopsis | Uncle Mike tells how he foiled some land grabbers with the help of Trigger and Bullet. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Sparky Moore |
Inks | Sparky Moore |
Synopsis | How Indian sand paintings are done and their purpose. |
Genre | Western |
Characters | Gene Autry; Hal Reed; Ace Dirk |
Synopsis | Gene investigates a Robin Hood type bandit in a small western town. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Nicholas Firfires |
Inks | Nicholas Firfires |
Characters | Dirk Jackson; Dirk Wheaton |
Synopsis | A westerner tries to take advantage of a tenderfoot miner. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | John Ushler |
Inks | John Ushler |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Champion; Ricky; Buck; Uncle Smoky |
Synopsis | Ricky and Champion encounter a pack of wolves when they ride out to check on a herd of horses in a snowstorm. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Tony Sgroi |
Inks | Tony Sgroi |
Synopsis | Brief biograph of Annie Oakley. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Till Goodan (signed) |
Inks | Till Goodan (signed) |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Synopsis | Brief briography of Libby Collins who was known as The Cattle Queen of Montana. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Till Goodan (signed) |
Inks | Till Goodan (signed) |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Synopsis | Brief biography of Jane Canary. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Till Goodan (signed) |
Inks | Till Goodan (signed) |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Synopsis | Brief biography of Myra Belle Shirley. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Till Goodan |
Inks | Till Goodan |
Letters | Till Goodan |
Synopsis | Introduction to the following three entries. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Inks | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Synopsis | Brief biography of Thomas Smith, an adventurer, trapper and trader. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Inks | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Synopsis | Brief recount of the career of outlaw Al Jennings. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Inks | August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
Synopsis | Brief account of the career of Charles E. Boles, also known as Black Bart. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | August Lenox |
Inks | August Lenox |
Characters | Johnny Mack Brown; Tom Manton; Niles Redley; Duke Mason; Pete Corbus; Jim Meltin |
Synopsis | Johnny masquerades as an outlaw in order to discover the hideout for a gang that has been terrorizing the territory. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Nat Edson |
Genre | Western |
Script | Traditional lyric |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Words and sheet music for an old cowboy song. |
Reprinted | from The Cowboy and His Uke, edited by Richard K. Lindroth, Shawnee Press |
Characters | Bill Elliott; Fred Tingle (a prospector) |
Synopsis | Bill foils a group of outlaws who are trying to steal a gold shipment. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | Sparky Moore |
Inks | Sparky Moore |
Genre | Western |
Script | Traditional lyric |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Words and music for a traditional song. |
Reprinted | from The Cowboy and His Uke, edited by Richard K. Lindroth, Shawnee Press |
Characters | Rex Allen; Lige Gault |
Synopsis | Rex is tricked into helping a rustler escape from a posse. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | John Ushler |
Inks | John Ushler |
Characters | Gene Autry |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | ?; (photo) |
Inks | ?; (photo) |
Notes | inside back cover; Gene's photo is in this position for odd-numbered issues. Roy Rogers's photo is in this position for even-numbered issues. |
Synopsis | Not much to say. Just a lot of bull. |
Genre | Western |
Pencils | photo; Shostal Press Agency |
Inks | photo; Shostal Press Agency |
Colors | photo; Shostal Press Agency |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | back cover |