(July 1949)

Fawcett, 1943 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
V. A. Provisiero

The Death Race (Table of Contents)

Hopalong Cassidy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
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Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008)

100,000 Model Builders Can't Be Wrong! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mechanix Illustrated / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Death Race (Table of Contents: 2)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The stakes are high when Hopalong Cassidy sets up a wagon race as a means of settling a dispute,
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Mesquite; Topper (horse); Big Kansas; Stirrup; Abner
Synopsis
Three men find a treasure chest buried in the hills, but argue on how to divide it. Hopalong suggests a wagon race between the three men, but the race turns deadly.
Keywords
buried treasure; fire; sabotage; wagon race

[Allan "Rocky" Lane] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Comix Cards / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Burned Up! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hill Billy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Hill Billy
Synopsis
Hill Billy tries to buy insurance while his house is on fire.
Keywords
fire; insurance

River Rescue (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

R.C. and Quickie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fowl Fellow (Table of Contents: 6)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Whitey Whiskers
Synopsis
A rancher offers Whitey a meal if he'll cook supper for his cowhands. Whitey decides it's too much work to pluck the chickens, so he roasts them, feathers and all.
Keywords
cooking

Rescue Hoss (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Farmer (credited)
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lucky Jack; Tumbleweed (horse); Dan'l Miggins; Banker Brown
Synopsis
Dan'l Miggins, the town bum, risks his life to save Lucky Jack when Jack enters a burning stable to try to save his horse. The horse had been stolen and the stable set afire to cover the theft. Jack tracks down the horse, but Dan'l is in bad shape after breathing the smoke in the fire.
Keywords
fire; smoke; stable

Indexer Notes

Text story with small illustration.

How 'Rocky' Lane Rescued Black Jack (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Rocky Lane; Carnation Malted Milk / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's "Flaphappy" (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Post Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mysterious Letter (Table of Contents: 10)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Mesquite; Topper (horse); Tom Harbert
Synopsis
A rancher dies and leaves his grandson Tom Harbert a map to chest of diamonds buried in the hills. Two thugs rob him and end up with part of the map. Harbert mails the rest of the map to Hopalong, but the thugs convince Hopalong that Harbert sold them the map.
Keywords
diamonds; letter; map

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rope's End! (Table of Contents: 12)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Mesquite; Widow Jones; Hopalong Cassidy
Synopsis
An escaped convict steals a professor's clothes and takes his place as a boarder at Widow Jones' boarding house. When he robs the widow, Mesquite has to save the day with his lariat.
Keywords
boarding house; escaped convict; lariat

Aim for the Target (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

A five-question quiz.

Rescue from the Redskins (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

A Dreamland Drama feeturing "Red" Walker; Ball Band / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Interruption (Table of Contents: 15)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Pistol Packing Pattie; Showboat Hodges
Synopsis
Patty insults blowhard Showboat Hodges.
Keywords
bragging; sarcasm

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Hopalong Cassidy and the Logging Camp Jam (Table of Contents: 16)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Mesquite (cameo); Topper (horse)
Synopsis
The Stokes-Lawless logging camp sends logs down the river each week, but only half arrive at the sawmill. Hopalong investigates.
Keywords
disguise; dynamite; log jam; logging camp; lumber; murder

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Exercise (Table of Contents: 18)

Wilbur the Waiter / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Wilbur the Waiter
Synopsis
Wilbur tells a customer he should do less exercise with his knife and fork.
Keywords
waiter

Escaped Bear...and a Bare Escape! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Jim Wise "P-F" Story / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look for...A Fawcett Publication (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Fawcett / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free B-B's! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Death Race
    Hopalong Cassidy
  2. 1. 100,000 Model Builders Can't Be Wrong!
    Mechanix Illustrated
  3. 2. The Death Race
    Hopalong Cassidy
  4. 3. [Allan "Rocky" Lane]
    Comix Cards
  5. 4. Burned Up!
    Hill Billy
  6. 5. River Rescue
    R.C. and Quickie
  7. 6. Fowl Fellow
    Whitey Whiskers
  8. 7. Rescue Hoss
  9. 8. How 'Rocky' Lane Rescued Black Jack
    Rocky Lane; Carnation Malted Milk
  10. 9. It's "Flaphappy"
    Post Grape-Nuts
  11. 10. The Mysterious Letter
    Hopalong Cassidy
  12. 11. ["Can you find the secret clues to Monark's Popularity?"]
    Monark Bicycles
  13. 12. The Rope's End!
    Hopalong Cassidy
  14. 13. Aim for the Target
  15. 14. Rescue from the Redskins
    A Dreamland Drama feeturing "Red" Walker; Ball Band
  16. 15. Interruption
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  17. 16. Hopalong Cassidy and the Logging Camp Jam
    Hopalong Cassidy
  18. 17. ["Pals! These Flagg Brand Polo Shirts are.."]
  19. 18. Exercise
    Wilbur the Waiter
  20. 19. Escaped Bear...and a Bare Escape!
    Jim Wise "P-F" Story
  21. 20. Look for...A Fawcett Publication
    Fawcett
  22. 21. Free B-B's!
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Tony R. Rose