Gene Autry Comics #81

(November 1953)

["Keep 'em on good spookin' terms"] (Table of Contents)

Mars Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

The City Slickers (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bob Schoenke

Inks:

Bob Schoenke

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Job Number:

G.A.#81-5311

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

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)

Indexer Notes

Thanks to error report # 7376, this artist is identified as Schoenke. He drew Laredo Crockett, and samples from that series confirms it, with identical horses and faces.

Dangerous Valley (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

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

Crazy Like an Indian (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Jackie; Gabby Moran; The Wallapais

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.
Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

The Rope (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Colonel Bowen; Jed Reese; Rex (villain); Slim (villain)

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

["Come on over, Bob and Ann."] (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Bob; Ann

Synopsis:

Dell subscription page for Gene Autry Comics.

Lionel Trains with Magne-Traction (Table of Contents)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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"Spark Up-With Wheaties!" Said Power Hitter George Kell of the Boston Red Sox (Table of Contents)

Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

George Kell (photo)

Indexer 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.