Western Roundup #3

(July-September 1953)

Gene Autry Photo (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / filler / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Plan for Murder (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Ushler

Inks:

John Ushler

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Ushler

Job Number:

W.R.#3-537

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; Calico Cooper; Sheriff Thorpe; Deputy Joe Banks; Luke Felton; Joyce Cooper

Synopsis:

Roy investigates an automobile accident.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Indian Fire Making (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Fact article describing a Bow-drill fire maker and how to make one.

The No-Good Brother (Table of Contents)

Trigger and Bullet / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sparky Moore

Inks:

Sparky Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Trigger; Bullet; Uncle Mike; Jangles; Sheriff Halton

Synopsis:

Uncle Mike tells a story of how BUllet and Trigger help trap a murderer.

The Cowboy's Rope (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A short feature about ropes.

The 13th Knot (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Judge Harwood; Ruth Harwood; Amos Kelly; Jim Fell; Waco Turley

Synopsis:

Gene investigates a series of murders and comes across a clue. One of the killers has dropped a rope with 13 knots tied in it.

Indian Name Writing (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A short lesson in how to read Indian pictographs.

The Last Trick (Table of Contents)

Champion / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Champion (Gene Autry's horse); Ricky West; Roy Ketchum; Deke Walton

Synopsis:

Ricky West agrees to help Roy Ketchum train a horse for a race and runs afoul of some crooks who do not want Ketchum's horse to run.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Surprise Witness (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Ushler

Inks:

John Ushler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gil Wherry; Jed Collins; Frank Potter

The J-A Home Ranch (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief history of Charles Adair's ranch.

Reprints:

• in Western Roundup (Magazine Management, 1960 ? series) #5 ([1960] ?)

The Wetherill Ranch (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief history of Richard Wetherill's ranch.

Reprints:

• in Western Roundup (Magazine Management, 1960 ? series) #5 ([1960] ?)

The Prairie Cattle Co. Pioneer Colorado Ranch (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief history of the JJ brand.

The Eureka Ranch One of Arizona's Oldest (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief history of the Eureka Ranch.

The Lightning C Famous Rodeo Ranch of Texas (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief history of the ranch that provides stock for rodeos.

The King Ranch The Great "Running W" of Texas (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Reprints:

• Brief history of Captain Richard King's ranch and brand.

The Terrazas Ranch The Famous ThS of Old Mexico (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Synopsis:

Brief history of the Terrazas Ranch.

The XIT Ranch The Celebrated "Ten in Texas" (Table of Contents)

An Album of Famous Ranches / text story / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Till Goodan

Inks:

Till Goodan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Reprints:

• Brief history of a ranch that covered ten counties in Texas.

The Bullet Tip-Off (Table of Contents)

Wild Bill Elliott / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hi Mankin

Inks:

Hi Mankin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Hi Mankin

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Elliott; Tom Morgan; Rod Morgan; Terry and Melinda Drake; Harry Potter; Rusty Chase; Willie Chase

Synopsis:

Bill tracks down a couple of outlaws who are robbing travellers who stay at a particular hotel.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Indian Bow and Arrow Making (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Instructions on how to make a bow and arrows.

The Cold-blooded Frame-Up (Table of Contents)

Johnny Mack Brown / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; Dick Ransom; Whitey Quirk

Synopsis:

Johnny tries to clear a young man accused of killing his uncle.

Oh Bury Me Not (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Ushler

Inks:

John Ushler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

This is a page of words and music of an old western song.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from All American Song Book published by Robbins Music Corporation.

Indexer Notes

Sheet music is an occasional feature in this title. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Ghost (Table of Contents)

Rex Allen / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Koko the Wonder Horse; Sheriff Hawkins; Chico City City Council; The Ghost

Synopsis:

U. S. Marshal Rex Allen helps a sheriff track a bandit that's been terrorizing the counryside.

Roy Rogers Photo (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / filler / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Characters:

Roy Rogers

Synopsis:

Picture of Roy Rogers and Trigger.

Indexer Notes

Pictures of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry rotate in the inside back cover of this title for several issues.

["Cowboy minding the Herd"] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover color photo provided by the Shostal Press Agency.