Western Roundup #6

(April-June 1954)

Gene Autry photo (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

photo

Inks:

photo

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry

Indexer Notes

inside front cover. Gene Autry's photo is in this position for even-numbered issues. Roy Rogers's photo is in this position for odd-numbered issues.

The Disintegrator Gun (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Doctor Bent; several unnamed crooks

Synopsis:

Gene tracks down a group of crooks who are using a stolen disintegrator gun to rob banks. The chase involves a missing government scientist.

Indian Picture Writing (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:

A short explanation of Indian symbols.

Rustler's Roundup (Table of Contents)

Champion / comic story / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Ricky; Champ; Rebel; Uncle Smoky; Van Pearson; Tom Hill

Synopsis:

Ricky goes fishing and encounters a gang of horse rustlers.

The Indians' Cookbook (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

August Lenox

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A brief explanation of how indians cooked acorns, rabbit and buffalo.

The Cracked-Up Getaway (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; Sheriff Thorpe; Fleck (robber); Red (robber)

Synopsis:

Roy tracks a pair of bank robbers who steal an autogiro to use in their getaway.

The Message in the Springs (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Tommy (no last name); Golden Lady (a horse)

Synopsis:

Tommy hears morse code coming from his bedsprings.

Trigger Joins the Boys' Club (Table of Contents)

Trigger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sparky Moore

Inks:

Sparky Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Uncle Mike Hanford; Trigger; Tommy; Skipper Martin

Synopsis:

Uncle Mike tells how Trigger and Bullet were made honorary members of the Boys' Club as a reward for finding a lost boy.

Indian Dictionart (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A glossary of Indian terms, each accompanied by a pronounciaton guide and a picture.

The Vengeful Roustabout (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sparky Moore

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; Paul Trask; Ben (a roustabout)

Synopsis:

Johnny helps a friend, who is a circus owner, investigate a series of accidents at the winter quarters.

The Gal I Left Behind Me (Table of Contents)

Song / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Traditional western lyric

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Words and music to a traditional western song.

Reprints:

• from American Cowboy Songs, published by Robbins Music Cororation.

A Lucky Flood (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sparky Moore

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Elliott; Pop (a cafe owner); Red (outlaw); Tip (outlaw)

Synopsis:

Bill chases two men who robbed Pop's Cafe and saves them from a flash flood.

Indexer Notes

The flash flood sequence in this story is identical to a sequence in an old Gene Autry movie.

The Little Mohee (Table of Contents)

Song / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Words and music to a western song. Includes ukelele chord charts.

Reprints:

• from The Cowboy and His Uke, edited by Richard K. Lindroth, Shawne Press

A Neat Twist (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Ushler

Inks:

John Ushler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Pax Fassler

Synopsis:

An outlaw poses as a doctor and tries to quarantine a town by telling them that a man has an extremely contagious disease.

Roy Rogers photo (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

photo

Inks:

photo

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; Roy Rogers photo is in this position in even-numbered issues. Gene Autry's photo is in this position in odd-numbered issues.

Watching the Rodeo (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

photo; Shosal Press Agency

Inks:

photo; Shosal Press Agency

Colors:

photo; Shosal Press Agency

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

group of unnamed cowboys

Synopsis:

Group of cowboys sitting on a fence and watching a rodeo event.