Western Roundup #11

(July-September 1955)

[Gene Autry photo] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / filler / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; b/w photos of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers alternate in this spot. Autry in odd-numbered issues and Rogers in even-numbered issues.

The Riddle of the Prestons (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; Bullet; Dave Preston; Sam Eckert; Sheriff Walsh

Synopsis:

A young man mistaken for his twin brother is framed for robbery. Roy sets out to clear him.

Indexer Notes

The art on this story is hauntingly familiar but I can't put a name on it. (Gene Reed)

Montana Cowboy of 70 Years Ago (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Till Goodan (signed)

Inks:

Till Goodan (signed)

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short essay about the hard life of a cowboy.

Last of the Gunmen (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Champion; Sheriff Mike Barnes; Young Rock Ross; Old Rock Ross; Joe Mills; Bret Carr

Synopsis:

Gene helps settle a feud between two ranchers.

Double Rescue (Table of Contents)

Champion / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Champion; Betsy Neal; Fluff (a lamb)

Synopsis:

Champion helps a young girl save her pet lamb.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Telltale Dollars (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Jim and Flo Burns; Polly Burns

Synopsis:

Dale tracks down some silver dollar counterfeiters.

Indexer Notes

Russ Manning's last name appears on a storefront at the bottom of page 1.

Indian Track Lore (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Indian Hunting Lore (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Crisis at Cub Creek (Table of Contents)

Rex Allen / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Koko (his horse); Gopher Joe; James Lawton; The Clay brothers

Synopsis:

Rex encounters claim jumpers.

The Doctor's Mistake (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Clarence Hearndon; Doctor Gray

Synopsis:

A young man is told he has a serious heart condition.

Timber Treachery (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Al Micale

Inks:

Al Micale

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Elliott; Stormy; Steve Farrow; Jim Walters; Chuck Dobbs

Synopsis:

Bill helps a friend of his who is struggling with problems in the timber business.

Strange Names of the West (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short discussion of how some places and people were named.

Blackfeet (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short history of the Blackfeet tribe.

Horse-Thief Basin (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Breif essay about rustlers and where they hid their stolen cattle.

Boot Hill: They Died with Their Boots On (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short essay on the origin of the name Boot Hill.

Tombstone (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox

Inks:

August Lenox

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

How Tombstone got its name.

Gunman's Sidewalk (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

How the board sidewalk in some western towns was named.

Mount Silverheels (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short story of an old gold mine.

The Unsuspected Clue (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; gang of train robbers

Synopsis:

Johnny helps a sheriff track down some train robbers.

Mussolini (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Till Goodan (signed)

Inks:

Till Goodan (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

Till Goodan

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief essay about a famous bucking horse.

The Come-On (Table of Contents)

Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Range Rider; Dick West; Thad Diggs; Al (stage shotgun rider); Red Meegan

Synopsis:

The Range Rider and Dick investigate a runaway stage coach.

Reprints:

• in Best of the West (AC, 1998 series) #50 ([May] 2005)

[Roy Rogers photo] (Table of Contents)

Roy Rogers / filler / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; b/w photos of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry alternate in this spot; Roy appears in this slot in odd-numbered issues; Gene appears in this slot in even-numbered issues.

[Looking down the canyon] (Table of Contents)

Photo / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Ray Manley; Shostal (photo)

Inks:

Ray Manley; Shostal (photo)

Colors:

Shostal Agency

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Back cover; Color photo attributed by Ray Manley from Shostal.