Western Roundup #14

(April-June 1956)

Heart of the Mother Lode (Table of Contents)

Angel's Camp / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Brief description of an old mining camp.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Buck Rollo's Return (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Buck Rollo; Matt Hanson; Jack Rollo; Henry Rollo

Synopsis:

The town of Elkville is uneasy when one of the former residents returns after being released from prison.

Glory Hole (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short feature about the fortunes of prospecting.

The Phantom Bandit (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; Sheriff Bayard; Linc (an outlaw); Frost (a rancher)

Synopsis:

Roy tracks a mysterious daytime bandit who uses a strange method to knock his victims unconscious before robbing them.

The Desert's Secret (Table of Contents)

Trigger and Bullet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Uncle Mike Hanford; Pat (niece); Trigger; Bullet; Old Silver (a prospector)

Synopsis:

Uncle Mike tells his niece and nephew a story of how Trigger and Bullet saved an old prospector in the desert.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland. (Error Report 5038, September 22, 2010)

The Shadow Bandits (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Range Rider; Dick West; Carla the Great (a stage magician)

Synopsis:

Dick and Range Rider track a pair of bandits who dress in black and seem to disappear.

Indian Quiz (Table of Contents)

activity / 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:

Various questions about aspects of Indian life.

Andy Jones Returns (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nat Edson

Inks:

Nat Edson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; Andy Jones; Pitt (a rancher)

Synopsis:

Johnny helps a young boy who is framed for a bank robbery.

Demonio's Downfall (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Dave Bristol; Maria; Don Luis

Synopsis:

An old-timer spins a yarn about a man, a woman, and a horse.

Treasure Box Troubles (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Elliott; Sheriff Gordon; Hap (stage driver); Evart (ticket agent)

Synopsis:

Bill helps a driver fight stage robbers and ends up diving for the strongbox when it sinks to the bottom of a lake.

The Red Man's Calendar (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony DiPaola ?

Inks:

Tony DiPaola ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A comparison of the Indian calendar to the traditional business calendar.

Coup Counting (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tony Sgroi

Inks:

Tony Sgroi

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

An explanation of counting coup and some examples ranging from stealing horses to charging cavalry.

Short Cut to Danger (Table of Contents)

Rex Allen / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Willy Wales; Dave Arnold; Trim Carter

Synopsis:

Rex tracks some robbers that have been stealing shipments from a gold mine.

Indexer Notes

Pencil art ID by Steinar Ådland, confirmed by Gene Reed (September 23, 2010). Inks may be by another artist.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1955. No circulation figures given.

Fort Fizzle (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

How a group of Nez Perce Indians avoided the calvary.

Indexer Notes

Artist for this feature is the same as the artist for the inside cover.

The Edge of Doubt (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

?

Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Dale Evans; Pat Brady; Ward Kane; Marshal Snow; Adam Kane

Synopsis:

Dale and Pat track a bank robber and discovers that the man was framed.

A Shady Wager (Table of Contents)

Angel's Camp / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A retelling of the jumping frog of Calaveras COunty.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[Fording the River] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

L. Willinger (photo); Shostal

Inks:

L. Willinger (photo); Shostal

Colors:

L. Willinger (photo); Shostal

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Two unnamed cowboys.

Synopsis:

Two cowboys and a pack mule wading across a river.