Western Roundup
#14
(April-June 1956)
Dell,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
[no title indexed]
Dale Evans; The Flying A's Range Rider; Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hotel
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Bill Elliott; Jock Mahoney; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen
- Synopsis
- Floating heads in the foreground. View into a hotel lobby in the background.
- Keywords
- hotels
Angel's Camp: Heart of the Mother Lode
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Brief description of an old mining camp.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Buck Rollo's Return
Gene Autry / comic story / 14 pages
- 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
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Short feature about the fortunes of prospecting.
Roy Rogers and "the Phantom Bandit"
Roy Rogers / comic story / 14 pages
- 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
Trigger and Bullet / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; animal
- 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
The Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 8 pages
- 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
activity / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- August Lenox (signed)
- Inks
- August Lenox (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- August Lenox
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Various questions about aspects of Indian life.
Andy Jones Returns
Johnny Mack Brown / comic story / 10 pages
- 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
text story / 3 pages
- 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
Wild Bill Elliott / comic story / 10 pages
- 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
text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- A comparison of the Indian calendar to the traditional business calendar.
Coup Counting
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- An explanation of counting coup and some examples ranging from stealing horses to charging cavalry.
Short Cut to Danger
Rex Allen / comic story / 9.67 pages
- 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.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.5 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1955. No circulation figures given.
Fort Fizzle
text story / 1 page
- 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
Dale Evans / comic story / 8 pages
- 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
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- A retelling of the jumping frog of Calaveras COunty.
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hotel"]
Dale Evans; The Flying A's Range Rider; Gene Autry; Johnny Mack Brown; Rex Allen; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott -
1.
Angel's Camp: Heart of the Mother Lode
-
2.
Buck Rollo's Return
Gene Autry -
3.
Glory Hole
-
4.
Roy Rogers and "the Phantom Bandit"
Roy Rogers -
5.
The Desert's Secret
Trigger and Bullet -
6.
The Shadow Bandits
The Flying A's Range Rider -
7.
Indian Quiz
-
8.
Andy Jones Returns
Johnny Mack Brown -
9.
Demonio's Downfall
-
10.
Treasure Box Troubles
Wild Bill Elliott -
11.
The Red Man's Calendar
-
12.
Coup Counting
-
13.
Short Cut to Danger
Rex Allen -
14.
[no title indexed]
-
15.
Fort Fizzle
-
16.
The Edge of Doubt
Dale Evans -
17.
A Shady Wager
-
18.
[Fording the River]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Alberto Becattini
- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Clint Maxwell
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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