Western Roundup #17

(January-March 1957)

Randsburg The Town That Would Not Die (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Short history of an Old West mining town.

Indexer Notes

This feature begins on the inside front cover and concludes on the inside back cover.

Gun Trouble (Table of Contents)

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

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Nat Edson

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Nat Edson

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; Colt Egger; Jerry King

Synopsis:

A bank robbers sets a plan in motion to kill Roy.

Iron Shirt Warrior or Legend? (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Legend of the Indian who wore a chain mail shirt that had been taken from early Spanish explorers.

Danger in Disguise (Table of Contents)

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

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Tom Massey

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Tom Massey

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Tom Massey

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Gene Autry; Champion; Lash Larson; Luke Meggs

Synopsis:

An actor teams up with an outlaw to con the sheriff and Gene Autry out of a $10,000 reward.

Indexer Notes

Art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Danger Rides the Mail (Table of Contents)

Champion / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Nat Edson

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Nat Edson

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Champion; Fred Mavis; Gig (claim jumper); Rister (another claim jumper)

Synopsis:

Two claim jumpers pose as postal inspectors in an effort to steal a mine from Fred Mavis.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

High-Riding Danger (Table of Contents)

Queen of the West Dale Evans / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Russ Manning

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Russ Manning

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Dale Evans; Len Abbott; Norm Bartlett

Synopsis:

Dale tracks down a masked man who is trying to rig a rodeo.

Indexer Notes

Russ Manning's last name is on a piece of paper on page 7.

The End of the Open Range (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

A short essay about the Regulators in Wyoming in the early 1890s.

One Man's Horse (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Hank Weaver; Red Larson; Elmer

Synopsis:

Rex rescues an unconscious cowboy on the trail who was attacked by his former partners in a mining venture.

The Wild Arrow (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

An old Indian chief tells his grandson a story to illustrate the importance of aiming for the correct target.

The Phantom Rider (Table of Contents)

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

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Bill Ziegler

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Bill Ziegler

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Elliott; Slade (the blacksmith); Sheriff Barton

Synopsis:

Bill helps the sheriff catch a bandit who has been robbing the ranchers near town.

Isaac Galbraith the Indestructible Man (Table of Contents)

The Frontiersmen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Isaac Galbraith; several unnamed Indians

Synopsis:

A brief biography of a legendary frontier explorer.

The Grizzly (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

A short story about the grizzly bear and its habits.

Truckee Joe's Last Ride (Table of Contents)

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

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Bill Ziegler

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Bill Ziegler

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; Truckee Joe (an outlaw)

Synopsis:

A wanted outlaw masquerades as Johnny.

A Race with Time (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

A brief history of Austin, Nevada.

Dam of Doom (Table of Contents)

Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

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Nat Edson

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Nat Edson

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Range Rider; Dick West

Synopsis:

Two escaped convicts threaten to open a dam's floodgates and inundate a town unless they are given the cash from the express office.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

"We love those cough drops..." (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Smith Brothers

Synopsis:

Cough drops advertisement.

Have mom and dad take you down to see the keen new toys in Toyland! (Table of Contents)

Monsanto Plastics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for lighted lapel pins.

Indexer Notes

Back cover of comic.