Western Roundup #19

(July-September 1957)

Cowboy Crossword (Table of Contents)

Puzzle / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Western-theme crossword puzzle.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Shadow of Totem Rock (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Ziegler

Inks:

Bill Ziegler

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Roy Rogers; James King; Gil Burns

Synopsis:

Roy helps a young man regain ownership of a silver mine.

The Fabulous Wind-Wagon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Ziegler

Inks:

Bill Ziegler

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

The story of the trial run of a covered wagon with sails.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Log Jam (Table of Contents)

Buffalo Bill Jr. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

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Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Hank (a stage robber); Ed (another stage robber)

Synopsis:

Calamity overhears two men planning a stage holdup, but Bill thinks she's telling a tall tale.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Trail to the CLouds (Table of Contents)

Champion / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

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Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Champion; herd of goats

Synopsis:

A herd of goats helps Champion survive when he is lost in the mountains.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Ladies' Day (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans Queen of the West / comic story / 10 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; Peggy Leeds; Trey Sutter

Synopsis:

Dale and the ladies of Sandgrass capture a band of outlaws while the men of the town are battling a prairie fire.

Reach (Table of Contents)

A Western Vignette / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

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Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

How the revolver was developed and how it changed the west.

Indexer Notes

Inks confirmed + lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Hidden Danger (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Mike Arens

Inks:

Mike Arens

Colors:

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Letters:

Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rex Allen; Sheriff Keene; Sol Evans; Sheriff Trent

Synopsis:

Rex encounters a crooked sheriff when he tries to help the drvier of a chuck wagon.

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Grizzly Tamers (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Miguel Cota; Grizzly Latham

Synopsis:

A man fails to live up to his namesake when he encounters a group of vaqueros who trap gtizzly bears for a living.

Third Time Out (Table of Contents)

Days of Wells Fargo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Vic Carrabotta ?

Inks:

Vic Carrabotta ?

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Marshal Andy Grant; John Stone; Matt Barker

Synopsis:

Marshal Grant goes after a road agent known as The Dude because of the way he dresses.

Indexer Notes

Art is reminiscent of Alex Toth, but it isn't Toth. Looks like it might be Vic Carrabotta. Alberto Becattini agrees it might be Vic Carrabotta.

Jacob van Renssler (Table of Contents)

Frontiersman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

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Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

An ice skater uses his skills to escape when he is captured by a band on Indians.

Indexer Notes

New art + lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Pronghorn Racing Riddle of the Prairie (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox ?

Inks:

August Lenox ?

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

A brief study of the pronghorn.

Indexer Notes

New art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Talking Rope (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Ziegler

Inks:

Bill Ziegler

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Johnny Mack Brown; Dave Sims; Gray Rain (an Indian chief)

Synopsis:

Johnny helps the sheriff track a gang of thieves that are trying to sabotage the telegraph line and blame the indians for the damage.

The Ghost Raiders (Table of Contents)

Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nicholas Firfires

Inks:

Nicholas Firfires

Colors:

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Letters:

Nicholas Firfires

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Range Rider; Dick West; Pax Shanley (a miner); Stark

Synopsis:

Ranger Rider and Dick track a group of outlaws who manage to steal money without being seen.

Indexer Notes

New art + lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Answers to Cowboy Crossword (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.165 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Answers to the puzzle on inside front cover.

Dell Pledge to Parents (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 0.165 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

It's the Dell pledge that appears in almost every Dell comic.

Dad Read Why Daisy is the Right Gun (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Daisy Air Rifles.

Gopher Gold Strike (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Sparky Moore

Inks:

Sparky Moore

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

The story of the shortest gold strike in history.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Summer Fun (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Daisy Air Rifles.

Indexer Notes

back cover