Western Roundup
#22
(April-June 1958)
Dell,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
[Crossword Puzzle]
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Western-theme crossword puzzle.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Test of Courage
Roy Rogers; Trigger / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; drama; animal
- Characters
- Roy Rogers; unnamed ranchers; Devlin
- Synopsis
- Roy and his fellow ranchers try to win a beef contract with the nearby army post but encounter problem after problem tryng to deliver the herd.
Telltale Tracks
Western Roundup / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- The importance of being able to read footprints or hoofprints on the trail.
The Broken Horseshoe
Buffalo Bill Jr. / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Buffalo Bill Jr.; Calamity; Helen Parker; Brad Hawkins; Matt Reagan
- Synopsis
- Calamity and her friend Helen trap a pair of stage robbers.
The Roadrunner
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Synopsis
- Short story about the life and habits of the roadrunner.
The Rainmaker
Rin Tin Tin / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- animal; western-frontier
- Characters
- Rin Tin Tin; Rusty; Phineas T. Nimbus
- Synopsis
- Rusty and Rinty help a rainmaker do his job.
The Gold Freight
Western Roundup / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Aaron Y. Ross
- Synopsis
- How a Wells Fargo freight messenger thwarted five would-be train robbers.
The Chalk Mark
The Flying A's Range Rider / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Range Rider; Dick West; Ned Clark; Tom Forbes
- Synopsis
- Range Rider uses a chalk mark to trick a gang of outlaws into stealing the wrong freight car.
Duel in the Desert
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Hardtack (a prospector); Bart Crowley
- Synopsis
- An old prospector uses desert mirages to trick a would-be robber.
Frontier Banks
Western Roundup / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How a small-town banker thwarted a gang of bank robbers.
The Run at Cactus Brish
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jace Pearson; Clay Morgan; Nate McGee
- Synopsis
- Jace and Clay track a gang of bank robbers who prey on small-town banks.
Indexer Notes
First indexed as John Ushler.
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer (Business Manager)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
George T. Delacorte, Jr. is listed as publisher. Helen Meyer is listed as Editor and Business Manager.
Ghost of Shadow Canyon
Tales of Wells Fargo / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jim Hardie; Ben (stage driver); Ben (Wells Fargo station agent)
- Synopsis
- Jim sets a trap for a ghostly stage robber.
- Reprints
-
in Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album (World Distributors, 1959 series) #1 (1959), #1 (1959)
-
Indian Gold
Western Roundup / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Pizarro's first encounter with the Peruvian Indians.
George Rogers Clark
The Frontiersmen / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; non-fiction
- Characters
- George Rogers Clark; Colonel Henry Hamilton; Patrick Henry
- Synopsis
- A brief account of how Clark captured the British fort at Vincennes.
Avalanche
Wagon Train / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Major Adams; Flint; Duggan
- Synopsis
- A member of the wagon train disagrees with Major Adams' choice of trail.
- Reprints
- in Wagon Train Comic Album (World Distributors, 1960 series) (1960), (1960)
-
Indexer Notes
First indexed as John Ushler.
Exploration
Western Roundup / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Henry Kelsey
- Synopsis
- A brief account of Henry Kelsey's exploration of Canada.
The Fugitive
Dale Evans / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dale Evans; Blake Moffitt; Pat Brady
- Synopsis
- Dale and a civil engineer encounter a wild man as they map a new road through the Black Mountains.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[Crossword Puzzle]
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2.
Test of Courage
Roy Rogers; Trigger -
3.
Telltale Tracks
Western Roundup -
4.
The Broken Horseshoe
Buffalo Bill Jr. -
5.
The Roadrunner
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6.
The Rainmaker
Rin Tin Tin -
7.
The Gold Freight
Western Roundup -
8.
The Chalk Mark
The Flying A's Range Rider -
9.
Duel in the Desert
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10.
Frontier Banks
Western Roundup -
11.
The Run at Cactus Brish
Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers -
12.
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
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13.
Ghost of Shadow Canyon
Tales of Wells Fargo -
14.
Indian Gold
Western Roundup -
15.
George Rogers Clark
The Frontiersmen -
16.
Avalanche
Wagon Train -
17.
Exploration
Western Roundup -
18.
The Fugitive
Dale Evans -
19.
Answers to Crossword Puzzle
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20.
Dell Pledge to Parents
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21.
The Comanche Sleeper
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22.
The Land-Lookers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Chris Boyko
- Tristan Lapoussière
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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