There is NO date anywhere within this comic book. The publisher is listed as Home Guide Publications / 163 West 23rd Street / New York.
Entire Contents Created by Harry "A" Chesler, Jr. Features Syndicate, N. Y.
Note that the syndicate was named after packager Harry "A" Chesler's son. Chesler Sr. may or may not have edited, as he had editors within his packaging operation.
Appears on the inside front ocver.
HW suggests perhaps Stan Asch on the art.
in Northwest Mounties (St. John, 1948 series) #4 (July 1949)
in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (August 1954)