Romance Trail #1

(July-August 1949)

Make mine snapshots! (Table of Contents)

Kodak Verichrome Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A black and white ad for color film.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Romance Trail Contents (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alex Toth; John Giunta; Bob Oksner; Everett Raymond Kinstler

Inks:

Frank Giacoia; John Giunta; Frank Giacoia; Everett Raymond Kinstler

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

romance

Synopsis:

Contents page with circular images from each story.

Indexer Notes

table of contents

Escape from Love (Table of Contents)

Molly Adams / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

Indexer Notes

Molly Adams is the narrator, a Mary Worth sort of character who dispenses advice to young lovers.

River of Dreams (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

poetry

Kids! Make This Chiquita Banana Cloth Doll (Table of Contents)

Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Chiquita Banana

Synopsis:

Ad for ready-to-sew-'n'-stuff dolls available for 10 cents plus a Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top.

The Mysterious Plan (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

C.C. Beck

Inks:

C.C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

A Heart Divided (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John GIunta

Inks:

John Giunta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

Focusing on the Firebug (Table of Contents)

U. S. Royal Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

U. S. Royal

Synopsis:

Ad for U. S. Bike Tires made by the United States Rubber Company plus a plug for Bike Comics available from the U. S. Royal Bike Tire dealers.

Dangerous Sweetheart (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

It's Flaphappy (Table of Contents)

Post's Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for a premium available for 15 cents and the top from a box of Grape-Nuts or Grape-Nuts Flakes.

A Message to You All from Jimmy Wakely (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Sy Barry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Jimmy Wakely

Synopsis:

Jimmy Wakely writes a letter to remind readers to look for the first issue of his own magazine that will be on sale July 1.

Indexer Notes

ad for Jimmy Wakely #1

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one titles are listed.

A Spur to Romance (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Inez Gray

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

Indexer Notes

story has 1 spot illustration

The Official Bubble Gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus (Table of Contents)

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for bazooka Bubble Gum and "Magic Quiz" photos available for 10 cents and one Bazooka wrapper.

River Rescue (Table of Contents)

R. C. and Quickie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

R. C.; QUickie

Synopsis:

Ad for Royal Crown Cola.

Untamed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Inks:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

Harmony Ranch (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Invitation for letters from readers.

Indexer Notes

solicits letters and promises a free subscription for the 50 best letters

[Hello!] (Table of Contents)

Rancho Pancho / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad to recruit salespeople for beautiful glittering mottoes.

Adventures of Popsicle Pete in Hollywood with Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio (Table of Contents)

Popsicle Pete / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Popsicle Pete; Roddy McDowall

Synopsis:

Ad for Popsicle products and premiums avaiable for wrappers and a small fee.

Indexer Notes

Art is signed but the signature is unreadable.

A Superman DC Publications Means the Best in Westerns (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Toth; ?; Howard Sherman

Inks:

Sy Barry; ?; Howard Sherman

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Johnny Thunder; Dale Evans; Wyoming Kid

Synopsis:

Ads for All-American Western #108, Dale Evans Comics #6, and Western Comics #10.

Indexer Notes

The Dale Evans cover pictured is a line-drawn of the actual published phot cover that appeas on the comic. Inside back cover.

Escaped Bear...and a Bare Escape! (Table of Contents)

Another Jim Wise P-F Story / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jim Wise

Synopsis:

Ad for P-F Canvas shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.