On-sale date per Page 97, Catalog of Copyright Entries 1945 Periodicals Jan-Dec New Series Vol 40 Pt 2: "Red Ryder comics. Hawley publications, inc. 8825. v. 1, 1945, no. 24, Mar.-Apr. © Feb. 16, 1945; B 666377."
Copyright, 1940 by King Features Syndicate, Inc., 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 by NEA Service, Inc., and 1945 by the Hawley Publications, Incorporated.