(1959)

World Distributors, 1952 Series
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Price
7/6 [0-7-6 GBP]
Pages
96
On-sale Date
1959-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Champion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walt Howarth (signed as WALT) (painting)
Inks
Walt Howarth (signed as WALT) (painting)
Colors
Walt Howarth (signed as WALT) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Champion
Cover Thumbnail for Champion the Wonder Horse Comic Annual (World Distributors, 1952 series) #[1960]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Champion the wonder horse / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
? (illustration)
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? (illustration)
Colors
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Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Champion; gunman

Indexer Notes

Front endpapers showing Champion rearing at a man with a drawn revolver.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Champion; Ricky West

Indexer Notes

Title above illustration of Ricky with his arm around Champion's neck.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Typewritten table of contents on left side of page and overhead illustration of galloping Champion on right.

The Trail to Danger (Table of Contents: 5)

Champion / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here she comes, boys!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Champion (horse); Rickey West; Rebel (dog); Smoky Ashton; Baldy; Bud
Synopsis
While on a train, a conman switches a briefcase full of cash for one filled with cut paper, then jumps from the train with the cash. Rickey West sees him jump and the conman pretends to have a broken leg to get him to leave to get help.
Reprints

Sundown Incident (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Returning from a desert trip, Hank Weston, sheriff of River Bend and the fastest draw in the county,
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hank Weston; Doc Stone; Pete (villain)
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El Lobo the Killer (Table of Contents: 7)

Champion / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Champion (horse; Ricky West; Rebel (dog); Smoky Ashton
Synopsis
Rickey takes Champion and Rebel to hunt for the colt Starlight in the snow in the mountains. Champion saves the colt from an attack by a wolf.
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Nature's Elixir (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The town of Juniper Flat is usually peaceful - but one day...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dapper Dan; Doc

Crossroad Trail (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
One morning in front of the North Ranch Randy prepares to go on a short business trip...
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Randy; Ricky West; Champion; Rebel; Colonel Putnam; Bart
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Rooter the Armadillo (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The dersertland of the Southwest is a world of constant change...
Genre
non-fiction; animal
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Bad Man's Vengeance (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Fool's Gold (Table of Contents: 12)

Gene Autry / comic story / ? pages (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Champ, that man's sure in a hurry!
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Champion; gunman

Indexer Notes

Rear endpapers identical to front endpapers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Champion the wonder horse / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walt Howarth (painting)
Inks
Walt Howarth (painting)
Colors
Walt Howarth (painting)
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Champion

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Isolated image of Champion from the front cover on a blue background.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Champion
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Champion the wonder horse
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. The Trail to Danger
    Champion
  7. 6. Sundown Incident
  8. 7. El Lobo the Killer
    Champion
  9. 8. Nature's Elixir
  10. 9. Crossroad Trail
  11. 10. Rooter the Armadillo
  12. 11. Bad Man's Vengeance
  13. 12. Fool's Gold
    Gene Autry
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Champion the wonder horse
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  • Paul Green
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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