(January 1951)
Fawcett,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Virginia Provisiero
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy missing 3 pages (presumably inside front cover and inside and outside back cover).
[no title indexed]
View-Master / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kids! See these amazing 'come to life' pictures
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Advertisement for View-Master.
Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
Erector / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Erector construction toy.
Trouble Trail
Rocky Lane / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Fred (rancher); Tim (son); sheriff; McGee
- Synopsis
- After a holdup and killing in a general store, Rocky is arrested for the crime.
- Reprints
-
in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #69 (September 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
The very lively horses are typical Carlson, especially the outstretched front legs.
The Big Battle
Dee Dickens / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #69 (September 1955)
-
Hey Gang!
Mechanix Illustrated / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for building car replicas from plans from Mechanix Illustrated.
Gypsy Nights
Rocky Lane / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Ben Thorpe (real estate man); Torre (circus artist)
- Synopsis
- A stranded traveling circus is accused of stealing and robbing.
Indexer Notes
Frank Doyle is best spotted by his horses and movement, and this story compares well with his signed Planet Comics stories and most of all with Lash LaRue #6.
The Last Plank
Rocky Lane / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Tod (settler); Tanner (crooked lumber miller)
- Synopsis
- Lots of settlers have had their houses collapse on them, and Rocky suspects the lumber mill owner.
- Reprints
- in Six-Gun Heroes (Charlton, 1954 series) #36 (October 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Notes on art as for the other Doyle story.
[no title indexed]
Roping 'n' Riding with Allan "Rocky" Lane / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The other morning I was out in the back corral...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse)
- Reprints
- in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #70 (January 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art similar to the Carlson stories.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
- Inks
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a hold-up!
- Genre
- children
There's a Surprise Novelty in Every Box
Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Cracker Jack. Slogan: "The More You Eat.. The More You Want".
For the First Time in a Comic Magazine!
Captain Video / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Promo for Captain Video comic.
Finger Man
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
John Martin was a pen-name for Rafael Astarita according to Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but almost all of his credits are for art, not writing.
[no title indexed]
Locke and Joare / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold on, Joare, I've been wanting to see yuh...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
[no title indexed]
Black Jack's Hitching Post / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The racehorse is a thoroughbred and gets...
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack
- Reprints
- in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #70 (January 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Art notes as for the other Carlson stories.
Traders in Deceit!
Rocky Lane / comic story / 7.66 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Long Tree (Osawega Indian); Chief Red Sky; Little Star; Fur-robbers
- Synopsis
- Rocky is taken prisoner by fur-robbers.
- Reprints
- in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #75 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art notes as for the first Carlson story.
Special Offer
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for an autographed picture of Rocky Lane.
Indian Headress Made with "Scotch" Cellophane Tape
Scotch tape / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Scotch tape.
You Make Money Fast
T.V. Bank Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a Television bank from T.V. Bank Co.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Trouble Trail!
Rocky Lane -
1.
["Kids! See these amazing 'come to life' pictures"]
View-Master -
2.
Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
Erector -
3.
Trouble Trail
Rocky Lane -
4.
The Big Battle
Dee Dickens -
5.
Hey Gang!
Mechanix Illustrated -
6.
Gypsy Nights
Rocky Lane -
7.
The Last Plank
Rocky Lane -
8.
Medicine Man
Gopherface -
9.
Statement of Ownership
-
10.
["The other morning I was out in the back corral..."]
Roping 'n' Riding with Allan "Rocky" Lane -
11.
["It's a hold-up!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
12.
There's a Surprise Novelty in Every Box
Cracker Jack -
13.
Cries Uncle
Sagebrush -
14.
For the First Time in a Comic Magazine!
Captain Video -
15.
Finger Man
-
16.
["Hold on, Joare, I've been wanting to see yuh..."]
Locke and Joare -
17.
["The racehorse is a thoroughbred and gets..."]
Black Jack's Hitching Post -
18.
Traders in Deceit!
Rocky Lane -
19.
Special Offer
-
20.
Indian Headress Made with "Scotch" Cellophane Tape
Scotch tape -
21.
You Make Money Fast
T.V. Bank Co. -
22.
["This Christmas be a cowboy"]
Red Ryder; Daisy Air Rifles -
23.
["They're a million miles ahead of everything!"]
Lionel Trains
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Peter Croome
- Gary Henderson
- Michael Hoskin
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Matt Tauber
- Jim Van Dore
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