The "Cowboy Lingo" feature may have been drawn by Till Goodan. The rest of the book - including the front cover and IFP - seems to be the work of a single unidentified artist with a 'vintage' style.
Additional Information
Publication
July 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Cover
The Ghost Mine
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Foreword/Afterword
The Ghost Mine (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the first story in the issue.
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ike Harris; Bull Riggs; Biff; Milly Nolan; Curly; Bill Drake
Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
The Ghost Mine (24 pages)
Synopsis
Bill Drake has restarted the Ghost Canyon gold mine. He claims he bought it from Hank Nolan before he died, but Nolan's daughter Milly says he left the mine to her. Gene goes with Milly to the mine, where it turns out that the gold being shipped has all been stolen and melted down into new ingots.
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Ike Harris; Bull Riggs; Biff; Milly Nolan; Curly; Bill Drake
Text Article
Cowboy Lingo (2 pages)
Synopsis
Definitions of cowboy slang terms.
Content
Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
Renegade Ranch (20 pages)
Synopsis
Royal Rollins employs ex-cons from nearby Graystone Prison on his ranch. The sheriff at neighboring Eagle Mesa sends for Gene to help him break up a band of rustlers. The rustlers plant evidence to throw the blame on Rollins' ex-cons.
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Carol Rollins; Andy Arnold; Sam Banks; Royal Rollins
Comic Story
The Bandit of Dust Devil Gap (12 pages)
Synopsis
Anton Burke, a railroad official, calls on Gene for help in solving a series of train robberies that occur at night at a dusty pass. The steady wind wipes out all tracks, making it impossible to follow the robber's trail.
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Anton Burke; Pappy Hicks; Ben Williams
Notes
Story continues on inside back cover in black, red, and white and concludes on the back cover in color.
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