| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Photo from unknown Republic Pictures' movie. |
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| Cover | Fool's Gold Fiasco |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photography) | Inks:? (photography) | Colors:? (photography) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane (photograph of Allan Lane); Black Jack (photograph of Anndy Pershing [sic]) |
| Notes | Photo from unknown Republic Pictures' movie. |
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| Notes | Indexed from a scanned copy missing inside front and inside rear covers. Presumed to be an ad. |
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| Comic Story | Fool's Gold Fiasco (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three rustlers discover a gold on the property of the Rockin' R Ranch, and make a plan to use loco weed to scare off the owner and his cattle. |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane |
| Credits | Pencils: Ralph Carlson | Inks: Ralph Carlson |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Jug (rustler boss) |
| Notes | Carlson is credited on Rocky Lane by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The very lively horses are typical Carlson, especially the outstretched frontlegs. |
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| Comic Story | Rocky Lane Rounds Up the Redskins (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Rocky Lane captures six Indians single-handed after they kidnap the ranch owner's son. |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane; Carnation |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Blackjack (his horse) |
| Notes | Intro to strip mentions the movie "Powder River Rustlers". |
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| Comic Story | The Witless Duo (1 page) |
| Featuring | Gopherface |
| Credits | Script: Lit-Win? | Pencils: Lit-Win? | Inks: Lit-Win? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Guilty (6.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | The storekeeper has been robbed three times, and now the Sheriff sends for undercover Marshal Rocky Lane to investigate. |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Doyle | Inks: Frank Doyle |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Denson (storekeeper) |
| Notes | Frank Doyle is credited on Rocky Lane by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. His extremely unrealistic horses are not to be mistaken. |
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| Illustration | Rod Cameron |
| Featuring | Comix Cards |
| Credits | Pencils: Clem Weisbecker | Inks: Clem Weisbecker | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rod Cameron |
| Notes | Two trading cards featuring Rod Cameron.
Art resembles work credited by Vadebonceur to Weisbecker on Buck Roper in Black Diamond #47. |
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| Comic Story | The Sparkling Case (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Slim Pickens |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Evil Shadow! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A retired millionaire is trailed by a stranger who later kidnaps his foreman. |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane |
| Credits | Pencils: Ralph Carlson | Inks: Ralph Carlson |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Bill Tyler (millionaire); sheriff; Downey (foreman); Buck (crook); Roper (crook) |
| Notes | Last 1/8 of a page is an offer for an autographed picture.
Notes on art same as for the other Carlson story. |
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| Advertisement | Both for 15 Cents (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for two premiums (a bullet-shaped telescope and a magic-tone birdcall) from Ralston. |
| Featuring | Tom Mix; Ralston |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Tom Mix |
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| Comic Story | Sagebrush is Broken Up (1 page) |
| Featuring | Sagebrush |
| Credits | Script: Lit-Win? | Pencils: Lit-Win? | Inks: Lit-Win? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier |
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| Synopsis | Pud is a great ice skater when he chews Dubble Bubble bubble gum. |
| Featuring | Dubble Bubble |
| Credits | Script: Ray Thompson [as Ray T] | Pencils: Ray Thompson [as Ray T] | Inks: Ray Thompson [as Ray T] |
| Content | Characters: Pud |
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| Comic Story | One at a Time |
| Featuring | Brilliant Bixby |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Bill Bixby |
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| Text Story | Border Badmen (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Rod Reed [as Walter Farmer] | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | A Moving Story (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Big Bow and Little Arrow |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Stereotypical depiction of Indians. |
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| Featuring | Roping 'N' Riding with Allan "Rocky" Lane |
| Credits | Script: Allan "Rocky" Lane (signed) | Pencils: Ralph Carlson | Inks: Ralph Carlson |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse) |
| Notes | Letter to the readers from Rocky Lane. Mentions the movies "The Wyoming Bandit" and "Navajo Trail". |
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| Comic Story | Buffalo Bullwhackers' Showdown! (7.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | A gang of rustlers intend to sell buffaloes as draught-animals to some tenderfoot settlers. |
| Featuring | Rocky Lane |
| Credits | Pencils: Ralph Carlson | Inks: Ralph Carlson |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); RUSTLERS: Keno; Slim |
| Notes | Notes on art as for the first Carlson story. |
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| Activity | ?!?!? Quiz |
| Notes | True or False quiz. |
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| Notes | Inside back cover missing in scanned copy. Presumed to be an ad. |
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| Advertisement | Prizes For You (1 page) |
| Featuring | American Seed Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for prizes for selling seeds for the American Seed Company. On back cover of comic. |
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