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| Publication | December 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Gun-Roaring Thrills! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse) |
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| Advertisement | Captain Marvel Wrist Watch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | As indestructible, accurate and unfailing as Captain Marvel himself. |
| Featuring | Capt. Marvel Watch Division |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
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| Foreword/Afterword | The Fearless Sheriff of the West (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy |
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| Comic Story | The Poll Plot (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rex Galen is plotting to win the election as sheriff of Twin Rivers. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Rex Galen (crooked gambler); Crawfish (rustler); Cannonball (rustler) |
| Notes | Certa is credited on Hopalong Cassidy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The face of the crooked gambler, with long mustache and wavy eyebrows, is typical of Certa, and also the short legs of many characters. Very similar to many Durango Kid stories. |
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| Advertisement | Matty Bell (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Breakfast of the Champions with milk an fruit. |
| Featuring | Wheaties |
| Content | Characters: Matty Bell (football coach) |
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| Comic Story | Time Limit! |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hill Billy; Miss. Perkins |
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| Comic Story | Dot's It |
| Featuring | Pistol Packin' Pattie |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Pattie; Blackheart |
| Notes | Notes as for the other Pistol Packin' Pattie story. |
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| Advertisement | Bag of Magic Tricks (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Booklet with secrets of magic. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Tootsie |
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| Comic Story | The Girl on the Flying Trapeze! (5.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | A jelous circus artist tries to kill the new girl trapeze artist. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mal Forme (trapeze artist); Ebert (circus manager); Ariel Skybright (trapeze artist) |
| Notes | Artwork similar to the first story by Certa. |
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| Activity | Be a Sharpshooter! |
| Synopsis | Quiz with 5 questions. |
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| Advertisement | Sam Takes Himself for a Ride (1 page) |
| Featuring | Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Sam Spade; Effie Perine |
| Notes | Lou Fine and Komisarow are both credited on Sam Spade by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and Lambiek credits Lou on pencils and Komisarow on inking. |
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| Comic Story | Hollow Trunk (6.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | One of the boarders steal silverware and hide it in a hollow tree outside his window. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Quinlan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite (deputy); Widow Jones |
| Notes | Quinlan is credited on pencils on Hopalong Cassidy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the art here, especially the long-nosed face of the crook, is very similar to his credited story in Catman #25 |
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| Publisher advertisement | Comix Cards appear every month... |
| Featuring | Comix Cards |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Ozzie; Babe |
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| Advertisement | At Your Favorite retail Store |
| Synopsis | Belts, wallets, shirts and much more with Roy Rogers label. |
| Featuring | Roy Rogers Quality Merchandise |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Roy Rogers |
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| Advertisement | It's Fun To Play Cook... |
| Synopsis | Toys by money order. |
| Featuring | Northwestern Products Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Popeye |
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| Comic Story | Pan Him |
| Synopsis | Fish too big for his frying pan. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hill Billy |
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| Comic Story | Breaking Point |
| Synopsis | A hole is nothing, but you can break your neck in it. |
| Featuring | Pistol Packin' Pattie |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Pattie; Rancher Jones |
| Notes | Bolle is credited on Pistol Packin' Pattie by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces and inklines are similar to his Tim Holt stories. |
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| Text Story | Sissy Gift (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Greg |
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| Advertisement | Girls! Boys! Start collecting... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Start collecting these president portraits today. One in every package of Kellogg's Shredded Wheat. |
| Featuring | Kellogg's Shredded Wheat |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: George Washington; Andrew Jackson |
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| Synopsis | A foreman never asks a pal to do anything he wouldn't do himself. |
| Featuring | Ridin' Herd with William Boyd |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy |
| Notes | Pfeufer is credited on Hopalong Cassidy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The hats, boots and tight trousers are all signs of Pfeufer. |
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| Comic Story | The Free Meal (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Whitey pretends to be sick just to get a free meal. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Whitey Whiskers; Daniel Boone, Jr.; |
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| Comic Story | Tries Hard (1 page) |
| Featuring | Adelbert the Executive |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Adelbert |
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| Comic Story | The Fatal Note (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A false note is meant to break up a friendship. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Quinlan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite (deputy); Bill Stone; Ned Sloane; Smoky (crook) |
| Notes | Notes as for "The Hollow Trunk" story by Quinlan. |
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| Advertisement | Given-Premiums-Given (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sell Cloverine Brand Salve and get premiums. |
| Featuring | Cloverine Brand Salve |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Colors:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Boys! Look at all the Spectacular Buzz-With-Action Models... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Action models you can build with Erector. |
| Featuring | Erector |
| Content | Characters: Superman |
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| Advertisement | Strike or Spare... it's a Snap! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Kodak Film |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Want a Daisy for Christmas? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Daisy Handbook, 128 pages. |
| Featuring | Daisy Air Rifles |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Red Ryder |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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