I don't think the cover painting is by Morris Gollub. It doesn't resemble the work he produced at any time. Instead it looks like the work of George Rozen (1895-1973). He painted numerous covers for Western magazines, such as "Masked Rider" (1934-1953), "Range Riders" (1938-1953) and "Rio Kid" (1939-1953). He usually signed his name at the bottom of his paintings, but this one may have been photographically cropped for printing. If the original survives it might settle the matter - his work now sells for high prices on the art market.
* May 1, 2017: Since my original post I've discovered something more about this cover. It's a reprint of the front cover of the March 1943 issue of Dell's "All Western Magazine". It's been extensively cropped. But even the much fuller 1943 version has a broad yellow caption bar at the bottom of the page, and this may conceal the artist's signature. I remain convinced by the style that it's George Rozen's work. At least one other AWM cover - for December 1941 - appears to be Rozen's work as well, although no signature can be detected on that either.
(See The FictionMag Index website.)
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Cover
Zane Grey's The Ranger
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Buck Duane
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Text Article
The "Six-Shooter" (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the Colt Single-Action Army Revolver.
Content
Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Hand-lettered article with one large and two small illustrations.
Comic Story
The Ranger (32 pages)
Synopsis
Pardoned outlaw Buck Duane, now a Texas Ranger, goes undercover to find out the identity of the criminal mastermind known as Cheseldine.
Featuring
Zane Grey's Stories of the West
Content
Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Buck Duane; Cheseldine; Ray Longstreth; Jim Laramie; Floyd Lawson; Bo Snecker; Jim Fletcher
Notes
Adaptation of book two of the 1915 novel "The Lone Star Ranger" by Zane Grey.
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 181, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta.
Text Article
The 30-30 Carbine (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the Winchester Model 94 rifle.
Content
Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Hand-lettered article with one large and two small illustrations.
Text Article
The Stagecoach (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about stagecoach travel in the old West.
Content
Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Notes
Back cover; color. Hand-lettered article with one large and two small illustrations.
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