| Additional Information |
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| Publication | July-September 1954 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | These are the same head shots used on the cover of issue 5. |
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| Cover | Western Roundup |
| Synopsis | Framed portrait shots of the five cowboy stars against a painted background of what appears to be the wall of a barn. |
| Featuring | Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown |
| Credits | Pencils:? (painting);? (photos) | Inks:? (painting);? (photos) | Colors:? (painting);? (photos) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry (photo); Roy Rogers (photo); Wild Bill Elliott (photo); Rex Allen (photo); Johnny Mack Brown (photo) |
| Notes | These are the same head shots used on the cover of issue 5. |
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| Illustration | Gene Autry photo (1 page) |
| Featuring | Gene Autry |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry (photo) |
| Notes | inside front cover. Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Gene Autry in this position. Even-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position. |
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| Comic Story | Double for Murder (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two outlaws steal Roy's marshal credentials and then frame him for robbery and murder. |
| Featuring | Roy Rogers |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Arens | Inks: Mike Arens | Letters: Mike Arens |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers; Joe (outlaw); Carney (outlaw) |
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| Text Story | The Tipi (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Short article about the tipi, or teepee. |
| Featuring | Indian Inventions |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
| Content | Characters: western |
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| Comic Story | Trouble in Texas (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Mike tells how he, Bullet and Trigger helped a friend of his save some rice fields in Texas. |
| Featuring | Bullet and Trigger |
| Credits | Pencils: John Ushler | Inks: John Ushler | Letters: John Ushler |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Uncle Mike Hanford; Casey Trent; Trigger; Bullet |
| Notes | Bullet gets top billing this issue. |
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| Comic Story | Heroes in Petticoats (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sara Winslow, along with women children in a wagon train, hold off a band of Cheyenne warriors. |
| Credits | Pencils: Nicholas Firfires | Inks: Nicholas Firfires | Letters: Nicholas Firfires |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Sara Winslow |
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| Comic Story | The Right Trail (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gene helps settle a feud between two stepbrothers. |
| Featuring | Gene Autry |
| Credits | Pencils: Nicholas Firfires | Inks: Nicholas Firfires | Letters: Nicholas Firfires |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Larry Barnes; Buck Johnson; Jeff Stacy |
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| Text Story | The New Teacher (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The town welcomes a new school teacher. |
| Credits | Pencils: Nat Edson | Inks: Nat Edson | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Slim Martin; Doc Keller; Hank Willimer; Mac Perkins; Zeke Trubmle |
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| Comic Story | Colt Trouble (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ricky and Champ encounter a wild stallion while searching for a lost colt. |
| Featuring | Champion |
| Credits | Pencils: Nicholas Firfires | Inks: Nicholas Firfires | Letters: Nicholas Firfires |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Uncle Smoky; Ricky; Champion |
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| Text Story | Yellowstone National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Yellowstone Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Yosemite National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Yosemite Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Grand Canyon National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Grand Canyon Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Sequoia National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Sequoia Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Death Valley National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Death Valley Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Wind Cave National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Wind Cave Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Grand Teton National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Grand Teton Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | Glacier National Park (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history and description of Glacier Park. |
| Featuring | Colorful National Parks |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan (signed) | Inks: Till Goodan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | A Lucky Switch (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two outlaws try to steal the money Johnny earned from selling cattle. |
| Featuring | Johnny Mack Brown |
| Credits | Pencils: Sparky Moore | Inks: Sparky Moore |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Johnny Mack Brown; Bert Morris; Del (a pickpocket); Rafe (Del's partner) |
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| Text Story | Stone Ax |
| Synopsis | Explanation of how indians made a stone ax. |
| Featuring | Indian Inventions |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Feather River Gang (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill helps break up the Feather River Gang. |
| Featuring | Wild Bill Elliott |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Cooke | Inks: Tom Cooke |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bill Elliott; Doctor Jim Wells |
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| Text Story | The Tumpline (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief descriptions of the tumpline, bull boat and travois. |
| Featuring | Indian Inventions |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox | Inks: August Lenox |
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| Comic Story | Desert Fury (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two bank robbers leave Rex to die in the desert. |
| Featuring | Rex Allen |
| Credits | Pencils: John Ushler? | Inks: John Ushler? |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rex Allen; Sheriff Armstrong; Ben Bancroft |
| Notes | Was credited Tony Sgroi ?, but it not him. It has more in common with Ushler, especially the horses and movement of figures, but uncertain as the inking is unlike him as in the Trigger story. |
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| Illustration | Roy Rogers photo (1 page) |
| Featuring | Roy Rogers |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers (photo) |
| Notes | inside back cover. Roy's photo in in this position in odd-numbered issues. Even-numbered issues have Gene Autry's photo in this position. |
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| Illustration | Wild Horse Roundup (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo) | Inks: Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo) | Colors: Howard M. Kinney; Shostal (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | back cover |
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