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| 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. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | July 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Text Article | Cowboy Lingo (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Definitions of cowboy slang terms. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
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| 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 |
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| 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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