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| These books all come with the proviso,
'All NonPD pages removed' fair enough. This book had a 10 page story illustrated by Morris Gollub removed.
The characters are 'Ricky and Champion' who have not been removed in other issues. Odd. What currently NonOPD characters were in these books? |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October-December 1954 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Floating heads cover. Drawing of rifle by some staff artist. |
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| Cover | Western Roundup |
| Credits | Pencils:? (painting);? (photos) | Inks:? (painting);? (photos) | Colors:? (painting);? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers (photo); Gene Autry (photo); Johnny Mack Brown (photo); Bill Elliott (photo); Johnny Mack Brown (photo) |
| Notes | Floating heads cover. Drawing of rifle by some staff artist. |
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| Illustration | Roy Rogers photo (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers (photo); Trigger (horse, photo) |
| Notes | inside front cover. Even-numbered issues have Roy's photo in this position. Odd-numbered issues have Gene Autry's photo in this position. |
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| Comic Story | The Bighorn Hunt (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gene helps a friend of his fight a land-grabber. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Champion; Cary Shelton; Luther Cragg |
| Notes | Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Activity | Indian Guess Game (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Interpretations of various Indian signs. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Letters: August Lenox |
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| Comic Story | Freelance Lawmen (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ricky and Champion track two fur thieves. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Champion; Ricky; Uncle Smoky |
| Notes | Script + art and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Activity | Indian Quiz (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Questions about various Indian tools and adages. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Letters: August Lenox |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Trouble on the Line (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Roy investigates the disappearance of a friend. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers; Chris Wilkes; Sheriff Hite; Biff Shelton |
| Notes | Art + lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Text Story | When Gramps Was a Boy (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grampa Ames shares some of his boyhood adventures with his grandson. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tony Sgroi | Inks: Tony Sgroi | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Ames; Grandpa Ames |
| Notes | Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Comic Story | Trap a Wild One (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Mike relates how Trigger and Bullet helped save a friend's horse ranch. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Uncle Mike Hanford; Trigger; Bullet; Bruce Gooden |
| Notes | Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Text Story | A Picture Map of Western History (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Short stories about various states of the West. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Letters: typeset; August Lenox |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Clue of the Unfired Gun (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | One of Johnny's friends is framed for bank robbery by an unscrupulous rancher. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Johnny Mack Brown; Erwin; Rod Baer |
| Notes | Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Comic Story | The Coyote (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill tracks an elusive bandit. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bill Elliott; Lou Armen; Hazy Dimmit; Sheriff Neal; Pete Armen |
| Notes | This was identified as Bud Thompson ? by Alberto Becattini (December 2010), but it is Tom Cooke, artist of the Rodeo Rick stories for DC, and recognized by his faces, horses and mostly by his very special lines inside the ears ending in a small round loop on the lobe. |
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| Activity | Indian Wildlife Homes Game (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Drawings of natural habitats of various animals. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Inks: August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed) | Letters: August Lenox |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Frame Up (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rex matches wits with a crooked lawyer. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rex Allen; Jimmie O'Brien; Steve Doyle |
| Notes | Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Illustration | Gene Autry photo (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry (photo) |
| Notes | inside back cover. Gene Autry's photo appears in this position in even-numbered issues. Odd-numbered issues have a photo of Roy Rogers in this position. |
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| Illustration | Riding Herd (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: L. Willinger; Shostal (photo) | Inks: L. Willinger; Shostal (photo) | Colors: L. Willinger; Shostal (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | back cover |
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