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| Publication | July-September 1953 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
| Notes | Floating heads cover with an illustration in the center. |
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| Cover | Western Roundup |
| Featuring | Gene Autry; Roy Rogers; Wild Bill Elliott; Rex Allen; Johnny Mack Brown |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | Floating heads cover with an illustration in the center. |
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| Illustration | Gene Autry Photo (1 page) |
| Featuring | Gene Autry |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Plan for Murder (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Roy investigates an automobile accident. |
| Featuring | Roy Rogers |
| Credits | Pencils: John Ushler | Inks: John Ushler | Letters: John Ushler | Job #: W.R.#3-537 |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers; Calico Cooper; Sheriff Thorpe; Deputy Joe Banks; Luke Felton; Joyce Cooper |
| Notes | Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Text Story | Indian Fire Making (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Fact article describing a Bow-drill fire maker and how to make one. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox | Inks: August Lenox | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The No-Good Brother (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Mike tells a story of how BUllet and Trigger help trap a murderer. |
| Featuring | Trigger and Bullet |
| Credits | Pencils: Sparky Moore | Inks: Sparky Moore |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Trigger; Bullet; Uncle Mike; Jangles; Sheriff Halton |
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| Text Story | The Cowboy's Rope (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A short feature about ropes. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox | Inks: August Lenox |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The 13th Knot (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gene investigates a series of murders and comes across a clue. One of the killers has dropped a rope with 13 knots tied in it. |
| Featuring | Gene Autry |
| Credits | Pencils: Tony Sgroi | Inks: Tony Sgroi |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gene Autry; Judge Harwood; Ruth Harwood; Amos Kelly; Jim Fell; Waco Turley |
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| Text Story | Indian Name Writing (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A short lesson in how to read Indian pictographs. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox | Inks: August Lenox |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Last Trick (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ricky West agrees to help Roy Ketchum train a horse for a race and runs afoul of some crooks who do not want Ketchum's horse to run. |
| Featuring | Champion |
| Credits | Pencils: Nicholas Firfires | Inks: Nicholas Firfires | Letters: Nicholas Firfires |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Champion (Gene Autry's horse); Ricky West; Roy Ketchum; Deke Walton |
| Notes | Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Text Story | Surprise Witness (3 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: John Ushler | Inks: John Ushler | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gil Wherry; Jed Collins; Frank Potter |
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| Text Story | The J-A Home Ranch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of Charles Adair's ranch. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The Wetherill Ranch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of Richard Wetherill's ranch. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The Prairie Cattle Co. Pioneer Colorado Ranch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of the JJ brand. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The Eureka Ranch One of Arizona's Oldest (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of the Eureka Ranch. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The Lightning C Famous Rodeo Ranch of Texas (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of the ranch that provides stock for rodeos. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Text Story | The King Ranch The Great "Running W" of Texas (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of Captain Richard King's ranch and brand. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
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| Text Story | The Terrazas Ranch The Famous ThS of Old Mexico (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of the Terrazas Ranch. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
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| Text Story | The XIT Ranch The Celebrated "Ten in Texas" (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of a ranch that covered ten counties in Texas. |
| Featuring | An Album of Famous Ranches |
| Credits | Pencils: Till Goodan | Inks: Till Goodan | Letters: Till Goodan |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Bullet Tip-Off (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill tracks down a couple of outlaws who are robbing travellers who stay at a particular hotel. |
| Featuring | Wild Bill Elliott |
| Credits | Pencils: Hi Mankin | Inks: Hi Mankin | Letters: Hi Mankin |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bill Elliott; Tom Morgan; Rod Morgan; Terry and Melinda Drake; Harry Potter; Rusty Chase; Willie Chase |
| Notes | Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Text Article | Indian Bow and Arrow Making (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Instructions on how to make a bow and arrows. |
| Credits | Pencils: August Lenox | Inks: August Lenox | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Cold-blooded Frame-Up (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Johnny tries to clear a young man accused of killing his uncle. |
| Featuring | Johnny Mack Brown |
| Credits | Pencils: Tony Sgroi | Inks: Tony Sgroi? |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Johnny Mack Brown; Dick Ransom; Whitey Quirk |
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| Text Article | Oh Bury Me Not (1 page) |
| Synopsis | This is a page of words and music of an old western song. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Ushler | Inks: John Ushler | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | Sheet music is an occasional feature in this title. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | U. S. Marshal Rex Allen helps a sheriff track a bandit that's been terrorizing the counryside. |
| Featuring | Rex Allen |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Arens | Inks: Mike Arens |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rex Allen; Koko the Wonder Horse; Sheriff Hawkins; Chico City City Council; The Ghost |
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| Illustration | Roy Rogers Photo (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Picture of Roy Rogers and Trigger. |
| Featuring | Roy Rogers |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Rogers; Trigger |
| Notes | Pictures of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry rotate in the inside back cover of this title for several issues. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover color photo provided by the Shostal Press Agency. |
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