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Double Alibi

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

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Penciller(s): ? (painting)

Inker(s): ? (painting)

Colorist(s): ? (painting)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver

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Pages: 1

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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Penciller(s): ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ? (photographs)

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Fred Harman (photo); Thunder (horse, photo)

First Line: Howdy folks, This is a great time of year on our mountain ranch after a long winter of deep snows!

Synopsis: Fred Harman writes about spring on his Colorado ranch. Photos of deep snow, branding cattle, and Harman on his horse Thunder

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Three photos and hand-written text.

Double Alibi

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Inker(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, western

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Sheriff Newt; Jed Wormsley; Fred Heatherley; Hamilton Desmond

First Line: In the town of Rimrock, Red Ryder, Sheriff Newt and Little Beaver stand outside the theatre...

Synopsis: Red Ryder and Little Beaver have to solve a bank robbery that depends on the robbers using disguises.

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Pages: 14

Notes: Story is not signed.

The Dollar-a-Mile Ride

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): The West That Lives Forever

First Line: Everybody in the old West loved a good horse race!

Synopsis: The true story of a thousand-mile horse race from Chadron, Nebraska, to Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Text and illustration.

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Activity on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Red Ryder's Western Quiz

Character(s): Red Ryder (cameo); Little Beaver (cameo)

First Line: Here's another quiz for you folks.

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Pages: 2

Notes: An eight-question quiz about western lore. Each question is illustrated. Across the centerfold.

Enough Rope

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Harman ? (signed)

Penciller(s): Fred Harman ? (signed)

Inker(s): Fred Harman ? (signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Little Beaver

Character(s): Little Beaver; Grandma Snapturtle; Sherrif Newt

First Line: It is a calm uneventful day, as life in Little Beaver's Navaho village moves along...

Synopsis: Little Beaver appears to spoil the mock bank hold-up that's to be part of Rimrock's Wild West Day, but things are not like they seem.

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Pages: 11.5

Notes: Last page may have had panels cut to make room for the Statement of Ownership. It seems to end rather suddenly. Signed by Fred Harman, but may or may not be by him.

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1956

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): F. J. Leyerle (business manager)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1956. No circulation figures given.

Deer Disguise

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, western

Feature(s): Wigwam Ways

Character(s): Little Beaver (host)

First Line: Navaho hunters find-um out best way to get-um close to animals they hunt...

Synopsis: How Indians used deer skins to disguise themselves and be able sneak up close to a herd of deer during a hunt.

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Pages: 2

Come'n Git It!

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, western

Feature(s): Uncle Bill's Corral

Character(s): Uncle Bill (cameo)

First Line: In the clear morning air, the blistering midday sun, or the cool of the evening...

Synopsis: Article on range cooking and the design of a chuck wagon.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Text with three illustrations.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Penciller(s): Herb Stanger (photo); J. F. Whitefield (photo); The Photo Craft Shop (photo)

Inker(s): Herb Stanger (photo); J. F. Whitefield (photo); The Photo Craft Shop (photo)

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, western

Feature(s): Red Ryder Ranch Photos

Synopsis: Two photographs of roping a calf and one of a bull and cow elk in deep snow.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Three photographs with brief captions. Photos are credited.

Hopi Rainmakers

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Penciller(s): ? (painting)

Inker(s): ? (painting)

Colorist(s): ? (painting)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, western

Feature(s): Red Ryder Country

First Line: Red Ryder's Indian neighbors perform many ceremonies, but none is more vital...

Synopsis: Facts about the annual Hopi Rain Dance.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Article and painting.