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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: western

Character(s): Red Ryder

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Red Ryder Comics #66 published January 1949
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Fred Harman used ghost artists on the Red Ryder comic book, so his signature is not to be interpreted as the artwork actually being by Harman.

Red Ryder Ranch

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): Fred Harman; Little Beaver; Bobby Turner

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Notes: Here the credit is Fred Harman, as he wrote the letter and made drawings.

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Genres: western

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Wheezy Bill; Beef Bronson (outlaw); Shooter Dixon (outlaw); Sheriff Newth

First Line: At the Red Ryder Ranch corrals, Red is helping Little Beaver break a colt for his use as an extra mount...

Synopsis: Red Ryder makes a two days ride south with Wheezy Bill to fight a tough outlaw gang. Little Beaver tells Sheriff Newth, who gets a couple of of men that are not afraid of a fight and follows the two south.

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Pages: 16

Notes: Since Fred Harman used ghost artists on the Red Ryder comic book, this one could be by John Hampton. The horses seems very similar to some in a Gene Autry Whitman book. The heavy inking may be an imitation of Fred Harman. He is credited to Red Ryder in Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Red Ryder's Corral of Western Lingo

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western

Synopsis: Drawings and text explaining many western words and expressions.

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Notes: Fred Harman used ghost artists on the Red Ryder comic book, so the signing might be like Walt Disney.

"...and then I heard Slatsy say..."

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Genres: adventure, humorous

Feature(s): Telecomics; King of the Royal Mounted

Character(s): Janie (Telecomics girl); Dotty (Telecomics girl); Slatsy (Telecomics boy); King; Kid; Igor (wrestler); Toby (society girl); Roger; Grant

Synopsis: After killing his manager, Igor puts the body in a bag and carries it up into the mountains to dump it. To be continued...

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Little Beaver Bails Out a Friend

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Little Beaver

Character(s): Ed Mellin; Red Ryder; Thunder (horse); Little Beaver (Navajo child); Po-ko (Navajo child); Sheriff Newt

First Line: The newcomer was a big, lean man with a hat like Red Ryder's.

Synopsis: Ed asks to buy horses from Red. Next day, Red's back from town, the kids search Red's saddle pack for candy, find a C-note. The sheriff arrives, accuses Red of a stage hold-up and murder of a guard, as testified by the driver. LB sees: Ed did the crime dressed as Red, tried to frame Red by planting the C-note in Red's pack. LB takes Red's fresh bear hide to Ed's. It drives off his horses. While Ed tracks his stock, LB finds the disguise and cash in Ed's quilt, bails out Red with $300 of it, brings to Ed's camp Red with the sheriff, who arrests Ed. Red gives the kids a fin to buy candy.

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Notes: Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per page 91, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "Little Beaver Bails Out a Friend. text for Red Ryder Comics #65. Sent July 3, 1948."

Ely art i.d. by David Porta, September 2021. The Navajo child proves himself a perceptive and resourceful sleuth. This accords with Du Bois's themes of positive talents among minors, and native peoples. While Little Beaver was created by Harman as a comical racial stereotype sidekick, Du Bois makes him heroic, a quality to which neither youth, nor race, nor culture are a barrier.

Gold Stampede

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Genres: western

Feature(s): The Kiyotee Kids

Character(s): Sandy Rivers (Kiyotee); Billy Haynes (Kiyotee); Ted Lucas (Kiyotee); Chet Stevens (newspaperman); old-timer prospector; Silk Selden; Selden gang; Doc Rivers

First Line: Hello Sandy! Hi Billy--Ted! Anything I can do for you?

Synopsis: Billy says their gold pocket is well hidden. Sandy worries some old timer may be shot by the Selden gang (who know gold is near). Ted suggests they keep watch. As an old-timer does approach the prospect hole, the gang does shoot him. He lives. The kids bring him to Dr Rivers in Alkali town. The old man mumbles about the gold. The townsfolk crazed with gold fever stampede for Crowfoot Canyon to stake out claims. Ted Leads the Kiyotees to do likewise so to be there and stop trouble before it starts, and maybe themselves strike it rich again. To be continued...

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Notes: Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per page 91, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "The Kyotee Kids. For Red Ryder Comics #66. Sent May 23, 1948."

Art signed Harry Parks in the last panel.

Chet's showing the kids the furnace that generates the steam that runs the press is a Du Bois identifier: how mechanisms work. Likewise Ted's keeping watch with his pocket telescope: the use of tools to accomplish a goal. And Sandy's concern for the safety of others: compassion. And the Kiyotees helping the wounded old timer: showing mercy. All Du Bois themes: engineering, compassion, and the Good Samaritan's act of mercy / hand of friendship.

Fast Moving Adventure

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Character(s): Fred Harman; Red Ryder; Little Beaver

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Pages: 1

Notes: Since Fred Harman used ghost artists on the Red Ryder comic book, this one could be by John Hampton. The horses seems very similar to some in a Gene Autry Whitman book. The inking may be an imitation of Fred Harman. He is credited to Red Ryder in Jerry Bails' Who's Who.