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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: western

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Old Timer

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Pages: 1

Notes: Signed Fred Harman, but one of the uncredited ghost artists.

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

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Red Ryder Ranch News

Character(s): Fred Harman; Sheriff Alan Fennel; Little Beaver

First Line: Howdy folks: Some of our western country has changed little since pioneering days...

Synopsis: Fred Harman on his ranch.

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Pages: 2

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

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: western

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Auntie Duchess; Slick (rustler); Rob (rustler); Hank (rustler); Blackie (rustler)

First Line: Auntie Duchess give-um Little Beaver cow-calf!

Synopsis: Little Beaver is following the trail of rustlers when he is caught and brought to their hide out. He is set to do the chores like packing water and wood till they are ready to pull out.

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Pages: 16

Notes: John Hampton is one of the ghost artists working on the comic book, and compared with Kiyotee Kids in # 40 by Hampton, this is most likely him.

The Legend of the Lake of Tears

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western

Synopsis: The legend of a lake near Red Ryder Ranch as told by Fred Harman himself.

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Pages: 2

Notes: The written letters Lig is visible just beside the fishing-spear at right.

Harman is supposed to have made the script on some fact features in Red Ryder Comics, as Wigwam Ways and this one.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: childrens, western

Character(s): Little Beaver; Po-ko; Sheriff Newt; Fasken (robber); Lou (robber); Shorty (robber); Jobe (robber);

First Line: Ai-ee! Little Beaver, this be first time we visit-um town in many moons!

Synopsis: Little Beaver and Po-ko are in town to buy supplies when they witness a bank holdup. Little Beaver remembers the face of one of the robbers, and they are now out to get him.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Unknown ghost artist with peculiar cute and small horses, very broad between the eyes, and the short legs sometimes moving like on a merry-go-round. Could be clues to the artist.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western

Character(s): Opechancanough

First Line: Opechancanough, powerful leader of the Chicahominies of Virginia

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Pages: 2

Notes: Fred Harman used ghost writers and artists on most in the comic books, but he is supposed to have done some features himself, like the script on Wigwam Ways. Info "Comics of the American West" by Maurice Horn.

A Thrilling Magazine

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

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Feature(s): Red Ryder Comics

Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver

Synopsis: Subscription form and drawing of Red Ryder and Little Beaver on back cover.

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Pages: 1