Issue: #287
Published: August 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in the GHOST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, No. 287." Code number is C.O.S. #287-508. Copyright 1950 by Gene Autry.
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| Illustration (1 page) |
Champion with Trees in Background |
| Featuring: |
Champion |
| Synopsis: |
Champion, with halter but no saddle, with a background of trees. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photo) | Inks: ? (photo) |
| Genre: |
Animal Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Champion (horse) |
| Comic Story (48 pages) |
The Ghost of Black Mountain |
| Featuring: |
Champion the World's Wonder Horse |
| Synopsis: |
Two outlaws set up a fortified hideout on Black Mountain. They scare off Ricky and Champion who are out hunting stray cattle, but the boy and horse return the next day. The "Ghost" knocks Ricky into an underground river, but Champion saves him. The next day Ricky and his Uncle Smoky return to the mountain and discover the hideout. |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Champion (horse) Ricky West Uncle Smoky Ashton Rebel (dog) |
| Illustration (1 page) |
Champion and Bus |
| Featuring: |
Champion |
| Synopsis: |
Champion, in full saddle gear, posed against the back of a bus or trailer that has "Gene Autry and Champ." sign on it. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photo) | Inks: ? (photo) | Colours: ? (photo) |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Champion (horse, Photo) |
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