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Western Roundup (1952) · The Collector

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Dell
Western Roundup (1952)

Western Roundup

Dell · 1952–1959

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 25
Frequency: Quarterly
Cover price: 25¢
Key issues: 1
Editions: 27

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Dell#1

Western Roundup

Issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

25 issues · 1 key · 27 editions

Western Roundup

#1

Jun 1952 · 2 editions

1st appearance of Uncle Mike Hanford

Western Roundup

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 18108

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

#2

Feb 1953 · 2 editions

Western Roundup

#3

Jul 1953

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#4

Oct 1953

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#5

Jan 1954

Western Roundup

#6

Apr 1954

Western Roundup

#7

Jul 1954

Western Roundup

#8

Oct 1954

Western Roundup

#9

Jan 1955

Western Roundup

#10

Apr 1955

Western Roundup

#11

Jul 1955

Western Roundup

#12

Oct 1955

Western Roundup

#13

Jan 1956

Western Roundup

#14

Apr 1956

Western Roundup

#15

Jul 1956

Western Roundup

#16

Oct 1956

Western Roundup

#17

Jan 1957

Western Roundup

#18

Apr 1957

Western Roundup

#19

Jul 1957

Western Roundup

#20

Oct 1957

Western Roundup

#21

Jan 1958

Western Roundup

#22

Apr 1958

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#23

Jul 1958

Western Roundup

#24

Oct 1958

Western Roundup

#25

Jan 1959

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

26 people credited

Writers

Gaylord Du Bois2 issues · #8–#15

Artists

Nicholas Firfires21 issues · #1–#25
Sparky Moore18 issues · #1–#25
Mike Arens17 issues · #2–#24
Tony Sgroi14 issues · #1–#24
Nat Edson13 issues · #5–#25
John Ushler12 issues · #1–#25
Russ Manning10 issues · #11–#23
Bill Ziegler9 issues · #16–#25

Cover artists

Sam Savitt8 issues · #16–#25
photos3 issues · #12–#15
Randy Hunt1 issue
Ken Sawyer1 issue

Inkers: Nicholas Firfires (21), Sparky Moore (18), Mike Arens (17)
Colorists: Morris Gollub (1)
Letterers: Nicholas Firfires (10), Mike Arens (8), John Ushler (4)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

475 characters

Roy Rogers25
Johnny Mack Brown21
Rex Allen20
Gene Autry18
Bill Elliott17
Trigger17
Dale Evans15
Range Rider15
Bullet14
Dick West13
Champion12
Uncle Mike Hanford11
Pat Brady8
Ricky8
Buffalo Bill Jr.7
Uncle Smoky6
Calamity5
Jace Pearson4
Jim Hardie4
Major Adams4
Ricky West4
Rin-Tin-Tin4
Rusty4
Clay Morgan3

First appearances in this run

Characters who debut here, led by those who appear most across the catalog.

Ricky West#1
Uncle Mike Hanford#1
Uncle Smoky Ashton#1

Publication details

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior