Gene Autry Comics #15

The photo cover of this May 1948 Dell issue captures Gene Autry in full cowboy regalia — white Stetson, red embroidered shirt — strumming an acoustic guitar with a broad, relaxed smile against a clear blue sky. It's the kind of warm, inviting image that made Autry one of the most beloved figures in postwar popular culture, equally at home on a horse or with a guitar. Inside, the story promises Western adventure with "Gene Autry and the Ghosts of Rocky Ridge," with interior art by Jesse Marsh bringing the action to the page.