Gene Autry Comics #26

That easy, warm smile says it all — this April 1949 Dell issue features a vivid photo cover of Gene Autry himself, leaning casually in a red plaid western shirt and white cowboy hat against what appears to be a stone ledge. The bold yellow logo pops against a bright blue background, giving the whole cover an inviting, sun-drenched feel perfectly suited to the "America's Favorite Cowboy" era. Inside, the title story "Gene Autry and the Ghost of Tabira" promises the kind of western adventure that made this series a staple of 1949 newsstands at just a dime a copy.