Hopalong Cassidy #71

Hopalong Cassidy investigates a mysterious man and follows him to a shack, where he discovers the stranger is an artist who has been selling forged paintings and using the money from a scam involving scars and welts. After confronting the artist and learning details of the plot, Hopalong determines the culprit has an accomplice and plans to go to jail to apprehend Rollin. In a separate story titled "The Marks of Guilt," Hopalong becomes involved with a town lottery where lottery tickets go missing; he discovers someone has been counterfeiting and selling forged lottery tickets, and pursues the culprit to the river where the ballot box is dumped. The issue also announces the winners of the Second Hopalong Cassidy Contest and includes a Dubble Bubble advertisement.