0287 - Gene Autry's Champion

Though never published, this proposed Dell series was intended to spotlight Champion, the faithful horse of singing cowboy Gene Autry. Planned as a companion to the popular comic books starring Autry himself, it would have brought a kid-friendly, Western-tinged animal adventure to the newsstands. Its mere existence on the publisher's schedule reflects the era's immense appetite for licensed cowboy characters and their loyal steeds.