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Tim McCoy #19
This anthology issue features multiple western stories. "William Hopalong Cassidy Boyd" presents the life story of Bill Boyd, noting his role as Hopalong Cassidy on screen and his status as one of Hollywood's finest athletes. "Along the Trail with Tim McCoy: Virginia City" depicts the discovery of gold at Bald Mountain in 1863, with Tim McCoy and others rushing to report the news, only to have a man named Whip Wilson—revealed to be an insurance investigator—attempt to monopolize the gold; the story concludes with Whip planning a desperate experiment and being shot by Jarvis as he exits a cottage, with action erupting on a balcony. The issue also includes "The Story of Jesse James Treasure Trove," as indicated on the cover.