Hopalong Cassidy’s Western Magazine Fall 1950. Volume 1, Number 1. Howard’s TEXAS JOHN ALDEN was printed. This was a reprint from The Masked Rider Western magazine from May 1944. Originally a Buckner J. Grimes story titled RING-TAILED TORNADO. Published under the name of Patrick Ervin.

Contents

• “Texas John Alden” by Patrick Ervin (Robert E. Howard)
• “Welcome, Hopalong Cassidy!” (Editorial)
• “Rustlers of West Fork” [Hopalong Cassidy] by Tex Burns (Louis L’Amour)
• “Hopalong Cassidy’s Cryptogram” (Puzzle)
• “Killers Also Die” [Dan Drummond] by H. A. De Rosso
• “No Trail to Follow” by O. M. Clark
• “Western Words” by Simpson M. Ritter (Column)
• “Sixgun Showman” by Ben Frank
• “The Bar 20 Brand” (Column)