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

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