Roy Rogers Comics #19
In "The High-Graders," young Kip faces a fiery crisis when a lantern accident traps his family's home in flames, forcing him to flee on his horse Star. With the house ablaze and the hounds on his trail, Kip makes a daring escape through the countryside, raiding cornfields, outrunning dogs, and even sharing a drink with a friendly lady coon. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Harry Parkhurst, this 1949 adventure captures Kip’s wild, heart-pounding flight with warmth and charm. The cover by Harry Parkhurst perfectly captures the moment’s urgency and spirit.
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Dad gives Kip a baby coon, Jerry, whose endearing antics earn him forgiveness when Kip feeds him table scraps, for which Kip gets walloped. Time passes. One day when the family is out, Kip knocks over a lantern, setting the house ablaze, jumps on Star's back, raids Sam Richard's cornfield, mixes it up with Sam's hounds from atop Star, drinks from a mountain stream, and makes friends with a lady coon.
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