The Adventures of Champion (TV series) Wonder Horse!"<br> In 1991, the song was re-issued on Frankie Laine's album "On the Trail Again". During the years 1953 to 1960, comic annuals were published by World Distributors, Daily Mirror and Purnell. Second-hand copies of these may be obtained. 'Ricky North' became 'Ricky West' in these, as with the radio serial. Champion also had his own comic book, "Gene Autry's Champion", published by Dell Comics from 1951 to 1955, which continued as "Gene Autry and Champion" from 1955 to 1959. Starting from the issue dated 4 June 1966, "Champion the Wonder Horse" ran as a comic strip in the
Gene Autry filmography Hughs in 3 films, June Storey in 10 films, Fay McKenzie in 5 films, ad Gail Davis in 14 films and 15 television episodes. One of the most important components of Autry's films was the comic relief provided by his sidekicks. Smiley Burnette co-starred in 60 Autry films, Sterling Holloway in 5 films, and Pat Buttramin in 16 films and 83 television episodes. In his book "Singing in the Saddle", author Douglas B. Green wrote that Autry had a profound impact on the western genre film, and that his early "pioneering films" heralded the musical western genre, which from that