Border Jumper

Story featuring Lassie

Storyline: Vagabond Lassie pulls border-jumping Roberto from the muddy bank of the Rio Grande near Texas border town Del Rio. Lassie leads a young couple back to the exhausted boy in time to thwart a scruffy hippie stealing the boy's shoes. They feed and hear his tale: Mom dead, Dad U.S. traveling salesman; boy left in Saltillo, Mexico with aunt who does not love him. He came seeking Dad. Vindictive hippie calls the cops on the "wetback." Lassie and boy run off. Morning, cops chase, Lassie finds Dad at newsstand, reunion, boy cleared with cops, Lassie returns to vagabond freedom, satisfied she helped.

Credits:

• Script: Gaylord Du Bois
• Pencils: Dan Spiegle
• Inks: Dan Spiegle

Untitled Story

Story featuring Lassie

back cover

Storyline: Top third is March of Comics logo and illustration of Lassie leaping to save a striped kittly floating downriver on a short log. Bottom two thirds is for giveaway vendor's identification.

Finish the Dog Puzzle

Storyline: Fill in with the listed names of dog breeds the crossword that already has the first and last letters filled in.

Lassie's Double Maze

Storyline: Help Lassie find the right homes for her two lost friends. Navigate the maze to avoid the cactus, and lead birdie to her nest with three eggs, and squirrel to his nest in the hole in the tree.