On most other features that the Who's Who lists Phil Evans as writing at Western/Dell, his scripts appear much more frequently than on Gene Autry--to the point that sheer guesswork as to his scripts on the Grand Comics Database gives a correct credit a number of times. On Autry's long-running book, though, there are just a handful of Evans credits. Likewise he wrote only one story for the TV title The Flying A's Range Rider--fitting in here inasmuch the Flying A is Gene Autry's production company, named for his ranch.
This partial page from "Gene Autry and the Ghost Prison" sets off Evans alarm twice: his putting a comma after "Haw" and "Huh" instead of an exclamation point. "Wal," of course, is more likely to take a comma to begin with, and you will find it in Autry scripts by other hands.
Written by Phil Evans:
Gene Autry
Misc. Western Gene Autryback-up
Range Riderin Four Color
This partial page from "Gene Autry and the Ghost Prison" sets off Evans alarm twice: his putting a comma after "Haw" and "Huh" instead of an exclamation point. "Wal," of course, is more likely to take a comma to begin with, and you will find it in Autry scripts by other hands.
Written by Phil Evans:
Gene Autry
| Sep/50 | 43 | GA and Owlhoots of Deadwood Mesa |
| Nov/ | 45 | GA and the Ghost Prison |
| Dec/52 | 70 | GA and the Combination |
| Mar/53 | 73 | The Wrong Hireling |
| Apr/ | 74 | Treetop Trickery |
| Murder Map | ||
| May/54 | 87 | GA and the Haunted Spiderweb |
Misc. Western Gene Autryback-up
| Mar/53 | 73 | Ghost Town Girl |
Range Riderin Four Color
| Apr/52 | 404 | RR and the Monster of the Desert |
