Comic Title: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #17
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1954
On Sale Date: July 2, 1954 Copyright Date June 30, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Newsstand Date July 2, 1954
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V9 #5

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Secret of the Scorching Sands"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Rex the Wonder Dog (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Feature Character(s)

• Rex the Wonder Dog (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #17; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Danny Dennis (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #17; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #18)

Villain(s)

• Ed Gorham (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Will Davis (a gold miner; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While traveling to an awards ceremony, Rex falls off the train in the desert. He meets gold miner, Will Davis who has been betrayed by his partner Ed Gorham. Rex helps Davis escape the desert and brings Gorham to justice. Rex then makes his way back to his master in time to accept his award.