All Star Western #78

(August-September 1954)

I Wanted to Be an Artist! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret Sheriff of Rocky City! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Trigger Twins / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Goldsmith

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Masked men are robbing stores and citizens, and Walt Trigger, the sham sheriff, can't catch them. A grim stranger named Bannon starts agitating for a new sheriff, maybe himself. Even Wayne Trigger, the "mild" storekeeper, goes out of business. But when Walt is captured, Wayne comes to the rescue. He posted his sellout notice to draw Bannon and his gang out of hiding! "Still want a new sheriff?" "No, hurray for Sheriff Walt!"

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Gains Fame in Race with Flame (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 4)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Rube Grossman

Inks

Rube Grossman

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Dust Bowl Deathtrap (Table of Contents: 5)

Strong Bow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

Jerry Grandenetti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Chief Great Elk; Dark Crow

Synopsis

Strong Bow, the wandering warrior, enters a village dying of thirst despite days of rainmaking magic. He promises to find water, but Dark Crow, a stranger doubts it. When Strong Bow finds a great hole in the earth, Dark Crow's men drive him in and seal it with a boulder. Down below, Strong Bow finds water and drops rocks to block the stream. With a rumble and roar, Strong Bow soars from the earth on a geyser. The tribal lands are watered again, and Dark Crow is banished.

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #54 (October 1962?)
• in Tomahawk (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #4/1966 (1966)
• in Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1976 ([juli] 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Silver Badge of Courage! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4

The Greenback Raiders! (Table of Contents: 8)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bob Stuart

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Chief Crooked Hand

Synopsis

"Greenbacks", paper money, have come to the West. But Chief Crooked Hand and Pawnee thugs plan to ambush the wagon Lt Dan Foley leads a cavalry squad down Dead Man's Plunge and across a fierce river to stop Crooked Hand, who planned to keep the money for himself and his gang, never helping his people at all. Says a woman, "Paper money! My lands, what will this country think of next?"

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #54 (October 1962?)

Keywords

bank notes; greenbacks; paper money; Pawnee Indians

Hijinks in the Old West (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble; Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Books vs. Bullets! (Table of Contents: 12)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Johnny Thunder nails marauding gunmen, but the Sheriff wishes his son, schoolteacher John Tane (JT's secret identity) would fight alongside him. "He's fightin' for justice... by teachin' kids the American way!" John Tane gets a chance when the escaped gunmen take over the schoolhouse, but he's booted out. Switching to Johnny Thunder, he pounds the gunmen with books and fists. "Johnny Thunder sure proved that books can be bullets!"

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #4
• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #13/1956 ([november] 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)