All Star Western #79

(October-November 1954)

Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Buzzy Brown; Joe; Mr. Adams

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

The Secret Trail to Johnny Thunder! (Table of Contents: 2)

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 crashes through a skylight while battling a gang and shreds his clothes. His secret identity, John Tane, schoolteacher, must buy new clothes, and everyone notices - including the rest of the gang. John has to drive Black Lightning, his horse, into the river to emerge as Johnny Thunder to protect his secret identity.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Bullseye Billy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're some sheriff! You haven't tracked down a single bandit yet!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)

Terror of the Thunder Birds! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

Jerry Grandenetti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Strong Bow enters a valley where black-winged warriors exact tribute from the locals. They're afraid of the thunder the bird-men bring. Strong Bow climbs sheer peaks to find big drums in a hollow caves that replicate thunder. He dons a set of wings and learns to soar after the raiders, shooting holes in their wings and dropping them. The locals vow to stand up to marauders in the future.

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #7/1958 ([juni] 1958)

Indexer Notes

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

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Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Sun-Dance of the Crow Indians! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Short historical feature of how the oppressed Crows learned to fight after a visionary talked to the Moon-Maiden and her Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. They dance the Sun-Dance to ensure victory.

Reprints

• from Jimmy Wakely (DC, 1949 series) #1 (September-October 1949)

The Painted Assassins of Apache Hill! (Table of Contents: 9)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Lt Dan Foley escorts a visiting writer from back East. Desmond Starbright is a "genuine fire-eater" from his popular books, and reporters pester him with questions. Once on the trail, Desmond admits he's a fraud who never fired a gun, but gets his chance when they're ambushed by painted Apaches. Later Desmond tells the reporters "the Army out here is doing a magnificent job keeping the Indians in check!"

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Tommy Knockers (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Vanishing Sheriff! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Lee Goldsmith

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Walt, the sham sheriff, is flummoxed by bandit raids, so quits and walks out. The townspeople reluctantly elect Wayne (the real fighting twin) the new sheriff. Wayne is captured and rescues his brother, but a forest fire forces them to cross a canyon by rope - only to meet a grizzly bear! Shooting it, the two scotch the gang. And Walt goes back to being the "real" sheriff.

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #6/1958 ([mai] 1958)

Indexer Notes

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

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)