All Star Western #85

(October-November 1955)

Draw Bob Hope! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Trigger Trio! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Trigger Twins / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Trigger Twins

Synopsis

A town clerk, Adam Twilby, is besotted by Walt Trigger, and is told, "Every man's cut out for his own job." Twilby decides he's cut out, and dresses like a Trigger Twin. Interfering with Walt's pursuit of a gang, he knocks over a wasp's nest and lands both in a borax bin! They'll be dumped off a mountain as Wayne comes to the rescue - of TWO Trigger sheriffs - so there are THREE! He grabs the two blinded fighters, swings high, and dumps borax on the crooks. Twilby's learned his lesson. "Clothes do NOT make a sheriff!"

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #29 ([February 1959])

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records show that Andru was also paid for the inks on this story, but scholars believe Mike Esposito to be the actual inker.

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Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Invisible Mantle of Chief Flaming Hair (Table of Contents: 5)

Strong Bow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron (sourced)

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)

Inks

Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

A red-haired chief uses an "invisible" shield to keep off rain and ward off arrows - even Strong Bow's!. The Wandering Warrior investigates and finds he's carrying a "tu-wamma" (lodestone) to make arrows swerve and used "hala" (oil) to keep off rain. Shooting arrows into arrows and cutting through a log bridge, he exposes Flaming Hair's trickery and prevents war.

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?" (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Surrender of Dan Foley! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

A rider reaches Fort Desolation with news: Comanches have attacked the emigrant wagon train. But he collapses. Lt. Foley leads his men to back-track the trail, even guesses in the night, and finds the wagon train being attacked. Sneaking through the Comanches' line, they help defend the wagons, then execute a daring plan. They fire the wagons to send a smoke signal while Lt. Foley surrenders! The Comanches are so proud of their captive they are distracted - as the cavalry arrives just in time!

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #2/1957 ([februar] 1957)

The Best-Dressed Indians (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Origin of the Yosemite Indians! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Black Lightning's Secret! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Gil Kane

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Johnny Thunder [John Tane]

Synopsis

A rider warns John Tane, schoolteacher (and JT's secret identity) that his sheriff father is cornered by the Pincers Gang in town. Can he contact Johnny Thunder? He whistles his horse, Black Lightning, but the horse shies and runs! Why? Gang members come from the woods - and the horse spotted them. John Tane runs into the school house, changes to JT, dives off the roof, and nails the crooks. He herds them to town - and Black Lightning leaps over the enemy to reach the embattled sheriff! Guns blaze and the gang is rounded up. But Sheriff Tane wishes his son were more like JT...

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #5/1957 ([mai] 1957)
• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #33 (1959)

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Artistic Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Hollywood Bride Walking Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)