Western Comics
#76
(July-August 1959)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-05-05
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Attack of the Silent Avenger!
Pow-Wow Smith / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
- Reprints
-
in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #45 (March 1960)
-
- Keywords
- flames; ghosts; Native Americans
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown
- Synopsis
- When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1952.
Attack of the Silent Avenger!
Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Pow-Wow Smith Indian Law-Man- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith; Red Eagle; Spotted Horse; Deputy Jim Hathaway
- Synopsis
- Two Pawnee brothers appear to be using magic to evade the law, but it's caused by hallucinogenic mushrooms.
- Reprints
- in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #45 (March 1960)
-
in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-15 (September-October 1970) -
in Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1971 ([februar] 1971)
-
- Keywords
- hallucinations; mushrooms; Native Americans; Pawnee; psilocybin; Sioux
Behind the Rodeo
comic story / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #23 (March 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credit based on comparisons and evaluation by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.
A Jailbird Named Nighthawk
The Nighthawk / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Feature Logo
The Nighthawk (moon)- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Nighthawk [Hannibal Hawkes]; AB Jones; Ed Tully; Minnie Tully; Jim Baxter; Sheriff Hood
- Synopsis
- Jones believes that he has discovered Nighthawk's secret identity and tries to frame Hannibal Hawkes for various crimes.
- Reprints
- in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #17 (March 1960)
-
[Tuscarora, Wasco, Acolapissa]
Indian Tribal Names / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier; historical
[no title indexed]
The Hitching Post / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Hitching Post Editor)
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Tom Nicolosi (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Marc Hoyer, Frank Hodge, Alex Hamilton, Alan Matus.
Secret of the Toy Pistol
The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
The Wyoming Kid- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Wyoming Kid [Bill Polk]; Rafe Davis
- Synopsis
- When a young boy gives the Kid a toy pistol, it comes in handy to fool a stagecoach robber into thinking he's home free.
- Keywords
- stagecoaches
[no title indexed]
Strange Indian Beliefs! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to a Hopi legend, the first animals on the Earth's surface were badgers...
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Attack of the Silent Avenger!
Pow-Wow Smith -
1.
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy -
2.
Attack of the Silent Avenger!
Pow-Wow Smith -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Your Passport to Strange Journeys...
-
5.
Behind the Rodeo
-
6.
A Jailbird Named Nighthawk
The Nighthawk -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
[Tuscarora, Wasco, Acolapissa]
Indian Tribal Names -
9.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
[no title indexed]
The Hitching Post -
11.
Secret of the Toy Pistol
The Wyoming Kid -
12.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
["According to a Hopi legend, the first animals on the Earth's surface were badgers..."]
Strange Indian Beliefs! -
14.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
15.
["Skinny or fat, I'll build you..."]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
16.
Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthew Head
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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