Blaze Carson #5

(June 1949)

Murder by the Wrong Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Job Number

4593

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Blaze Carson; Deputy Tumbleweed; Tom Lockridge; Betty Lockridge; Jess Olins; David Jensen

Synopsis

When reports of cattle rustling reach Red Dog, Tumbleweed suspects Jensen is the culprit but Blaze discovers Tom is the leader of the rustlers and had counted on using Jensen's reputation to throw suspicion off him. Fleeing from Blaze, Tom falls before a herd of cattle and is trampled to death.

A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is our earnest hope that you enjoy reading our magazines.

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Editorial - By Stan Lee? - on the mess grown ups have made of the world and for their children. It reminds readers that there are many kinds of literature available other than comics;

The Great Impersonation! (Table of Contents: 3)

Tex Taylor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Pierce Rice

Inks

Chu F. Hing

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Letters

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Job Number

3415

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Buzzards soar greedily over the desert sands...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Tex Taylor; Howard Orkin; Brad Davis; Pop Orkin

Synopsis

Tex saves Howard from death in the desert. Learning Howard is running against Davis, Tex impersonates Howard to help him win his campaign. When Davis takes Howard's father prisoner, Tex ends the deception and rides to the man's rescue. Howard wins the election.

Trapped in the Killer's Den (Table of Contents: 4)

Blaze Carson / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Syd Shores

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Job Number

5354

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Blaze Carson

Indexer Notes

Blurb with title reads, "The story behind the cover!" Illustration is a highly reduced copy of the cover art.

The Menace in the Past! (Table of Contents: 5)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Pierce Rice ?

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Job Number

4625

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're ridin', I said!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Blaze Carson; Deputy Tumbleweed; Johnny Baxter; Keno Forbes

Synopsis

Johnny holds horses for two men who prove to be bank robbers and are killed. To ensure Johnny stays away from crime, Blaze tells a story about himself as a young man and how he turned against his partner Keno Forbes. Once Johnny is convinced by the story, Blaze admits to Tumbleweed he made up the entire tale.