(April-May 1948)

Hillman, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Edward Cronin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed as Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Have Fun! Get Laughs.. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hollister-White Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Black Bart (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Barry (signed)
Inks
Dan Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Black Bart (road agent) [Mr. Boles]; Sheriff Bradley; Detective Hume
Synopsis
The story of Black Bart, the terror and poet of the west.
He robbed the rich to feed the poor, which hardly is a sin,
And poems also did he write before he were put in.

Killers Die Too! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ben Thompson (gunman); Wilson (bartender); King Fisher (gunman)
Synopsis
The life and death of a notorious gunman called Ben Thompson, based on a true story.

Belle Starr (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Belle Starr (gun girl); Cole Younger; Jesse James; Jim Reed; Sam Starr
Synopsis
A true story of the original gun girl of the west.

Bill Mayfield (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Mayfield; Henry Plummer; Ben Grees (gambler); Cynthia; Cherokee Bob (barowner); Marshal John Blackburn
Synopsis
Bill Mayfield starts as a member of Henry Plummer's gang, and is later hanged in Idaho for more than five killings.

.45 Calibre Sneeze (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Pingo Pete; Margy Jones; Si Jones
Synopsis
A gunman with an ugly sense of humor and entertainment, which ended when he was hung by an angry mob.

Vanishing Kid (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rudy Palais
Inks
Rudy Palais
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ernest Cashel
Synopsis
An American badman goes to Canada where he commits murder, but is caught by the Mounted Police and hanged for his murders.

Indexer Notes

Rudy Palais is recognized by the ugly faces, spooky hands, and one peculiar item he has in several of his stories: the heavy beams seen across the ceiling. Art ID by Steinar Ådland, March 2011.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Tucson Tom / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice quiet day, Sweeney!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Tucson Tom; Sweeney; Tough Guy
Synopsis
The guy is so big and tough that it hurts, but Tucson Tom can certainly do something about that.

Justice by Vigilante (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Harry Plummer; George Brown; Alex Carter
Synopsis
The vigilante committee thinks Sheriff Plummer is doing his best, but it's too big a job for one man. They begin their task but find out the sheriff himself is behind all the killings and robberies, so they hang him too. Based on a true story.

Indexer Notes

Compared with other Elias-credited stories in Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #11, this is similar. Faces with marked lips, baggy trousers with criss-crossing black folds. Art ID by Steinar Ådland, March 2011.

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

Tucson Tom / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow!! We're in a tight spot, Podner...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Tucson Tom
Synopsis
Tom has a hard time getting to the cinema.

Amazing All-Over Rain-Cover Bargain (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Surplus Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Have Fun! Get Laughs..
    Hollister-White Co.
  3. 2. Black Bart
  4. 3. Killers Die Too!
  5. 4. Belle Starr
  6. 5. Bill Mayfield
  7. 6. .45 Calibre Sneeze
  8. 7. Vanishing Kid
  9. 8. ["Nice quiet day, Sweeney!"]
    Tucson Tom
  10. 9. Justice by Vigilante
  11. 10. ["Wow!! We're in a tight spot, Podner..."]
    Tucson Tom
  12. 11. Amazing All-Over Rain-Cover Bargain
    Surplus Sales
  13. 12. America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore