Rocky Lane Western #29

(September 1951)

Hey Gang! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mechanix Illustrated / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Land of Missing Men Chapter One Tombstone Gunplay (Table of Contents: 2)

Rocky Lane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ralph Carlson

Inks

Ralph Carlson

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Scholar (outlaw leader); Bull (outlaw); Tad Sawyer

Synopsis

A band of four outlaws fleeing from prison take refuge in the Tombstone Hills, and Rocky Lane is summoned to bring them back. On his way he acquires the company of a boy searching for his two missing elder brothers. The kid and Rocky are surprised by the outlaws and taken through a waterfall to a hidden valley.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Indexer Notes

The very lively horses are typical Carlson.

Sooner Sorrows (Table of Contents: 3)

Gopherface / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Gopherface; Rancher

Synopsis

Gopherface is fired for clumsiness.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Coming Comic Attractions (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Lash LaRue Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

Jet Fighter Planes (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Raisin Bran / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghost (Table of Contents: 6)

Dee Dickens / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Dee Dickens; Sheriff

Synopsis

Dickens meets a ghost in the hills near town, and the ghost sees a scary face.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western Comic Annual (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #3
• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

The Land of Missing Men Chapter Two Vengeance of Centuries (Table of Contents: 7)

Rocky Lane / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ralph Carlson

Inks

Ralph Carlson

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Scholar (outlaw leader); Bull (outlaw); Tad Sawyer (kid); Ray Sawyer; Dan Sawyer

Synopsis

In the hidden valley they come upon an old pyramid city, and are attacked by the Toltec inhabitants. Rocky's shooting scare them away. Rocky and the kid are then tied up and left in a cave by the outlaws, who will hunt for jewels in the Toltec temples. Rocky and the kid manage to escape and finds the kid's brothers.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Indexer Notes

Same artist as in first chapter.

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

Roping 'n' Riding with Allan "Rocky" Lane / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allan Rocky Lane (signed)

Pencils

Ralph Carlson

Inks

Ralph Carlson

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Howdy, pardners

Characters

Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse)

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Indexer Notes

Art notes as for the main story.

What Builds a Champion Builds You! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Three Deuces (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rod Reed [as Walt Farmer] (signed)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rex Canyon (U.S. Marshal); Mayor Baldwin; OUTLAWS: Spade Deuce; Diamond Deuce; Club Deuce

Synopsis

The Marshal is on the trail of three dangerous outlaws.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western Comic Annual (L. Miller & Son, 1957 series) #3
• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Just Wait (Table of Contents: 11)

Sagebrush / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Howard Boughner

Pencils

Howard Boughner

Inks

Howard Boughner

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Sagebrush; Fellers

Synopsis

Sagebrush is a waiter at the dog pound and serves soup to mutts.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Land of Missing Men Chapter Three Idol of Doom (Table of Contents: 12)

Rocky Lane / comic story / 6.66 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ralph Carlson

Inks

Ralph Carlson

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Rocky Lane; Black Jack (horse); Scholar (outlaw leader); Bull (outlaw); Tad Sawyer (kid); Ray Sawyer; Dan Sawyer

Synopsis

Rocky manages to set free the two brother. The outlaws are captured by the Toltecs, who want to sacrifice them to a strange idol of wood and stone. Rocky finds a hollow in the back of the idol, and crawls into it and uses his voice to scare the Toltecs to set the outlaws free. They all now escape the hidden valley.

Reprints

• in Rocky Lane Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #65 (January 1955)

Indexer Notes

Whole story by same artist.

Special Offer (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Rocky Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Be Sure to Have Cracker Jack... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / pages (report information)

A Big, New Book For Model Builders (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Timber! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)