Lash Larue Western #31

(August 1952)

[Missing page] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Page missing in my scan.

Double Danger in the Hills (Table of Contents)

Lash LaRue / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Lash LaRue; Marshal; Hickey (robber); Tarpoole (robber); Ronas (cashier); Banker; Old Ronas

Synopsis:

The bank cashier is forced by two men to open the safe of his bank. He is then taken along, clubbed down and left unconscious near a trapped bear, but saved by Lash LaRue.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Tuska. Some of it may look like him, and some suggest that the pencils could be Campbell and another inker, but very uncertain. The artist here is even referred to by Bill Black as the "mystery artist". Campbell is credited to Lash LaRue both at Charlton and Fawcett by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Tuska only at Fawcett. Compared with artwork in Authentic Police Cases # 8, credited to Tuska, this story has some similarities on faces and inking to "Authentic Police Cases" #8, but none of his square rounded faces with round eyes are present.

Operation Expert (Table of Contents)

Wagonwheels / filler / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western

Characters:

Wagonwheels; Baker

Synopsis:

Wagonwheels knows a doctor who will operate at cut rates.

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents)

P-F Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Comic strip ad for "P-F" Canvas Shoes.

New Corn Cure (Table of Contents)

Molasses Mouth / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Howard Boughner ?

Pencils:

Howard Boughner ?

Inks:

Howard Boughner ?

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; western

Characters:

Molasses Mouth

Synopsis:

No help in chewing the Corn Plasters.

Indexer Notes

Artwork very similar to original scan from "Jed & Ned" in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but Molasses is not listed. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

You're the Leader... (Table of Contents)

Stewart Warner Bike Speedometers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

"Cadet" Speedometer from Stewart Warner.

Hey Kids! (Table of Contents)

Star Kist Tuna / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Get Loona the Star Kist Tuna made of vinylite plastic.

Happy Birthday on the Prairie (Table of Contents)

Dusty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western

Characters:

Dusty; Harley

Synopsis:

Dusty is telling about his birthday party.

The Ghost of Larado (Table of Contents)

Lash LaRue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Lash LaRue; Bronc (killer); Huck

Synopsis:

First line: "The Ghost of Larado, was it fact or fiction? The famous Roving Marshal, Lash LaRue, has to combat superstition and death when he tries to solve the riddle..."

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Tuska. Some of it may look like him, and some suggest that the pencils could be Campbell and another inker, but very uncertain. The artist here is even referred to by Bill Black as the "mystery artist". Campbell is credited to Lash LaRue both at Charlton and Fawcett by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Tuska only at Fawcett. Compared with artwork in Authentic Police Cases # 8, credited to Tuska, this story has some similarities on faces and inking to "Authentic Police Cases" #8, but none of his square rounded faces with round eyes are present.

Express Rider (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe K. Jones (credited)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

J.T. Dawson; Will Thompson; Jack Till (outlaw); Sedge Barnum (outlaw)

Synopsis:

The Pony Express' been paying out thousands of dollars to shippers whose valuables have been robbed by outlaws. They are now offering a reward for the capture of the outlaws.

["Is the safari ready to start?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)

Pencils:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)

Inks:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)

Colors:

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Content Information

Characters:

The Fleer Dubble-Bubble Kids

Synopsis:

Comic strip with The Fleer Dubble-Bubble Kids on a discovery trip.

Indexer Notes

Credited to this ad in Lambiek. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Now You Can Get Lash LaRue Western Each Month... (Table of Contents)

Lash LaRue Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Subscription form for Lash LaRue Western.

The Man in Black (Table of Contents)

Lash LaRue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Lash LaRue; Kid Tutt (outlaw); Grayo (outlaw); Stubom (outlaw); Savoy (outlaw)

Synopsis:

First line: "The famous King of the Bullwhip, Lash LaRue, always dresses in black, but the Roving Marshal isn't the hombre Kid Tutt and his gang of outlaws are after!"

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Tuska. Some of it may look like him, and some suggest that the pencils could be Campbell and another inker, but very uncertain. The artist here is even referred to by Bill Black as the "mystery artist". Campbell is credited to Lash LaRue both at Charlton and Fawcett by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Tuska only at Fawcett. Compared with artwork in Authentic Police Cases # 8, credited to Tuska, this story has some similarities on faces and inking to "Authentic Police Cases" #8, but none of his square rounded faces with round eyes are present.
Last panels ad for Mike Barnett Comic Magazine.

[Missing pages] (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Whole back cover missing from my scan.