(August 1953)
Fawcett,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 8
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- ?
Ambush
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Hezekiah Green (nester); Zack Purdy (postmaster); Red Whiskers; Clem Good
- Synopsis
- A fight in the post office between a nester and a cowboy.
Indexer Notes
Inside front and back cover.
The Carnival of Death
Lash LaRue / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lash LaRue; Red Devlin (outlaw); Croyden (outlaw); Kutch (outlaw); Sheriff; Laydon (outlaw boss); Deputy
- Synopsis
- During a carnival, an outlaw masquerading as a brown bear tries to get his two imprisoned gang members out of jail, but the sheriff refuses to give him the keys. So he takes the sheriff with him and leaves a note for Lash LaRue, telling him to set the prisoners free or the sheriff will be killed.
Aw, Sit Down!
Molasses Mouth / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Molasses Mouth; Son
- Synopsis
- To tell a mushroom from a toadstool, Molasses checks the toadstools to see if they are shiny on top from the toads sitting on them.
The Mousy Type!
Big Bow and Little Arrow / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Big Bow; Little Arrow
- Synopsis
- To tell a Hippopotamus from a Hippopota-mouse.
The Stagecoach Riddle
Lash LaRue / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lash LaRue; Driver; Bob Digsby (salesman); Harlen (crook); Clerk
- Synopsis
- A pack of money is found in a Laredo-bound stagecoach. Everyone questioned claims that the money is his, then suddenly denies it. It is counterfeit money.
Indexer Notes
Last panel an ad Funny Animals Comics.
In Training!
Wagonwheels / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Wagonwheels
- Synopsis
- Wagonwheels is training the fish to eat off a hook.
Indexer Notes
The art on Wagonwheels varies in these issues, but this one is very similar to original Boughner scan from "Jed & Ned" in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.
A Wholesome Fellow!
Trader Tom / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Trader Tom; Blakely
Indexer Notes
This filler seems a little different from the original Boughner scan from "Jed and Ned," but both have such simple style that it could be the same artist. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Lash LaRue -
1.
Ambush
-
2.
The Carnival of Death
Lash LaRue -
3.
Aw, Sit Down!
Molasses Mouth -
4.
The Mousy Type!
Big Bow and Little Arrow -
5.
The Stagecoach Riddle
Lash LaRue -
6.
In Training!
Wagonwheels -
7.
A Wholesome Fellow!
Trader Tom -
8.
Back Home on the Farm
Dusty -
9.
No Cost
Mrs. Ruth Long
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Michael Hoskin
- Glenn MacKay
- Tony R. Rose
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