(July-September 1956)

Harvey, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1956
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Tales Inc.
Brand
A Thrill Adventure
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

Indicia:
WESTERN TALES, July-Sept. 1956, Vol. 1, No. 33, is published quarterly by Western Tales, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York 23, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Single copies, 10c. Subscription rates, 10 issues for $1.00 in the U. S. and possessions: elsewhere $1.50. All names in this periodical are entirely fictitious and no identification with actual persons is intended. Contents copyrighted, 1956, by Western Tales, Inc., New York City. Printed in the U.S.A.

Indexed with the help of Frank Motler via the GCD Error Tracker.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jim Bowie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Kirby inks per Harry Mendryk (https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/935).

Colonel Jim Bowie (Table of Contents: 1)

Jim Bowie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (sourced)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson (sourced)

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Harry Mendryk (https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/935).

Jim Bowie Makes a Magic Knife! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby inks per Harry Mendryk (https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/935).

Jim Bowie Loses a Fortune and Wins an Indian Fight! (Table of Contents: 3)

Jim Bowie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson (sourced)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Maria Ursula Bowie (Jim's wife)

Indexer Notes

Kirby inks per Harry Mendryk (https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/935).

A Very Dangerous Dude! (Table of Contents: 4)

Boys' Ranch / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby inks per Harry Mendryk {https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/935).

Tommy Tween's Fishing Escapade (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

How to Spin a Rope - The Juggle (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Stein (signed)
Inks
Marvin Stein (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Though the original art was sold as by Al Avison (https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/al-avison-western…), Stein's signature is evident in the last panel along the cowboy's pantleg. Signature spotted by Steve Vano and submitted via the GCD Error Tracker.

Drums (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Peter McKenzie (RCMP Corporal)
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jim Bowie
  2. 1. Colonel Jim Bowie
    Jim Bowie
  3. 2. Jim Bowie Makes a Magic Knife!
    Jim Bowie
  4. 3. Jim Bowie Loses a Fortune and Wins an Indian Fight!
    Jim Bowie
  5. 4. A Very Dangerous Dude!
    Boys' Ranch
  6. 5. Tommy Tween's Fishing Escapade
  7. 6. How to Spin a Rope - The Juggle
  8. 7. Drums
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Frank Motler
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky