Great American Western #2

(1988)

[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Red Mask (photo of Tim Holt); ? (photo of Richard Martin)

Indexer Notes

Brief introduction to the issue along with a photo of RKO actors Tim Holt and Richard Martin. Inside front cover.

The Kid from Broken Gun (Table of Contents: 2)

Durango Kid / text article / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Durango Kid [Steve Reynolds] (photos of Charles Starrett)

Indexer Notes

A filmbook of the last Durango Kid film, 1952's "The Kid from Broken Gun." Text summary of the film with photos. The first page is designed as a cover in the same style as the ME "Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid" comic and is labeled "No. 42." The last ME Durango Kid comic was #41.

Latigo Kid Western (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Latigo Kid Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Collectors Association (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Collectors Association / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Now Available from Norman Kietzer (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.875 page (report information)

Magazine Enterprises... The Best of the West (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

? (various)

Inks

? (various)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid (Magazine Enterprises, 1949 series) #1 ([October-November] 1949)
• from Tim Holt (Magazine Enterprises, 1948 series) #14 (January 1950)
• from Straight Arrow (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #1 (February-March 1950)
• from Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #1 (May-June 1950)
• from The Ghost Rider (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #1 [A-1 #27] ([August] 1950)
• from Best of the West (Magazine Enterprises, 1951 series) #1 [A-1 #42] ([September-October] 1951)

Indexer Notes

Article on the 1950s western comics published by Magazine Enterprises (ME). Typeset with cover reproductions of Tim Holt, Durango Kid, Straight Arrow, Ghost Rider and other ME titles.

[Tim Holt #26 Cover] (Table of Contents: 7)

Red Mask / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Mask; (inset, photo of Tim Holt)

Reprints

• from Tim Holt (Magazine Enterprises, 1948 series) #26 (October-November 1951)

Indexer Notes

Logo of original, which was "Tim Holt as Red Mask" has been replaced with large "Red Mask" logo.

Stage to Devil's Gap (Table of Contents: 8)

Red Mask / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils

Frank Bolle (signed)

Inks

Frank Bolle (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

RM-144-#45

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Mask; Blueface (villain; introduction); Pearl Nolan; Captain Lewis Springer; Deb Morris; Mark Todd

Synopsis

Blueface and his warriors attack a stagecoach.

Reprints

• from Red Mask (Magazine Enterprises, 1954 series) #45 (December 1954)

Keywords

American Indian; Apache; stagecoach

Indexer Notes

Reproduced from the original art. 3-D effect.

[Red Hawk #11 cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

Red Hawk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Hawk

Reprints

• from Red Hawk (Magazine Enterprises, 1953 series) #11 (1953)

Keywords

American Indian

The Helpless Warrior (Table of Contents: 10)

Red Hawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Hawk

Synopsis

A blind Red Hawk must guard a mountain pass against an enemy tribe.

Reprints

• from Red Hawk (Magazine Enterprises, 1953 series) #11 (1953)

Keywords

American Indian; Cheyenne Indian; counting coup; mustang; quicksand

Indexer Notes

Reproduced from the original art.

Ambush at Sun-Up (Table of Contents: 11)

Billy the Kid / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Severin [as JS] (signed)

Inks

John Severin [as JS] (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Billy the Kid; Dude Hauser; Joe Whitley

Synopsis

Billy helps Joe Whitley protect his ranch from the Hauser gang.

Reprints

• from Billy the Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #21 (March 1960)

Keywords

cattle rustler

Indexer Notes

Story © 1988 Americomics; "likeness" © 1988 Sword In Stone Pubs.

Trail of Robin Hood (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

AC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.875 page (report information)

Under Western Skies (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Under Western Skies / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[Buttons / AC Back Issues] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

AC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Charles Starrett--The Durango Kid (Table of Contents: 15)

The Durango Kid / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett); Charles Starrett (photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Doctored publicity photo showing both Charles Starrett and his alter-ego The Durango Kid standing next to each other.

[The Durango Kid] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Durango Kid / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett)

Synopsis

The Durango Kid is interrupted as he is reading a ledger.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Full-page movie still.