Western Comics
#10
(July-August 1949)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-05-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (art director); George Kashdan (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #10 (August-September 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Kodak Verichrome Film / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make mine snapshots!
- Synopsis
- A black and white ad for color film.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Kids! Make This Chiquita Banana Cloth Doll
Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Chiquita Banana
- Synopsis
- Get a cloth cut out that can be sewn to make a Chiquita Banana cloth doll. Available for 10 cents and a Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top.
Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- C. C. Beck ? (signed)
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- CT-2
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, fellas and girls!
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Marybelle; Rollo
- Synopsis
- Ad for Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Fudge.
- Keywords
- children
The Two-Gun Dude of Deadwood!
Rodeo Rick / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyers Guide June 15, 1990)
Focusing on the Firebug
"U. S." Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Plastino (signed as Plastino)
- Inks
- Al Plastino (signed as Plastino)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- U.S. Royal
River Rescue
Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure!; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- R. C.; Quickie
Indexer Notes
Ad in sequential art form.
It's "Flaphappy"
Post Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for the flaphappy, kite-like toy available for 15 cents and a box top from Post's Grape-Nuts or Grape-Nuts Flakes breakfast cereal.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- A list of the members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one titles are listed.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople for plastic motto plaques.
Thrills, Chills & Spills
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Article about Rodeos.
The Official Bubble Gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus
Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for premiums available from Bazooka Bubble Gum.
The Treasure Beneath the Plains!
The Cowboy Marshal / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Cowboy Marshal; Bob; Betsy
Lost in the Woods
Adventures of Popsicle Pete / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Popsicle Pete
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid -
1.
["Make mine snapshots!"]
Kodak Verichrome Film -
2.
The Texas Volunteers!
The Wyoming Kid -
3.
Kids! Make This Chiquita Banana Cloth Doll
Kellogg's Corn Flakes -
4.
Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
5.
The Two-Gun Dude of Deadwood!
Rodeo Rick -
6.
Focusing on the Firebug
"U. S." Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Bike Tires -
7.
River Rescue
Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure!; Royal Crown Cola -
8.
Tunnel of Terror!
The Nighthawk -
9.
It's "Flaphappy"
Post Grape-Nuts -
10.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
11.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales -
12.
Thrills, Chills & Spills
-
13.
The Official Bubble Gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
14.
The Treasure Beneath the Plains!
The Cowboy Marshal -
15.
Lost in the Woods
Adventures of Popsicle Pete -
16.
Romantic as an Arizona Sunset
Romance Trail -
17.
Escaped Bear...And a Bare Escape!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Jay Flash
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Steven Rowe
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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