All Star Western
#87
(February-March 1956)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-11-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Gold Nugget Ambush!
Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder
Indexer Notes
First cover appearance of Johnny Thunder. Previous issues always featured the Trigger Twins.
The Gold Nugget Ambush!
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
- Synopsis
- Schoolteacher John Tane (Johnny Thunder's secret identity) tells his class "Brains are Better than Bullets". But Silk Black's thugs shoot up the school. Switching to JT, he captures the thugs, but they escape in hours. John Tane asks his schoolkids to help capture Silk Black. They go on a field trip, but discover gold nuggets! Silk Black rides in to steal the "nuggets", but only the first one was real gold - a trap for Black! JT swings from the saddle and bowls over the bad guys, proving "brains are better than bullets".
- Reprints
-
in Sheriff Klassiker (BSV - Williams, 1964 series) #157 -
in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #9/1957 ([september] 1957) -
in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #34 ([April 1963]) -
in Sheriff Classics (Classics/Williams, 1964 series) #9157 (1970) - in Ranchserien (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #49 ([1970]) [2. translation]
-
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
from Daisy Manufacturing Company
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown
The Three Peace Arrows of Strong Bow!
Strong Bow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- To prevent tribal warfare, Strong Bow must shoot three arrows into the rival's totem pole. But the scheming arrow-maker gives him trick arrows. Inching undercover, he shoots the first arrow, but it breaks. Strong Bow repairs it and scores. Floating downriver, he shoots the second arrow, which veers wildly until repaired, and it scores. Disguised as a wood gatherer, he shoots the third arrow, but the head snaps off. Still, Strong Bow fights to the pole and jabs the arrow home by hand. There will be no war. "A mission I'm always glad to fulfill!"
- Reprints
- in Sheriff Klassiker (BSV - Williams, 1964 series) #157
- in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #2/1957 ([februar] 1957)
- in Sheriff Classics (Classics/Williams, 1964 series) #9157 (1970)
- in Ranchserien (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #49 ([1970]) [2. translation]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
War Shields!
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #74 (May-June 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
Strange Indian Beliefs / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The number four was considered by Crow Indians to possess magical powers...
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #73 (March-April 1961)
-
The Drummer Boy of the Fifth Cavalry!
Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ned Whitmore, the drummer boy, was Lt. Dan Foley's personal responsibility in a way, because Dan had formed the Fifth Cavalry regimental band and was responsible -- the colonel warned -- for all the noise it made, as well as for everyone in it!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lt. Dan Foley; Colonel Henry; Ned Whitmore
- Synopsis
- The 5th's Drummer Boy is lousy and spoiling the band's music. He resents drumming and wants to fight. Lt Foley orders he practice outside the fort - where he hears Indians discuss the Attack and Retreat drum signals! As the Sioux swoop in, the drummer imitates their Retreat signal. Lt Foley rescues the drummer boy with fists and sabers, and the Sioux flee. And Lt Foley finally gets his music band to sound great - thanks to the "new" drummer boy.
- Reprints
- in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #9/1958 ([august] 1958)
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #53 (September 1962?)
-
- Keywords
- drummer; drums; Sioux
The Phantom Desperado!
The Trigger Twins / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Trigger Twins
- Synopsis
- Sheriff Walt pursues "Willy the Wisp", a bandit who keeps disappearing! Walt would be gunned down except for his "secret weapon", his twin brother Wayne in hiding. They doggedly pursue Willy the Wisp, only to learn the Wisps are twins! Turning the tables with a disguise, the "single sheriff" gets the drop on the twin villains - who remain stumped how the Sheriff could be in two places at once!
- Reprints
- in Sheriff Klassiker (BSV - Williams, 1964 series) #158
- in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #7/1957 ([juli] 1957)
- in Sheriff Classics (Classics/Williams, 1964 series) #9158 (1970)
- in Ranchserien (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #50 ([1970]) [2. translation]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records show that Andru was also paid for the inks on this story, but scholars believe Mike Esposito to be the actual inker.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; crime
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Gold Nugget Ambush!
Johnny Thunder -
1.
Draw Me...
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
The Gold Nugget Ambush!
Johnny Thunder -
3.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
4.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
5.
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
Buzzy -
6.
The Three Peace Arrows of Strong Bow!
Strong Bow -
7.
War Shields!
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Winchester Roller Skates -
9.
["The number four was considered by Crow Indians to possess magical powers..."]
Strange Indian Beliefs -
10.
The Drummer Boy of the Fifth Cavalry!
Foley of the Fighting 5th -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
Red Man's Mounts
-
13.
The Phantom Desperado!
The Trigger Twins -
14.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
15.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
16.
[no title indexed]
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery -
17.
[no title indexed]
Dean Studios; Movyland Studios -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Clayton Emery
- Gordon Keys
- Dave Marchand
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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