Hopalong Cassidy #1

([February] 1943)

Hopalong Cassidy (Table of Contents: 1)

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Two-fisted, two-gun, hard-riding sheriff of the golden west, is famed in books and movies.

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy (photo of William Boyd)

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. Mini bio of William Boyd. Small black and white photograph.

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table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Harry Parkhurst (signed)

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Harry Parkhurst

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Hopalong Cassidy

Vultures of the V-Bar-8 (Table of Contents: 3)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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A sharp word --- the quick slap of flesh against walnut and iron - the twin thunders of two six-guns roaring their challenge to outlawry and injustice!!!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Mesquite Jenkins; Wild Ike; Jake; Snake Slade; Wells; Holman; Lobo Larson

Synopsis

Snake Slade buys some diseased cattle to bring up north, but then warns Hopalong about the cattle.

Indexer Notes

The final caption promotes the Hopalong Cassidy series that will be running in Master Comics.

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

The Apache Creek Nesters (Table of Contents: 5)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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It was a nice profitable racket for the buzzard who thought it up - but Hopalong Cassidy was getting dawggone tired of attending the funerals of pilgrims who thought they could make a home on Apache Creek!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Sam Shields; Mary Shields; Jake; Mesquite Jenkins; Old Ned; Ezra Wolfe; Injun Charley

Synopsis

Somebody is killing off settlers on Apache Creek.

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Wacky World / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Hullo Flo-whadda ya know? Le's step out-and hi-de-ho!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Six one-panel gags about a world without gravity.

Sheepman's Message (Table of Contents: 7)

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Joe Payne (credited)

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The posse pulled up on the east rim of Verde Valley and sat looking over the five miles that separated them from the opposite fringe of hills.

Genre

western-frontier

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Sheriff Yokely; Chauncey; Grant Dever; Sollers

Synopsis

A bank robber is hiding at a sheep rancher's place.

Death Rides the "Rocking R" (Table of Contents: 8)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 17.67 pages (report information)

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Rodeo time... when cowboys and cowgirls flock to Twin River to compete for the rich prizes for roping, riding, shooting, bull-dogging!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Mesquite Jenkins; Roman Regan; Tom Olson; Perron; Blue Lightning (horse); Red Totten; Dynamite (horse); Sue Olson; Lefty Wright; Johnny; Claver

Synopsis

Hoppy is worried that the feud between Roman Regan and Tom Olson could be trouble during the rodeo.

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

Makes A War Effort (Table of Contents: 10)

1/2 Chief Slap-Happy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Slap-Happy's squaw Mama does a war dance and sends him off to build big bombers to bomb bummers like Hitler and co.

Genre

humor

Characters

Slap-Happy; Mama Five by Five; Adolf Hitler (poster); Jack

Synopsis

Slap-Happy tries to get a job at a war plant.

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Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)