(June 1953)

Fawcett, 1943 Series
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Volume
14
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
V. A. Provisiero

Issue Notes

Some information for index from Craig Delich (August 30, 2007).

Available as a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Death at the Stroke of Twelve! (Table of Contents)

Hopalong Cassidy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy (photograph of William Boyd)
Cover Thumbnail for Hopalong Cassidy (Fawcett, 1943 series) #80
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Cover gallery

Joker Wild (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Reed [as Westbrook Wilson]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ramrod Reedney; Roly; Mrs. O'Grady

Indexer Notes

Inside front and back covers.

The Case of the Broken Neck (Table of Contents: 2)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 15.66 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Herk (blacksmith); Riordan; Del Floyd (sharpster)
Synopsis
A sharpster tricks the blacksmith into believing he has discovered a new iron that never wears out. He threatens to put the blacksmith out of business unless he receives five thousand dollars.

Indexer Notes

Certa is credited on Hopalong Cassidy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The faces of the crooks, with long mustache, wavy eyebrows and marked cheekbones, is typical of Certa. Very similar to many of his Durango Kid stories.

History's Greatest Cowboy (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

Hill Billy Is Puzzled! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hill Billy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Hill Billy
Reprints

Pistol Packing Pattie Cuts Him Short! (Table of Contents: 5)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Pattie; Buck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bolle is credited on Pistol Packin' Pattie by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces and inklines are similar to his Tim Holt stories.

The True Tale of the False Teeth (Table of Contents: 6)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Whitey Whiskers; Charlie Baird
Synopsis
Whitey loses his false teeth when sneezing.

Death at the Stroke of 12 (Table of Contents: 7)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Max Elkan
Inks
Max Elkan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hopalong Cassidy
Synopsis
A bomb is to go off at 12 o'clock, and Hoppy has only minutes left to find it.

Indexer Notes

Elkan is credited on Hopalong by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces with eyes sometimes out of line and wavy inklines in hair are clues to Elkan.

A Bass Remark (Table of Contents: 8)

Pistol Packing Pattie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Pattie; Blabber

Indexer Notes

Notes as for the other Pistol Packin' Pattie story.

A Straight Shooter! (Table of Contents: 9)

Saddle-Head / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Saddlehead
Synopsis
Saddlehead straightens the wrinkles out of the prunes.

A Holdup! (Table of Contents: 10)

Cowboy Cal / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Cowboy Cal

Now You Can Get Hopalong Cassidy Each Month, By Mail (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Hey Guys! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Mechanix Illustrated / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death at the Stroke of Twelve!
    Hopalong Cassidy
  2. 1. Joker Wild
  3. 2. The Case of the Broken Neck
    Hopalong Cassidy
  4. 3. History's Greatest Cowboy
    Hopalong Cassidy
  5. 4. Hill Billy Is Puzzled!
    Hill Billy
  6. 5. Pistol Packing Pattie Cuts Him Short!
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  7. 6. The True Tale of the False Teeth
    Whitey Whiskers
  8. 7. Death at the Stroke of 12
    Hopalong Cassidy
  9. 8. A Bass Remark
    Pistol Packing Pattie
  10. 9. A Straight Shooter!
    Saddle-Head
  11. 10. A Holdup!
    Cowboy Cal
  12. 11. Now You Can Get Hopalong Cassidy Each Month, By Mail
    Hopalong Cassidy
  13. 12. Hey Guys!
    Mechanix Illustrated
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  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Tristan Lapoussière
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
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