(November-December 1949)

American Comics Group, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Moritz
Inks
Ed Moritz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The horse looks like the one on issue #9 and is most probably by Ed Moritz.

Fun! Fun..and More Fun! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Injun Jones / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
Ed Moritz
Inks
Ed Moritz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I usually find Injun around town...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Injun Jones [Bob Jones]; Miss Vickie; Dan Tinney (stageowner)
Synopsis
Tinney, the stageowner is organizing an army of freebooting outlaws in Gila Valley.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Moritz is credited on various features for ACG by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. He is best to point out by his very unique way of drawing the inner lines of the ears, page 3 and 9.

Tinker's Gamble (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wayne Hardy; Mr. Barton; Banker Hollis
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Buffalo Belle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
Charles Sultan ?
Inks
Charles Sultan ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thar's been talk o' mean-lookin' strangers showin’ up in these parts...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Belle [Belle Trent]; Sheriff Luke Hanley; Laramie Kid (gunman)
Synopsis
Trouble between the cattlemen and sheepherders.
Reprints
Keywords
sheep

Indexer Notes

Horses and some faces points to Charles Sultan as most probable, and he is credited on Buffalo Belle by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Bantam Buckaroo / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
Lee Elias ?
Inks
Lee Elias ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yuh may not look like much, Chico...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bantam Buckaroo [Lobo]; Mike; Squint Jordan (outlaw)
Synopsis
Bantam Buckaroo brings a wanted outlaw to the sheriff, but he manages to escape.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lee Elias is listed on anther Bantam Buckaroo and this looks like some of his Black Cat work. JIM
Or this could as well be the work of the only artist credited to Bantam Buckaroo by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, Leonard Starr.

How to Bulldog a Steer! (Table of Contents: 6)

Secrets of the Rodeo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Texas Tim, Ranger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Annual Horse Race at Lizard Bluffs forced western lawlessness to make a desperate bid for the winner's purse!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Texas Tim Brennan (Ranger); ‘Sagebrush’ Hendricks; Pete Kilbane (crook); Gloria
Synopsis
Crooked deals at the horse races with $ 5000 at stake.
Reprints
Keywords
horse races

Woman of the West (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tenderfoot / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It takes a long time before the hard-riding, hard-fighting men...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Horace Eddington Brentwood [Tenderfoot]; Marge Carter; Mr. Slater (crooked banker); Bull Ferris (outlaw)
Synopsis
Drought has almost ruined the ranch of Tenderfoot and Marge and they are in deep trouble.
Reprints

Send Secret Signals (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Trigger-Lite Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Who's Number One in the Laugh Lineup? (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Our Biggest Bulb Bargain (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Tulip Bulbs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Fun! Fun..and More Fun!
    Novelty Mart Toys
  3. 2. ["I usually find Injun around town..."]
    Injun Jones
  4. 3. Tinker's Gamble
  5. 4. ["Thar's been talk o' mean-lookin' strangers showin’ up in these parts..."]
    Buffalo Belle
  6. 5. ["Yuh may not look like much, Chico..."]
    Bantam Buckaroo
  7. 6. How to Bulldog a Steer!
    Secrets of the Rodeo
  8. 7. ["The Annual Horse Race at Lizard Bluffs forced western lawlessness to make a desperate bid for the winner's purse!"]
    Texas Tim, Ranger
  9. 8. Woman of the West
  10. 9. ["It takes a long time before the hard-riding, hard-fighting men..."]
    Tenderfoot
  11. 10. Send Secret Signals
    Trigger-Lite Gun
  12. 11. Who's Number One in the Laugh Lineup?
    Cookie Comics
  13. 12. Our Biggest Bulb Bargain
    100 Tulip Bulbs
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