(August 1949)

Marvel, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Interstate Publishing Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comic [round logo]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Some information for this issue from Leonard Wolinsky (February 2008).

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1949, 3rd Series, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 166, Copyright number: B204231.

The Black Rider Strikes! (Table of Contents)

Black Rider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek ?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. confirms the John Severin credit. Severin stated in Squa Tront #11 that this was his first ever cover (1 February 2015).

Saltarelly previously credited Al Hartley on pencils and inks.

Cover Thumbnail for Best Western (Marvel, 1949 series) #59
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The Mystery of the Mad Monk! (Table of Contents: 1)

Kid Colt / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Hart
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
5065
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Art attribution by Saltarella (January 2011).
writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Siege of the Alamo (Table of Contents: 2)

Scrapbook of the West / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mario DeMarco ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

The Black Rider Strikes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Rider / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
5587
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

"Al Hartley ?" pencil and inks attribution by Saltarella (January 2011), but as of October 2013 he believed it to be John Severin.
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr confirms John Severin pencils with unknown inks (1 February 2015).

City Kid Carver (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier

The Secret of the Valley of Fear! (Table of Contents: 5)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (pages 4-8); Syd Shores (pages 1-3)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
5372
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. confirms the Syd Shores (pages 1-3) and John Severin (pages 4-8) pencils credits with unknown inks. John Severin stated he drew these pages in an interview in Squa Tront #11.

Saltarella previously credited Jack Keller.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Black Rider Strikes!
    Black Rider
  2. 1. The Mystery of the Mad Monk!
    Kid Colt
  3. 2. Siege of the Alamo
    Scrapbook of the West
  4. 3. The Black Rider Strikes!
    Black Rider
  5. 4. City Kid Carver
  6. 5. The Secret of the Valley of Fear!
    Two-Gun Kid
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Merlin Haas
  • Rob Johnson
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr (R.I.P.)
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