Bill Boyd Western #5

(August 1950)

Three All-Star Cameras (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

["Gee this is fun..."] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Popsicle Hall of Fame / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Missing Exit (Table of Contents: 3)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Pete Riss ?

Inks:

Pete Riss ?

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Boyd; Midnite (horse); Tex Packard; Jadmore (mineowner); Horseface; Cranky; Kansas; Frisky; Sheriff

Synopsis:

The gold robbers haul the bags of stolen gold up a hidden shaft above the mine

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Indexer Notes

Pete Riss is credited on pencil and ink on Bill Boyd by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the inking seems similar to his credited stories on "Kid Eternity", but few of his wedge shaped faces with eyes far apart, as in most of his credited stories in "Adventures Into the Unknown", are present in this story. The horses with large, square snouts and extremely large hooves, are identical to the horses in 4-5 issues in this series. Only Riss and Elkan are credited on Bill Boyd, so these stories could either be Riss, or some other uncredited artist. He had more realistic horses in 1953 than here.

A Real Dummy (Table of Contents: 4)

Brainy Buster / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Brainy Buster; Dopey Oscar

Synopsis:

Buster is studying ventriloquist lessons with a dummy.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Dress Up Just Like Hopalong Cassidy (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Frederick Loeser & Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Prairie Fortune Teller (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Professor Mystic

Synopsis:

A visit at the Prairie Fortune Teller.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Red Swift Leaps For Life (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Ball-Band Jets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ominous Door (Table of Contents: 8)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Charlie Tomsey ?

Inks:

Charlie Tomsey ?

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Boyd; Midnite (horse); Zeke Rayburn (rancher); Jack Rayburn (nephew); Gladstone (crooked lawyer); Sheriff

Synopsis:

The old dying rancher puts all his money in a suitcase, leaves it inside a deserted house and attaches a sign to the door, saying that behind the door lies a surprise of fame, fortune or death.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Indexer Notes

Tomsey is credited on westerns for Fawcett by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and some square jawed faces, and movements looks like his credited work on "Lance O'Casey" in Whiz Comics #134 and #136. Probably his work.

The Death Brand (Table of Contents: 9)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Boyd; Midnite (horse); Brad Allen (robber and killer); Blacksmith

Synopsis:

An accidental brand on a horse turns out to be a clue to the killer of the hotel clerk.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Treasure in the Shack (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Rod Reed [as Clement Good] (signed)

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Phineas Griggins; Jake; Bobby

Synopsis:

Phinneas didn't find the money in the book because he didn't know how to read.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Get This Official "Rocky" Lane Posse Shoulder Patch (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Carnation Malted Milk / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Moving Story (Table of Contents: 12)

Windy Whopper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Windy Whopper;

Synopsis:

Windy tries to get a role in a picture.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Bumpy Road Ahead (Table of Contents: 13)

Hammerhead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Hammerhead; Boss

Synopsis:

Hammerhead puts up wallpaper and forgets the pictures.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

The Midnight Marauders (Table of Contents: 14)

Bill Boyd / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Letters:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Bill Boyd; Midnite (horse); Sheriff Tone; VILLAINS: Wild Bill Banks; Digger; Randy

Synopsis:

Outlaws are stealing the gold from the gold camp.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Indexer Notes

Same artist as on the "Smiley Burnett" story in "Six-Gun Heroes" #3, with very marked lines on the cheeks.

["Heel and toe and strut yer stuff..."] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

["Huh? Jumping Jehoshaphat..."] (Table of Contents: 16)

Battered Batts / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Batts

Synopsis:

Batts is battered up with a broken leg and arm.

Reprints:

• in Big Smash Bargain Comics (Export Publishing, 1950 series) #4 (1951)

Trouble at Ghoet-Town (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Always the Best (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Hey Gang! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Mechanix Illustrated / advertisement / 1 page (report information)