Western Picture Stories #4

(June 1937)

Table Of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joseph E. Buresch

Inks

Joseph E. Buresch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

features a re-colored copy of the cover illustration, and a 1/3-page ad for Hohner Harmonicas.

The Caveman Cowboy (Table of Contents: 2)

Buck Bush / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph E. Buresch (signed)

Pencils

Joseph E. Buresch (signed)

Inks

Joseph E. Buresch (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Buck Bush (Sheriff)

Synopsis

A city girl comes to town looking for a tough guy to romance, and sets her sights on Buck Bush.

Chinese Cowboy (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)

Pencils

Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)

Inks

Ray Burley [as R. A. Burly] (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Chinese cook Sung Li visits a bar with some money to spend, and is preyed upon by bad men. He is saved by a local rancher, who gives him a job. The bad guys return for some robbery, but Sung Li returns the favor and saves the rancher.

Indexer Notes

black and white.

Weapons Of The West (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)

Pencils

William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)

Inks

William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Text with spot illustrations discussing the pistols and knives of the Old West, and questioning the lore of the marksmanship of the heroes of legend.

Tumbleweeds (Table of Contents: 5)

Tumbleweeds / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Martin (signed)

Pencils

William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)

Inks

William M. Allison [as W. M. Allison] (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Dan Ryder

Synopsis

Dan Ryder and his horse Rex come to town just in time to help a cattleman who was bushwhacked by rustlers, and stays on help the Cattleman and thwart the bad guys.

Indexer Notes

black and white

Lobo-Dog (Table of Contents: 6)

Lobo-Dog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)

Pencils

Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)

Inks

Howard L. Hastings [as H. L. Hastings] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Cattleman Tom Morgan is bushwhacked by local Sheepmen for driving their sheep off of Tom's land. Tom's dog, Pard, brings help to Tom, then goes on a mission of revenge while Tom convalesces.

Dry Gulched (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Rodney Thomson

Inks

Rodney Thomson

Colors

?

Genre

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Color centerfold illustration drawn especially for Western Picture Stories.

The Outlaw's In-Law or 10,000 Bucks Ain't To Be Sneezed At (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Tom McNamara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)

Pencils

Tom McNamara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)

Inks

Tom McNamara [as G. G. Lewis] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

The story of how notorious cattle-rustler Pedro the Scorpion is brought down by those he brutalized.

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

Sourkrout Bill and Spareribs / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George A. Beaty (signed)

Pencils

George A. Beaty (signed)

Inks

George A. Beaty (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Old Chief Charleyhoss has left his squaw...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Sourkrout Bill; Spareribs (Bill's horse); Chief Charleyhoss

Synopsis

Sourkrout Bill, Spareribs, and Charleyhoss encounter the hostile Poopoo Indians while prospecting for gold.

Indexer Notes

black & white.

Wyatt Earp (Table of Contents: 10)

Famous Frontiersmen / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Burley

Pencils

Ray Burley

Inks

Ray Burley

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography; western-frontier

Characters

Wyatt Earp

Synopsis

The life story of the famous law man.

Windy Parks Meets Billy The Kid (Table of Contents: 11)

Windy Parks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Victor J. Dowling

Pencils

Victor J. Dowling

Inks

Victor J. Dowling

Letters

?

Characters

Windy Parks

Synopsis

Windy tells the tale of when he crossed paths with the infamous bad man, and taught him a thing or two about shooting.

Red's Newfangled Bronc (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)

Pencils

Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)

Inks

Martin Filchock; George Filchock (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Synopsis

Red has a date with the school teacher, but is broke. He finds out he won a raffle for an automobile, but hasn't the foggiest idea what to do with it until the sheriff informs him that some notorious robbers are making a get-away, and that there is a reward on their heads.

Famous Comics in Colors (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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