(March 1949)

Marvel, 1948 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1948-12-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comic [round logo]
Editing
Stan Lee ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Information on this issue supplied by the Atlas/Timely discussion list.

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. 1, p. 17, Copyright number: B173095.

[Hayride of Doom] (Table of Contents)

Blaze Carson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get that wagon outta the way, pronto!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wolf Garson and his gang (crooks)
Reprints

One Toothache Plus Murder Equals ? (Table of Contents: 1)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Burgos ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4519
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Red Dog, huh?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson; Deputy Tumbleweed; Blackjack Jepson; Hoab Halliday; Mrs. Tom Brand

A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Living Dead Man! (Table of Contents: 3)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Burgos ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4493
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson; Jack Carstairs; Sally McCoy; Hank McCoy; Asher Hobart; Deputy Tumbleweed

Indexer Notes

Features an outlaw named Hank McCoy, a name later used for The Beast in the X-Men. Newspaper in the story is called the Daily Bugle.

Hayride of Doom (Table of Contents: 4)

Blaze Carson / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (spot illustration)
Inks
John Buscema ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
SL-5033
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Clouds scudded across a leden sky...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson; Deputy Tumbleweed; Wolf Garson and his gang

Indexer Notes

Blurb with title reads, "The story behind the cover!" Illustration is a highly reduced copy of a portion of the cover art.

The Scarecrow Sheriff! (Table of Contents: 5)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3420
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's that young tramp Deucey!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Two-Gun Kid; Deucey Danvers; Betty Hallet; Arthur Fay; Blackie Trent and his gang (crooks)

Blaze Carson's Favorite Saddle (Table of Contents: 6)

Blaze Carson / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here it is, fellas...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson

Tiny Telson Goes to Town! (Table of Contents: 7)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4441
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sounds like a ruckus...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson; Tiny Telson; Rick Walton; Handy Bartlett; Deuce Briggs; Marty Hill; Lacey Drew
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Hayride of Doom]
    Blaze Carson
  2. 1. One Toothache Plus Murder Equals ?
    Blaze Carson
  3. 2. A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!
  4. 3. The Case of the Living Dead Man!
    Blaze Carson
  5. 4. Hayride of Doom
    Blaze Carson
  6. 5. The Scarecrow Sheriff!
    Two-Gun Kid
  7. 6. Blaze Carson's Favorite Saddle
    Blaze Carson
  8. 7. Tiny Telson Goes to Town!
    Blaze Carson
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Rob Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Randy Scott
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore