Tom Mix Western
#54
(June 1952)
Fawcett,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 9
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Mercedes Shull (credited as M. Shull) (editor); Al Jetter (credited) (art editor); Will Lieberson (credited) (executive editor)
Issue Notes
(Originally indexed from a copy missing the centerfold.)
Cal Smith on Model Building
Fawcett Books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Promo for the Fawcett 144 page book "Cal Smith on Model Building."
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part 1...Invitation to Death!
Tom Mix / comic story / 6.5 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Mix; The Rattler (villain); Nancy Tanks; Burt Reynolds
- Synopsis
- Tom Mix rides to Huckster Flats to help a friend who's been appointed sheriff. The town is under siege by The Rattler and his gang, who have killed the last five sheriffs. Tom arrives just after the Rattler's men have blown up the jail and its new sheriff. Tom takes the job as sheriff to avenge his friend.
- Keywords
- dynamite; gang; TM Bar Ranch
[no title indexed]
Tom Mix / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now You Can Get Tom Mix Western Each Month, By Mail
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Tom Mix Western. 12 issues for $1.20.
Give Up
Cowboy Cal / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Cowboy Cal
- Synopsis
- Cowboy Cal makes a joke about Pete Spriggins not paying his doctor bills.
Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Jim Wise
- Synopsis
- Two boys have to run to get help to prevent a bank-robber from escaping.
- Keywords
- bank robbers
Indexer Notes
Ad in comics format for "P-F" Canvas Shoes. Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
Loafing Again!
Saddlehead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Saddlehead; Coley
Wooden Witnesses
Fightin' Forbes / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Fightin' Forbes; Sheriff Starr; Crazy Ted; Highpockets Green
- Synopsis
- All evidence points to Crazy Ted as the one who shot Lawyer Sprague in the back, but newspaper editor Fightin' Forbes sets a trap for the real killer.
Indexer Notes
Text story with one small illustration.
The Prize Winner
Tumbleweed Jr. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tumbleweed Jr.; Happy (dog)
- Synopsis
- Tumbleweed finds a lost dog and tries to enter him in a dog show.
- Keywords
- dog show
Real Corn
Saddlehead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Saddlehead
- Synopsis
- Saddlehead gets corn plasters for his feet, but doesn't know how to use them.
- Keywords
- sore feet
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part III...The Empty Closet!
Tom Mix / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Mix; The Rattler (villain)
- Synopsis
- The gang dresses Tom in one of their costumes and leaves him in a barn where he is almost shot by a posse. He escapes and leads the posse to the hideout, where they capture the gang. The Rattler escapes, but lures Tom into a trap where he finds out the villain's surprising civilian identity.
- Reprints
-
in Hopalong Cassidy (Sefyrforlaget, 1953 series) #2/1953 (28. januar 1953)
-
- Keywords
- barn; cave; disguise
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as
Ray T.) - Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- W-we're lost in this cave!!
- Characters
- Pud
- Synopsis
- When the gang is lost in a cave, Pud finds a way out.
- Keywords
- cave
Indexer Notes
Ad in comics format for Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum.
Follow the Stars
Motion Picture and Television Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Audie Murphy (photo); Doris Day (photo); Ann Blyth (photo); Tony Curtis (photo); Jane Powell (photo); Alan Ladd (photo); Piper Laurie (photo); Rock Hudson (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for "Motion Picture and Television" magazine with photos of celebrities.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Win one of these 4 free trips...
- Characters
- Red Ryder
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Ad for Daisy Air Rifles promoting the Daisy Shootin' Contest which runs March 15-May 29, 1952. Contest held in conjunction with the National Rifle Association. Top four prizes are trips to the Red Ryder Ranch in Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Rattler
Tom Mix -
1.
Cal Smith on Model Building
Fawcett Books -
2.
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part 1...Invitation to Death!
Tom Mix -
3.
["Now You Can Get Tom Mix Western Each Month, By Mail"]
Tom Mix -
4.
Give Up
Cowboy Cal -
5.
Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
Another Jim Wise Story -
6.
Loafing Again!
Saddlehead -
7.
Wooden Witnesses
Fightin' Forbes -
8.
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part II...The Trail of the Dried Beans
Tom Mix -
9.
The Prize Winner
Tumbleweed Jr. -
10.
Saw Loser!
Cowboy Cal -
11.
Real Corn
Saddlehead -
12.
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part III...The Empty Closet!
Tom Mix -
13.
["W-we're lost in this cave!!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
14.
Quiz
-
15.
Follow the Stars
Motion Picture and Television Magazine -
16.
["Win one of these 4 free trips..."]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
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