(December 1950)

Fawcett, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
B. J. Heyman; Al Jetter
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Introducing Fighting Bob Steele (Table of Contents)

Bob Steele / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Steele
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Dimwit Diddle Gets Bumped! (Table of Contents: 1)

Dimwit Diddle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Dimwit Diddle; Butch

Hangman's Bait Chapter 1 The Fire of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Bob Steele / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eddie Robbins
Inks
Eddie Robbins
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Steele; Bullet (horse); Bert Crandall; Ben Howland (lawyer)
Synopsis
Bob is helping lawyer Howland to solve a case against an innocent man. Chapter one.

Indexer Notes

Art ID from Boyd Magers, and confirmed by comparing stories in Adventures into Terror #12 and Astonishing #19. Also the face and eyebrows in 0169 RobbinsEd from Jerry Bails' Who's Who confirms the artwork.

Fool's Gold (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder [as Eando Binder] (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dusty Jones (prospector); Lop Ears (mule); Jod Jackson (robber); Squint Peters (robber)
Synopsis
Fool's gold used to fool two robbers.

Hangman's Bait Chapter 2 The Trigger Trap! (Table of Contents: 4)

Bob Steele / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Robbins
Inks
Ed Robbins
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Steele; Bullet (horse); Bert Crandall; Ben Howland (lawyer); Mary Crandall; Jed Caton (banker); Charly McCann (crook); Pinto (crooked deputy)
Synopsis
Bob is locked in jail by the crooked deputy

Indexer Notes

Notes as for chapter one.

Fine Accompanist (Table of Contents: 5)

Pianist Pete / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Pianist Pete; Buck

There is Always Action! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Monte Hale Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

Hangman's Bait Chapter 3 Guns and Grit (Table of Contents: 7)

Bob Steele / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Robbins
Inks
Ed Robbins
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Steele; Bullet (horse); Bert Crandall; Ben Howland (lawyer); Mary Crandall; Jed Caton (banker); Charly McCann (crook); Pinto (crooked deputy); Ace (gambler)
Synopsis
Bob manages to get out of jail and find Cato's record books.

Indexer Notes

Notes as for chapter one.

Not a Department Store! (Table of Contents: 8)

Bronko Betsy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Zere ?
Inks
Al Zere ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Bronko Betsy; Paw
Synopsis
Betsy and Paw are gone fishing.

Lost (Table of Contents: 9)

Fizzy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Fizzy; Old Timer

A Boner! (Table of Contents: 10)

Glib Gibbons / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Glib Gibbons; Curly

Bob Steele The Roughest, Toughest Cowboy of Them All! (Table of Contents: 11)

Bob Steele / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bob Steele

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing Fighting Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
  2. 1. Dimwit Diddle Gets Bumped!
    Dimwit Diddle
  3. 2. Hangman's Bait Chapter 1 The Fire of Death
    Bob Steele
  4. 3. Fool's Gold
  5. 4. Hangman's Bait Chapter 2 The Trigger Trap!
    Bob Steele
  6. 5. Fine Accompanist
    Pianist Pete
  7. 6. There is Always Action!
    Monte Hale Western
  8. 7. Hangman's Bait Chapter 3 Guns and Grit
    Bob Steele
  9. 8. Not a Department Store!
    Bronko Betsy
  10. 9. Lost
    Fizzy
  11. 10. A Boner!
    Glib Gibbons
  12. 11. Bob Steele The Roughest, Toughest Cowboy of Them All!
    Bob Steele
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