Monte Hale Western #31

(December 1948)

Captain Marvel Wrist Watch (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel Wrist Watch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

In This Issue Monte Hale... (Table of Contents: 2)

Monte Hale / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Monte Hale

Guns against the Law (Table of Contents: 3)

Monte Hale / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Monte Hale; Pardner (horse); Clark (stage driver); Spade (outlaw)

Synopsis

Monte hits his head while chasing outlaws and ends up with amnesia. He joins the gang he was pursuing but later gets his memory back and gives himself up to the sheriff.

Indexer Notes

The art here is identical to the Mix story in Western Hero #105 credited in the GCD to Pfeufer. Pfeufer also did work on Don Winslow Comics, and the faces and inking is similar.

Comix Cards (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Matty Bell (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Too Much (Table of Contents: 6)

Old Slick / comic story / 0.5 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

Big Brad; Old Slick

Fun-Loving Gal (Table of Contents: 7)

Bronko Betsy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Zere ?

Inks

Al Zere ?

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor; children; western-frontier

Characters

Emily; Bronko Betsy

Bag of Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Gambling Girl! (Table of Contents: 9)

Monte Hale / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Monte Hale; Pardner (horse); Jinny Sears (gambling hall hostess); Belle Bayley (crooked gambling hall owner)

Synopsis

Monte saves a girl from a rattlesnake.

Indexer Notes

Notes on the first story apply to this one too.

Sam Takes Himself for a Ride (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Forest Trail (Table of Contents: 11)

A Gray Hawk Adventure / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Kraus (signed)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Gray Hawk (son of the Otapi chief)

Song of Montana (Table of Contents: 12)

Monte Hale / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Monte Hale; Pardner (horse); Professor Peabody;

Synopsis

The professor looks like the twin of J.C. Newton, head of the Farmers and Ranchers Bank, and a band of outlaws tries to kidnap him.

Indexer Notes

Same artist as on the other stories, and notes on the first story goes here too.

At Your Favorite retail Store (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Roy Rogers Quality Merchandise / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

It's Fun To Play Cook With "Little Dib" Appliance Toys (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Northwestern Products Toys and Games / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dead Giveaway (Table of Contents: 15)

Bronko Betsy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Zere ?

Inks

Al Zere ?

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor; children; western-frontier

Characters

Bronko Betsy; Tex

Washed Up (Table of Contents: 16)

Old Slick / comic story / 0.5 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

Old Slick; Pete

The Miracle Herb Cure (Table of Contents: 17)

Big Bow and Little Arrow / comic story / 3 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

Big Bow; Little Arrow; Colonel Garker

Girls! Boys! Start Collecting These President Portraits Today! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cattle Drive! (Table of Contents: 19)

Monte Hale / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Monte Hale; Pardner (horse); Grayson (outlaw)

Synopsis

Monte wonders why a group of ranchers are determined to drive their cattle over the high and treacherous Brazos Pass.

Indexer Notes

Art similar to the first story, and notes on that goes for this one too.

Given Premiums Given (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys! Look At All The Spectacular Buzz-With-Action Models... (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Strike or Spare...It's a Snap! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Want a Daisy for Christmas? (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)