Monte Hale Western #40

(September 1949)

The Great Gold Strike (Table of Contents: 1)

Monte Hale / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

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Genre:

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Nothing to Sniff About (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Genre:

humor; children; western-frontier

Characters:

Bronko Betsy

Synopsis:

An old man notices Betsy sniffing and asks if she has a handkerchief; Betsy does have one but informs him she won't share it.

Pirate Train! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Genre:

western-frontier

In Days of Yore! (Table of Contents: 4)

Old Slick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Toady; Old Slick

Synopsis:

Slick knows all about the Dark Ages, which he claims were dark because it was 'knight-time.'

["Huh? (gulp) Thet sounds as if the whole house is falling down!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Lamebrain Lem / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Lamebrain Lem; Mr. Bart

Synopsis:

Lem breaks more than dozens plates but insists he was being carefully as he wasn't injured.

Millionaire Roundup (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Genre:

western-frontier

Reprints:

• in Captain Marvel Jr. (L. Miller & Son, 1953 series) #1 (19 August 1953)

["Bigglesberry, old boy!"] (Table of Contents: 7)

Big Dreamer Bigglesberry / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Big Dreamer Bigglesberry

Synopsis:

Bigglesberry wants to become a millionaire the easy way but his friend isn't convinced.

Medicine Man (Table of Contents: 8)

Gabby Hayes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

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Genre:

western-frontier

Mountain Ambush (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script:

Richard Kraus [as Dick Kraus]

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? (illustration)

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Letters:

typeset

Genre:

western-frontier

A Difficult Achievement! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

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Genre:

humor; children; western-frontier

Characters:

Mr. Andante; Bronko Betsy

Synopsis:

Mr. Andante thinks Betsy plays simple pieces with great difficulty.

Keywords:

piano

Return of the Wolfman (Table of Contents: 11)

Monte Hale / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Old Slick Has a Tough Skin! (Table of Contents: 12)

Old Slick / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Characters:

Old Slick

Synopsis:

Slick used to shave 20-30 times per day - when he was a barber.