Prize Comics Western #v10#1 (86)
(March-April 1951)

Prize, 1948 Series
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Volume
10
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications Inc.
Editing
Nevin Fidler

Issue Notes

Editing credit from this issue's statement of ownership; previous indexer had Samuel Bierman ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

American Eagle / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin
Inks
Bill Elder (sourced) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmmm...Red Cloud's bucks look nasty.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
American Eagle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Elder inks per Saltarella. Previous indexer credited Severin.

Savage Fury! (Table of Contents: 1)

American Eagle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
American Eagle; Buck Dolan; Major Crowder; Chief Conquering Bear; Red Cloud
Synopsis
Major Crowder starts an Indian war after he kills Chief Conquering Bear.
Reprints

Desert Gold! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lazo Kid / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as ELDER)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lazo Kid; Pedro; Ropez; Guadalupe; Philip Hernandez; Carmencita
Synopsis
Two bad men try to steal Ropez's gold mine.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Headline Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Roundup (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Trivia about the old west.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text piece with small illustrations.

Six-Gun Savvy (Table of Contents: 5)

Dusty Ballew / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Stein ?
Inks
Marvin Stein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dusty Ballew; Gumption Jones; Tom Dixon (Death); Nate Hayes; Ed Brewer; Mathew Dillon
Synopsis
Dusty and Gumption help some homesteaders stop a rich rancher from driving them off their land.

Big Time Fence (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Justice Traps the Guilty / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

War Party (Table of Contents: 7)

Jeff Baker / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
?
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio ? (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jeff Baker (Intro; Origin)
Synopsis
Jeff Baker's family is killed by Indians and he takes a pony express job, hoping to be killed himself.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. Possible Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Pierre and Marie Curie (Table of Contents: 9)

Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Information on Pierre and Marie Currie, and various ads for offers for stamp collectors.

Tom Jeffords - Indian Agent (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Range War! (Table of Contents: 11)

Preacher / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed as Mart Bailey)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed as Mart Bailey)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Preacher; Cyclone; Enoch Jebson; Matt Frawley; Mr. Harris; Waco Thomas
Synopsis
Preacher and Cyclone stop a range war.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hmmm...Red Cloud's bucks look nasty."]
    American Eagle
  2. 1. Savage Fury!
    American Eagle
  3. 2. Desert Gold!
    The Lazo Kid
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Headline Comics
  5. 4. The Roundup
  6. 5. Six-Gun Savvy
    Dusty Ballew
  7. 6. Big Time Fence
    Justice Traps the Guilty
  8. 7. War Party
    Jeff Baker
  9. 8. Statement of Ownership
  10. 9. Pierre and Marie Curie
    Stamp Page
  11. 10. Tom Jeffords - Indian Agent
  12. 11. Range War!
    Preacher
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)