Auctions: comic books in 'Cowboy', graded by CBCS

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim tries to save a man he's never met from being wrongfully hanged. Outlaws hatch a complicated plan to hide stolen gold in graves and dig it up later, but they didn't reckon on the Ghost Rider. A land baron tries to force out ranchers by cutting off the water. Western Range Book; The Efficient Murderer!; Six-Guns for Sale!; The Ghost Rider: They Dig by Night!; Bullets for the Badmen; T Bar H Ranch; Danger in the Cards! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim Holt assumes his long-running secret identity of the Red Mask for the first time during his battle with El Terror. Outlaws use an animated skeleton to protect stolen treasure, but the skeleton turns out to welcome the Ghost Rider. An old foe tries to create a Tim Holt-killing task force of bandits, but it backfires. T-H Home Range; Red Mask of the Rio Grande; The Golden Coup!; The Ghost Rider: The Screaming Skeleton!; Owlhoot's Debt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Bank robbers foolishly hide their loot in a cave on Tim Holt's ranch; An old man is killed for a paper he carries, but the Ghost Rider sees the murder; Tim's sidekick Chito is marked for death after he dances with the wrong girl. Featuring an early cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. The Pool of Peril!; Target: Chito!; Trail in the Sky; The Ghost Rider: The Spectral Witness!; The Unmasking of Red-Mask! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Red Mask faces off against The Cape, an outlaw who also wears a mask; An arms dealer selling weapons to the Natives incurs the wrath of the Ghost Rider; Redmask intervenes in a fight between townspeople and a traveling medicine show. Cave of the Three Skeletons!; The Devil's Own; Dynamite!; The Ghost Rider: Death by the Flame!; The Blazing Land! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask wields a cursed sword to take on the Garcia bandit brothers. A man's criminal past catches up with him, and so does the Ghost Rider. Tim must deliver a dead outlaw's guns to his son, but one member of the gang is still out there. Featuring an early cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. The Sword of Don Sebastian; Satan's Sixguns!; The Ghost Rider: The Lost Loot of India; The Telltale Teeth; The Skinner's War! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim battles an army of outlaws on the train taking Lightning Larry to trial; A masked killer is mistaken for the Ghost Rider; Chito takes magic lessons, just after the next town is swindled by a traveling magician. The Rescue of Lightning Larry; Quicker Than the Eye; The Ghost Rider: The Scourge of Guilt; The Man Who Forgot! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The first appearance of Tim Holt's foe/ally the Black Phantom, sort of the Catwoman to Redmask's Batman; An imposter blames his crimes on the Ghost Rider; Outlaw brothers target Tim Holt for the death of their brother. Redmask and the Black Phantom; Death to the Deputy; A Trap for the Ghost Rider; The Bullet; Guns of the Killer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Chito accidentally buys a shirt that holds a message for outlaws; A rash of robberies and murders is traced to a mysterious haunted mansion, but only the Ghost Rider will investigate; A reformed outlaw is framed for rustling. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Great cover by Frank Bolle. The Red Rivers Gang; Flight from a Fight; The Ghost Rider: The Murdering Medium!; The Wild Stallion; Terror's Theatre. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. An escaped convict kidnaps Chito; A former hangman is haunted by sleepwalking and nightmares, but such things don't scare the Ghost Rider; Redmask encounters the Scarecrow-like masked outlaw known as Strawman. Redmask vs. the Strawman; Apache Killer; The Ghost Rider: The Haunted Hangman; The Death Trail; The Bandits of Bloody Basin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The masked smuggler Don Diablo traps Redmask and demonstrates his mastery of knifeplay; Headless stagecoach robbers are themselves haunted by the Ghost Rider; Redmask joins forces with Bat Masterson and Wild Bill Hickok to take down the outlaw stronghold Robbers Roost. Also featuring an ad for the B-Bar-B Riders Home Theatre, a tiny projector and movie screen. Devil's Death; Robbers Roost!; The Ghost Rider: The Headless Horsemen!; Outlaw's Vengeance; Sun Dance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim feigns death so he can pursue the bandit Black Domino as Redmask. A charlatan predicts impending disaster, but when meteorites start to fall, even the Ghost Rider is convinced. Beautiful dance-hall girl Della (who wears fishnet stockings at all times, even in the desert) wants Redmask to help her retrieve buried outlaw treasure. Redmask vs. The Black Domino!; Outlaw Gold!; The Ghost Rider: The Night the World Ended!; Red Run the Waters!; The Desert Doom! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache and Bob Powell. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Bad-girl art galore as both Redmask and Ghost Rider face femmes fatale: Redmask is captured by redheaded Lady Doom, who gambles on how he will die with her terrible Wheel of Fate. The supernatural menace of The Harpy turns out to be similar to the trickery that creates the Ghost Rider. Redmask matches wits with a master of disguise. Also featuring a one-page profile of Swissair, Switzerland's airline, with art by Bob Powell. Know Your Airlines!; The Death Wheel!; The Ghost Rider: The Claws of Horror!; Outlaw Hands; The Fight at the Water Hole!; The Man of 1,000 Faces! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache and Bob Powell. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask faces three of his greatest foes returned: Scarecrow (aka Strawman), Whip Woman and The Man of 1000 Faces. Strange green men attack a stagecoach, but whether they are alien or human will be determined by the Ghost Rider. Redmask faces a masked outlaw gang that cannot be stopped by bullets. Also featuring a one-page profile of Swissair, Switzerland's airline, with art by Bob Powell, and a full-color ad for the "Complete 15 Piece Bronco Buster" Cowboy and Cowgirl Outfits. Know Your Airlines!; The Three Deaths of Red Mask!; The Deathless Riders!; The Ghost Rider: The Green Men from Horro!; Fighting Editor!; Doom Trail! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask's strange rogues' gallery continues to grow, as a gunman in an iron mask holds up stagecoaches. Enemies of the Ghost Rider hire an East Coast assassin known as The Brain. Redmask is arrested by a female sheriff who thinks he's part of the gang he 's chasing. A Pony for Tim; The Iron Mask!; The Sheriff of Silver Creek!; The Ghost Rider: The Brain Came West; The Comanche; Three Graves in Boot Hill! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask travels to Mexico to take on the bandit king Senor Satan; The Ghost Rider pursues robbers who disappear like shadows; Redmask escorts a tribal treaty document to draw out the killers who want to destroy it. Tyrant of San Tomas!; The Treaty Trail!; The Ghost Rider: The Shadow Slayers; No Match for Gunslicks!; The Flying Daggers! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask investigates a series of murders somehow connected by the same boot. The debut of the weird-Western series "Tales of The Ghost Rider," in which GR narrates strange stories of the frontier. Dance-hall girl Faye is pursued by her outlaw ex and his hired killers, and only Redmask can save her. The Cinderella Boot!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Flower Women; The Death Race!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: Hard-Boiled Harry; No Match for Gunslicks!; The Flying Daggers! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A cursed revolver, responsible for killing some of the greatest gunfighters of the West, is now pointed toward Tim Holt. A man who is cruel to horses gets his comeuppance in "Tales of The Ghost Rider". Tim surrenders himself to an outlaw settlement, and seeming certain death. Gun of Death!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Man Who Beat Horses; The Man Who Came Back; The Mule and the Wagon-Train; The Retriever; The Mark of the Wolf! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask faces a shootout with his own alter ego, Tim Holt. Marshal Rex Fury lets outlaws run amuck in town, but he has something up his sleeve as the Ghost Rider. Redmask seems to have met his destiny. Tim Holt vs. Redmask!; The Ghost Rider: No Law in Little Bend; Death Ride of the Iron Horse; The Killing of Red Mask! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A blow to the head while pursuing a gang causes Redmask to lose his memory. Men find themselves drawn to a cursed Incan treasure, and so does the Ghost Rider. A strange figure in a monster mask appears to townspeople and correctly predicts their deaths. The Death Mask; The Good Badman; The Man Who Lost Yesterday; The Ghost Rider: To Touch Is To Die! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Masked femme fatale The Black Phantom decides to go straight, but her old gang uses her as bait to trap Redmask. Ghost Rider seeks the secret of phantom gunmen. Redmask tracks The Cape, a crooked magician who robs his audiences (different from The Cape who appears in issue #22). Exceptionally well-composed cover by Frank Bolle. Return of the Black Phantom!; The Ghost Rider: The Phantom Guns of Feather Gap!; Crimes of the Cape; The Crazy Quilt Suit! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The cover advertises "3-D Drawings," actually a gimmick involving people and objects overlapping the panel borders rather than traditional 3-D. This issue also debuts Redmask's new mask, covering the upper face instead of the lower. Outlaws hire an ex-Pinkerton detective to train them how to kill Redmask. Marshal Rex Fury is captured by the corrupt officials of an outlaw town, but he escapes to track them down as the Ghost Rider. Redmask is summoned to a gathering of gunslingers that includes Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Target: Redmask!; The Ghost Rider: Hangman's Town!; The Men Death Wanted; The Cave of Gold! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The cover advertises "3-D Drawings," actually a gimmick involving people and objects overlapping the panel borders rather than traditional 3-D. The Black Phantom tries to prove her worth as a crimefighter, but gets in over her head when she tackles Skullhead. A boy wants to be Ghost Rider's sidekick, but he's not sure that's a good idea. A canteen narrates the tale of how it helped Redmask tackle outlaws in the desert. Sixguns of Skullhead!; The Ghost Rider: The Ghost Rider's Apprentice!; The Desert Robbers!; For Heaven's Sake!; Ride Against Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A gigantic tribal rattle becomes a deathtrap called the "Death Rattle"; When the Black Phantom is injured, her twin sister Jicarilla takes her place and almost becomes a real phantom. The Death Rattle!; The Kiowa Kid!; The Ghost Rider: Ace of Death!; The Twin Phantom! Final issue under this title; the series continues as Red Mask (1954) #42. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Tim Holt. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Bolle. AC Comics reprints classic Western stories featuring movie cowboy Tim Holt that originally appeared in comics from the Golden Age. Tim finds himself facing his own alter ego, Redmask; a retrospective look at the Tim Holt comics of the 1950s. Also, coverage of the American Movie Classics special The Republic Pictures Story, and movie lobby cards. Tim Holt vs. Redmask; Crime on Film; Doom Trail; White Man's War Trail. 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

"Tex Ritter" article by Mario De Marco, art by De Marco; Short biography of western star Tex Ritter. "Phantom Ranger," art by James McKell; Adapted from the Monogram Pictures film "Phantom Ranger"; A gang of counterfeiters is holding an expert government engraver, Pat Doyle, prisoner to engrave plates for phony money. "Indian Dances," art by Floyd Torbert; How Native Americans pay homage to the Great Spirit, narrated by Tim McCoy. "Al Jennings, Trainrobber-And Gentleman" From The Scrapbook of Col. Tim McCoy story. John Wayne bio by Mario De Marco. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill goes up in a balloon. "Marshal of Amarillo"; Adapted from the Republic Picture "Marshal of Amarillo"; Nugget is framed for the murder of Hiram Short, and theft of his 50.000 dollars. Lyrics of the song "Home On The Range." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mario DeMarco. George O'Brien bio by DeMarco. "Two Gun Justice," art by James McKell; Western thrill story based on the Monogram film of the same name; The stage carrying gold bullion is held up by Bart Kane and his gang, and Tim Hayes is sent out to clean out the gang. Ken Curtis bio by Mario DeMarco. Tim McCoy's Western Lingo by Mario De Marco; Clearing up the meaning of some western words. "Chief Blackbird's Skull" From The Scrapbook of Col. Tim McCoy article. Along the Trail by Mario De Marco; A series of western facts and stories. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill has the fastest horse, but Dirtyfoot Joe aims to win the race just to save his ugly face. "The Plunderers"; Adapted from the Republic Picture movie of the same name; Major Drum has been sent to capture a young outlaw named Whit Lacey. Gary Cooper bio by Mario De Marco. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mario DeMarco. Stories and art by Lee Sherman, Mario DeMarco, and James McKell. Western comics featuring Western star Tim McCoy and adaptations of movie Westerns. Wells Fargo agent Whip Wilson masquerades as a sheriff to get the goods on the leader of an outlaw gang. Tim McCoy tells the story of Jesse James' lost treasure. Plus comics biographies of Western stars William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd, legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt, silent star William S. Hart and Tim Holt. Tim McCoy; Renegade Guns; William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd; The Treasure Trove of Jesse James; Apache Gold; Virginia City; Yakima Canutt; Crashing Thru; The Origin of the "Curly Bill Spin"; William S. Hart; Tim Holt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mario DeMarco. Bob Steele bio by Mario De Marco. "Tim McCoy Brings Back the Bring 'Em Back Kid"; For months now Bill Benson, owner of the Tumbling Ranch had been the victim of cattle rustlers so he calls on Col Tim McCoy for help. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill is in the movies. Sam Colt bio by Mario DeMarco. Article about Israel Putnam. Western Lingo article by Mario DeMarco; Tim McCoy describes different western phrases. "Gun Runner," art by Lee Sherman; Story based on the the Monogram Picture "Gun Runner" staring Jimmy Wakely and "Superman's" Noel Neill. Billy the Kid bio by Mario DeMarco. "The Birth of Tombstone," script and art by Mario DeMarco; Tim McCoy talks about the famous western town of Tombstone. Jim Bridger bio by Mario DeMarco. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Sherman. Stories and art by Lee Sherman, Mario DeMarco, Clinton Harmon and James McKell. Western comics featuring Western star Tim McCoy and adaptations of movie Westerns. Buck Jones poses as a killer to stop an outlaw from stealing ranchers' water rights. Johnny Mack intervenes after a rancher is murdered and another man is framed for the crime. Plus comics biographies of Western stars Buck Jones and Rod Cameron. Buck Jones; The Gunman From Bodie; Indian Sign Language; Dodge City; Sam Houston-The Texas Tornado; Pecos Bill; Bulldogging; Trails End; The Rifle Renegades; Rod Cameron. Final issue under this title; series continues as Pictorial Love Stories (1949 Charlton) #22. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tim McCoy and the Sandy Gulch Stampede (1939 Whitman BLB) #1490, "Better Little Book." Hardcover book; 3.5-in. x 4.5-in.; black and white; 424 pages.

Tim McCoy on the Tomahawk Trail (1937 Whitman BLB) #1436, Robert Weisman

Tim Tyler in "The Golden Gila Monster" and "The Doll Told the Secrets!" Cover price $0.10.

"Hoof Prints in the Mud," "Black Foot Quarantine," and "Back-Fires!" Cover price $0.10.

To thwart the crosstime conspiracy, Rip Hunter sends one of his agents to Mexico, 1874, on a mission to stop a dictator. Jonah Hex appearance. Written by Bob Wayne and Lewis Shiner, with art by Art Thibert and Jose Marzan, Jr. Cover by Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.75.

Alan Moore script Cover price $1.25.

French weekly (?) with various adventure comics, little Tintin content

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry O'Neill, Doug Heyes, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Cover Collection"; How It Began article "Fallow Deer"; How to Make It activity page "Walking Sticks"; Broncho Bill by Harry O'Neill; Strange as it Seems tale "Vladimir, Emperor of Russia" with pencils by Doug Heyes; and Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Schulz. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several strips are presented in full color. Charlie Brown seeks a place to hide during Hide and Seek. Lucy challenges Charlie Brown and Schroeder in a tricycle race. Tarzan learns how the blond Olga le Conte became queen of the ivory-hoarding tribe, with the help of the shaman Turo. One of the earliest appearances of Schulz's Peanuts on the cover of a comic book. Nancy; Peanuts; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; Back Home Again; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, John Liggera, Lynn Karp, Vivie Risto and Steve Steere. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg and John Liggera; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Lynn Karp; Bertie Bird text story "Turnabout Is Fair Play" with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Mouse Musketeers tale with art by Eisenberg and Steve Steere. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. No ordinary cartoon cat, Tom is the "All-American," supposedly a champion of all sports. A boxing promoter pits Tom against the Masked Marvel, but Tom doesn't know the Marvel is secretly a robot. Tom gets his fingers stuck in a bowling ball just before a fancy-dress dinner. Tom takes on a ridiculously high ski jump. Monkeyshines; Poochy; The Masked Marvel; Bowling Before Dinner?; Li'l Tomboy: Cap'n Tomboy; What About Tom Cat?; A Favor for a Friend; Pull the Pipe; The Ski Jump; Li'l Tomboy: Piano Practice; Drat That Dribble; Li'l Mouse: The Pill; Best Man; Double Trouble: New Car Dilemma; Doggy Tale; Fishy Story; The Forecaster. Final issue under this title; series continues as Atom the Cat (1957) #9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. A mysterious wave of cattle rustling plagues the ranchers of Dobie, and only Tom Mix can find the culprits. The Fumble family deals with a visit from cantankerous, miserly Uncle Amos, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom tries to stop Black Bart's gang from holding up the train at Devil's Pass. Plus activities pages, magic tricks, and a somewhat spurious comics biography of screen legend and real-life cowboy Tom Mix. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including a 48-star American flag and a "pocket size camera." Ghost Canyon; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; The Gunsight Holdup. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Two-Spot Jake decides the best way to get at Tom is to kidnap Tony the Wonder Horse. Miserly Uncle Amos wants to save money for the Fumble family by cutting down a Christmas tree himself, and hilarity ensues, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom scours the Badlands for the outlaw known only as La Puma, who leaves destruction in his wake. Plus activities pages, magic tricks, and a feature on how to make your own color comics. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including a 48-star American flag and a battery-operated telegraph. Action-packed cover by Fred Meagher. The Lost Trail of Tony; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; La Puma: Scourge of the Badlands; Trailing Ahead with the Old Wrangler. 36 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Jane's father gets into a dispute with Cold-Deck Hawkins over a gold mine, and then both men disappear in a cloud of smoke. Miserly Uncle Amos wants to save money for the Fumble family by installing his own house wiring, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom's old foe La Puma returns with vengeance on his mind. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including "genuine gold ore from the Comstock lode" and a battery-operated telegraph. The Paylode Mine Mystery; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Straight Shooters Honor Role; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; The Vengeance of La Puma. 32 pages, Full Color.