Rocky Lane Western (1949) comic books 1951

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Photo cover of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "Trouble Trail," art by Ralph Carlson; After a holdup and killing in a general store, Rocky is arrested for the crime. "The Big Battle" starring Dee Dickens. "Gypsy Nights," art by Frank Doyle; A stranded traveling circus is accused of stealing and robbing. "The Last Plank," art by Frank Doyle; Lots of settlers have had their houses collapse on them, and Rocky suspects the lumer mill owner. Captain Video comic ad. "Traders in Deceit!", art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is taken prisoner by fur-robbers. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky has seen a lot of strange things in the desert, but pirates on camels are something new. A short history of horses in America. Dee Dickens stays up all night trying to cure his insomnia. Plus a vintage ad for Daisy Red Ryder bb guns. Desert Buccaneers; Hard Hitting Harvey; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Gopherface; Death Deferred; Sagebrush; Cactus Brain; Dee Dickens: A Ward for the Wise; Pappy Parker. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "X Marks the Spot," art by Ralph Carlson; The prospectors who have made the big strikes in the silver boomtown have mysteriously disappeared. "Well Timed" one-page Sagebrush story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "The Drygultching Desperados," art by Frank Doyle; Rocky is on his way to transfer a prisoner, but is ambushed and his Marshal credentials stolen. "The Doctor's Dilemma" starring Dee Dickens. "The Bridge of Death," art by Frank Doyle; The only way people can get to town is over Brach's bridge, and he is taking a toll of ten dollars. Captain Video comic ad. Untitled Roamy and Julie story, art by Frank Bolle. "Coward's Comeback" text story by Tracy Lee. "Death's Hoax," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is asked to give immediate aid to a rancher who says he's going to be killed unless he gets protection. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) and his horse Black Jack. "The Fatal Ferry," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is on an urgent mission and is ferried across a river when knocked overboard by the phony ferryman. Untitled Helpfull Hannah and Harriett story, art by Frank Bolle. "The Bronc Bandits," art by Frank Doyle; Horses vanish without trace, and with the law helpless, they send for Marshal Rocky Lane. A Rodeo is under suspicion. "Fast Eaters" one-page story starring Gopherface. "Nester's Revenge" text story by Rod Reed (as Walter Farmer). "The King of the Rattlers," art by Frank Doyle; Rocky runs into a crazy man who plunder settlers and wagon trains, and has rattlesnakes as pets. One-page Black Jack's Hitching Post story, art by Ralph Carlson; Facts about horseshoes. "Aweigh With Him" one-page Sagebrush story by Howard Boughner. "The Diagnosis"; Dee Dickens has got a bad foot, and goes to the doctor. Rod Cameron Western ad. "Decoy for Death," script and pencils by Ralph Carlson. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tracks an evil mastermind who is turning honest ranchers into hunted fugitives. But he finds the ranchers themselves are taking the law into their own hands, in an 18-page story. Hyde and Seake stop at a hotel with a mosquito problem. Plus a vintage ad for the "Cracker Jack Western Belt." The Looters of Lawless Range; Politician Purdy; Jail Break; Dee Dickens: The Welcome Return; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Hyde and Seake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Howard Boughner and Frank Doyle. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tries to figure out how bandits are targeting anyone who withdraws cash from the bank. Black Jack the horse has a solo adventure after Rocky is forced to trade him to an outlaw to save a hostage, but Rocky and Black Jack aren't separated that easily. Dee Dickens is put in charge of a pet store, and the jokes just keep comin'. Plus a vintage Western-themed ad for View-Master featuring Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry and the Cisco Kid. The Harbingers of Death; Revenge for Old Mike; Dee Dickens: For Pet-Ter or Worse; Barrows the Borrower; Sagebrush; Hot Headed Hopper; The Unspoken Command. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Howard Boughner and Frank Doyle. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Outlaws give the "party of the first part" treatment to a treaty contract with the local Native population, so they can take the tribe's buffalo herd and sell it back to them at a profit. Black Jack the horse saves the day when Rocky must stop a train from being dynamited. Dee Dickens tries to figure out the difference between Pike's peke (a dog), and Pike's Peak, but it's a losing battle. Plus a vintage ad for "plastic picture rings" jewelry. Buffalo Branders; Dee Dickens: No Sale; The Sneak Rustlers; The Young Sheriff; Ice Skating Kait; Gopher-Face; The Riders of the Fog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky investigates the strange theft of a stagecoach full of oyster shells. Black Jack the horse helps Rocky pursue an outlaw known as The Swamp Fox who's hiding out in the swamps. Dee Dickens explains how he got kicked out by his landlord. Plus a vintage ad for "Rocket Rings" featuring sci-fi imagery based on the show Tom Corbett, Space Ranger. The Shirt of Doom; Dee Dickens: Dispossessed; The Swamp Fox; Gopher-Face; Badlands Blackmail; Big Bow and Little Arrow: No Sale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "The Land of Missing Men Chapter One Tombstone Gunplay," art by Ralph Carlson; A band of four outlaws fleeing from prison take refuge in the Tombstone Hills, and Rocky Lane is summoned to bring them back; On his way he gets the company of a young kid who is searching for his two missing elder brothers. Lash LaRue Western ad. "The Ghost"; Dickens meets a ghost in the hills near town, and the ghost sees a scary face. "The Land of Missing Men Chapter Two Vengeance of Centuries," art by Ralph Carlson; In the hidden valley they come upon an old pyramid city, and are attacked by the Toltec inhabitants; Rocky's shooting scare them away. "The Three Deuces" text story by Rod Reed (as Walt Farmer). "Just Wait" one-page Sagebrush story, script and art by Howard Boughner. "The Land of Missing Men Chapter Three Idol of Doom," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky manages to set free the two brother; The outlaws are captured by the Toltecs, who want to sacrifice them to a strange idol of wood and stone; Rocky finds a hollow in the back of the idol, and crawls into it and uses his voice to scare the Toltecs to set the outlaws free. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "The Chameleon Kid Chapter One Death Sets a Trap," art by Ralph Carlson; In a severe drought, the community of Deerhorn is hiring a rainmaker; He fires a cannon to get rain, and at the same time his gang blast the vault in the bank and gets off with ten thousand dollars. "The Sizzling Point"; Dee Dickens gets first prize for having the ugliest mask at the masquerade, without wearing a mask. "The Chameleon Kid Chapter Two Doom in the Darkness," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky gets loose from the snare and follows the trail till he meets a wagon with Dr. Marvel with his Wonder Elixir; In town every man is doped by the elixir of Dr. Marvel, and he and his men pick their pockets clean; Rocky is trapped again, but escapes just to be shot when running away. "Grizzly Guardian" text story by Dick Kraus. "The Chameleon Kid Chapter Three The Gold Raid," art by Ralph Carlson; The Chameleon gang hijacks a mule transport with gold dust. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. A dying outlaw arranges a fiendish revenge on "Undercover Marshal" Rocky Lane, telling his gang that Rocky has the gold from their robberies, in a three-part story. Dee Dickens tries to prove he went to school, but smart he aren't. Plus a vintage ad for Daisy air rifles that includes an offer of a junior NRA membership. The Dead Man's Revenge: Outlaw Ruse; Dead Shot; Danger Maps the Trail; Dee Dickens: The Last Gulp; Good Formula; Rocky Lane Battles Death's Claim; Sage-Brush; Descriptive Debbins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter 1 Disguise in Badmen," art by Ralph Carlson; A former jail bird and killer has set up a new business, making up a new disguise for badmen after every job they pull, for a price. Rocky finds the badman's "beauty" parlor. "Happy Days"; Dee is playing the guitar and singing for the blacksmith. "The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter 2 Death's Target," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky has been disguised as a notorious outlaw when unconcious, and is stopped by the Sheriff and his posse. "Murder on the Stage" text story by Rod Reed (as Clement Good). "The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter 3 Renegade Hide-Out," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky finds the hide-out of the disguised outlaws. John Derek in Mask of the Avenger comic ad. "The Write Thing"; Hoak has become a successful writer, he thinks. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.