Six-Gun Heroes (1950 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books
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Issue #4
Published Sep 1950 by Fawcett/Charlton.$13.25
A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy helps prospector pal Hub take his gold safely to town, but when outlaws get wind of the find, they target Hub. Smiley Burnette inadvertently saves a snake-oil salesman from an angry mob, and gets taken in by his flimflam. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky Lane seeks the deadly stage robbers of Twin Plains, who seem to disappear when pursued. Lamebrain Lem; Hopalong Cassidy: Borrowed Trouble!; Midnight Boy; Smiley Burnette: The Miracle Discovery; Whistling Willie; Rocky Lane: The Disappearing Outlaws. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
Published Jul 1951 by Fawcett/Charlton.$14.00
Stories and art by Louis Zansky and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. When a lumber baron drops dead shortly after arsenic is stolen from the pharmacy, Hopalong Cassidy gets suspicious. Lash LaRue dares to ride through Waterloo Gap, which is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a killer. "Secret Marshal" Rocky Lane springs into action after the diamond for Tippy Canute's engagement ring is stolen by a stagecoach robber. Lamebrain Lem; Hopalong Cassidy: The Poison Mystery; Lash LaRue: The Legend of Waterloo Gap; Shortcut to Danger; Unlucky Lucky; Smiley Burnette: The River Boat Escapade; Singing Susie; Rocky Lane: The Perfect Diamond; Ten Gallon Tex. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #20
Published May 1953 by Fawcett/Charlton.$12.75
$12.75
Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Max Elkan, Tony Sgroi, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy investigates when robbers seem to be pulling jobs for fun, not for money. Lash LaRue hears reports of a vampire in Carson Gulch, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. A man seeks revenge on Rocky Lane for sending his brother to the lockup. Robby Hood; Hopalong Cassidy: The Thrill Bandit!; Lash LaRue: The Case of the Supernatural; Monte Hale: The Tragic Lesson; Rocky Lane: Gunning for Trouble; Tom Mix: Marked for Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #23
Published Nov 1953 by Fawcett/Charlton.$6.40
- 2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy wants to make an old abandoned house safe for kids to play in, but an outlaw finds it to be the perfect hideout. Lash LaRue finds a serpent ring on a dead man and takes it in hopes of identifying him, but soon feels the ring must be cursed. Monte Hale goes after outlaws who use explosives instead of guns in their robberies. Arrow of Doom; Hopalong Cassidy: The House of Danger; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: The Serpent's Ring; Monte Hale: The Surrender; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Rocky Lane: Assassin for Hire. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton takes over publishing with the next issue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #25
Published Mar 1954 by Fawcett/Charlton.$5.60
Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia and John Belfi. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Monte Hale tries to figure out who is sabotaging railroad construction with explosives. Rocky Lane lies in wait for the robbers who have been targeting freight coaches. Powerful ranchers on both sides of the Texas border start a range war, and Lash LaRue has to finish it. Monte Hale: Disaster Rides the Rails; Lash LaRue: Case of the Disappearing Herd; Brute Force; Rocky Lane: Death Rides the Rails; Tex Ritter: Wanted: Dead or Alive! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #42
Published May 1957 by Fawcett/Charlton.$6.40
Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. These mid-series issues feature Jingles and Wild Bill Hickok, main characters in the popular 1951-1958 television series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok." Jingles is assigned to guard the fortune in the town bank, but he's asleep when the outlaws show up... or is he? The widow Hawkins convinces Jingles not to use his guns during his on-duty time as the marshal's deputy. "Roving marshal" Lash LaRue tracks bank robbers to a hideout built right into the side of chalk mountain, a seemingly impenetrable fortress. Asleep at the Switch; Wild Bill Hickok...Is an Old Meanie!; Pinto Pete; Western Watermark; Don Jingles the Bandito; The Happy Horse Thief; Lash LaRue: One Man Fort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #77
Published Nov 1963 by Fawcett/Charlton.$2.65
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes. Captured by Comanches, Annie Oakley quickly impresses them with her gunplay, but she's not keen on the one who wants to marry her. Wyatt Earp, weakened by a slow recovery from illness, must cross a town full of enemies before he can rest. When Mexican bandits and enraged Apaches converge on the town, Clay Boone decides it's time for the Gunmaster. Plus fun facts about American Democracy. Gunmaster: Vulture Bait; Annie Oakley: Warrior Woman; Honest Harry; The American Way!; Wyatt Earp: 1/4 Mile of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
