Fawcett Movie Comic (1950 Fawcett) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #13
$30.00
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Photo cover features Edmond O'Brien. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Frank Gruber. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on Warpath, a 1951 Paramount Western starring Edmond O'Brien. Learning that the outlaws who murdered his fiancee have joined the Seventh Cavalry, John Vickers joins up as well. During military actions in the West, he sets out to determine which of his fellow cavalrymen are the killers he seeks. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #17
$6.00
$4.80
Photo cover features Mala Powers and Jack Buetel. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Maurice Geraghty. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on Rose of Cimarron, a 1952 20th Century Fox Western starring Mala Powers. Rose of Cimarron, a white woman raised by Cherokees, considers herself part of the tribe. When her adoptive parents are murdered by outlaws, Rose grudgingly accepts the help of a marshal in tracking down the killers. Plus sheet music for the movie's theme, "Cimarron Territory." 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #18
$6.00
$6.00
Photo cover features Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by George Bruce and Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Brigand, a 1952 Columbia adventure film starring Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Carlos, a criminal who bears a strong resemblance to the King of Mandorra, is pardoned by the King. After the King is injured in an assassination attempt, Carlos must impersonate the king, seeking the assassins while falling in love with the King's fiancee, Teresa. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
