Sheriff of Tombstone (1958) comic books
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Issue #4
Published Jul 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.00
Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Pete Morisi and Charles Nicholas. Western action as Sheriff Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Sheriff Spade is up for election, and his enemies in town start spreading vicious rumors about him. The Cheyenne Kid finds that Gatling guns aid a peaceful negotiation. The Doc warns Spade that the stress of his job can be as dangerous as an outlaw's bullets. The cover by Maurice Whitman has a certain 1980s-1990s feel. The Hate Campaign; Cheyenne Kid: The Trick; The Raid; Cowboy Carl's Camel; Break-Down. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #7
Published Jan 1960 by Charlton Comics Group.$14.00
Cover by Jack Keller and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia, plus a page with art by John Severin, Maurice Whitman, Ernie Hart and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Sheriff Spade faces a showdown after Texas roughnecks ride into town. "Rocky" Lane and his horse Blackjack track fearsome outlaw Lobo into the desert. Witnesses and marked money frame Spade for stealing the railroad payroll, but he thinks angry rancher O'Brien is behind it all. Plus short scenes from the lives of Old West lawmen Pat Garrett, Bucky O'Neill and Wyatt Earp, featuring art by Marvel and EC legend John Severin. Texas Guns; The Badge; Rocky Lane: The Desert Chase; Whose Trap?; The Look of Evil; Ticket to Boothill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
Published Mar 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.00
Cover by Jack Keller and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Dick Giordano. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. After the bank's vault is damaged in a robbery attempt, Spade must keep a fortune in cash in the sheriff's office, but it's all part of an outlaw's master plan. Spade tries to protect a troubled orphan from his own tendencies to pick fights with outlaws and dangerous men. Spade faces vengeful outlaws' sons who were "suckled on rattlesnake poison, weaned on gunsmoke, as tough as lone wolves!" Delayed Action; Eager Johnny; Custer's Killer?; His Only Friend; The Black Jacks from Sonora. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
Published Jul 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.00
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Dick Giordano. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Spade must go into outlaw-controlled territory and bring out cattle rustler Moe Taggart. While on vacation, Spade encounters a rogue wolf and cattle rustlers. A bank robber returns to the scene of the crime. Outlaw Territory; Besieged; The Mighty Mite; The Sheriff's Vacation; Skillful Successful Skirmish; Behind a Gun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
