Dead Eye Western Comics Vol. 2 (1951) comic books
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Issue #1
$12.50
Stories and art by Mike Becker and others. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Only his teen sidekick Teddy knows that Clark Kent-like Dr. Jim Sherwood is actually the masked hero called the Checkered Kid. Rival counterfeiters start a bloody gang war in the Old West. Trouble erupts when white settlers try to annex Ute territory that holds sacred meaning for them. The Checkered Kid; Whitey; Folding Money for Backus; One Day in Montana; The Hide Doctors; The Indian Racetrack; Shakedown Alley. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8
$12.50
Stories and art by George Olesen and John Prentice. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. An outlaw's weakness for fancy haircuts becomes his undoing. A sheriff's young sons swear to catch the outlaw who murdered their pa. Young whippersnappers pull a trick on a pair of aging outlaws who are always bragging about their past exploits. Rico's Secret Saddle; The Spiked Gun; Nailed With Mud; The Story of the River; The Silent Draw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
$23.00
View scan$4.49
- Severe water damage. Mold.
Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. An outlaw swears revenge on the partner who left him behind, but by the time he gets out of prison, he's a gambling mogul. A lazy blacksmith decides to turn to crime, but he's sloppy with the details. Corrupt stagecoach drivers hijack their own gold shipment, but ill-advisedly try to hide in Plague Swamp. The Blue Chip Bullet; The Good-Enough Kid; The Texas Spectre; The Last Stage to Sorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
$15.00
- Mold.
Stories and art by Jack Abel and Don Perlin. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Outlaws set their sights on a boy's faithful pony. A cowhand en route to Chicago unknowingly falls in with a gang of cattle rustlers. A famous clown returns to his Western roots and gets caught up in a fort siege, in a story featuring the unusual image of a clown exchanging gunfire with the bad guys. The Barefoot Pinto; .44 Calibre Thrift; The Jewel of the Prairies; The Beat of the Drum; Fort Apolco Funny Man; Bull-Whip Surprise; Trader Sam; Apache Snare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
$9.00
$8.80
- Severe water damage. Mold.
Stories and art by Dan Zolnerowich, Paul Reinman and Ed Smalle. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. A crooked gambler runs afoul of three Treasure of the Sierra Madre-style banditos. A farmer who lost his land to the railroad joins up with a gang that's trying to sabotage the train line. A settler turns outlaw, while his adopted Shoshone brother becomes a military scout, and their eventual showdown is inevitable. Two Square Bullets; The Train Fighter; Dinner Is Served; Shoshone Johnny; 5-Trey Stevens; The Killer Canteen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
