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Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #1
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Significant front/back scuff(s).
    • Label #3713551012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Stories and art by L. Bing and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In an issue-length story, cowboys track a mysterious killer who leaves devil-like cloven footprints, and instead find Gene on the trail. Gene joins the hunt for the Cloven Hoof, which leads to an imprisoned miner, his hostage daughter, and a sinister figure named Rankin Dole. This issue may represent the earliest major work by a 1940s artist only identified as "L. Bing." A Personal Note from Gene Autry; The Mark of the Cloven Hoof; Gene Autry. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 2

    Cover art by Till Goodan. Bio of Gene Autry and his horse on inside front and back covers. "Gene Autry Rides!", script by Gerald Geraghty, art by Till Goodan and Betty Goodan; Gene and Tumbleweed stop two groups of cattle rustlers, prevent swindlers from stealing Indian land and take part in a rodeo. Untitled story, script by Gerald Geraghty, art by Till Goodan and Betty Goodan; Gene and Frosty discover a cattle rustling gang operating out of a ghost town. Untitled story, script by Gerald Geraghty, art by Till Goodan and Betty Goodan; Gene and Frosty get caught up in a sheepmen and cattlemen feud. Untitled story, script by Gerald Geraghty, art by Till Goodan and Betty Goodan; Gene and Frosty help a woman who's land has oil on it. "Gene Autry's Western Scrapbook" article by Gerald Geraghty, art by Till Goodan; Information on saddles, chaps, roping, bronc riding, steer wrestling, and pack horses. Gene Autry and Champion illustration on back cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 5
    • Trimmed
    • TRIMMED. Spine damaged (book removed from a bound volume). Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Till Goodan. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In an issue-length story, Gene gets lost in the desert and winds up in the strange town of Paint Rock Canyon. A no-man's-land for society's rejects, it maintains a status outside the law...as long as no one commits a crime. But the sudden arrival of gold dust changes everything. Gold Flash, the gold-colored wild colt, has been captured by cowboy Bart West, but Flash manages to break free. The Mystery of Paint Rock Canyon; Western Justice; Cowgirls' Bronc Riding; Wild Horse Race; Gold Flash. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 6
    • 2 centerfold wraps detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover and interior oxidation.

    Cover art by Till Goodan. "Outlaw Round-Up"; Outlaws try to get mortgages to ranches in Piney Gulch as the railroad is going to go through the valley. "Cowboy Relay Race / Pony Express Race" article, art by Till Goodan. Article on the right and wrong way to lead a horse, art by Till Goodan. "Gene Autry," art by Till Goodan; brief facts about Gene Autry. "Big Brother" text story. Untitled story, art by Till Goodan; Gold Flash, a wild buckskin colt, escapes after being roped and branded by renegade cowboys. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 8
    • Centerfold detached. 2" cumulative spine split.
    • Trimmed
    • TRIMMED. Near complete spine split. Cover detached. Spine damaged (book removed from a bound volume).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In an issue-length story, fugitive killer Trigger Martin runs across Gene, and realizes they both look alike. He exploits this resemblance to plague Gene throughout the story. Bart West visits Pop Rader's rodeo and discovers that the bucking bronco "Yellow Fever" is really the wild horse he tamed, Gold Flash. Blazing Guns; Famous Bucking Horses: Cyclone; Gold Flash. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Gene Autry Comics (1941-1943 Fawcett/Dell) 9

    Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In an issue-length story, Gene finds an orphan boy and takes him under his wing. Young Tod and Chief Gray Feather help Gene track down the Range Robbers. Gold Flash becomes a terror in the rodeo ring, until they have to wire Bart, the cowhand who tamed him, to come and get him. Range Robbers; The Ghost of Lone Mountain; Famous Bucking Horses: No-Name, Tumbleweed; Gold Flash. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.