Masked Raider (1959-1964 Charlton) Blue Bird Comics comic books
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Issue #3
Published 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
- INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.
Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. This series reprinted Masked Raider adventures as a giveaway for various shoe stores. Western adventure featuring a masked hero with a secret identity and a golden eagle for a sidekick. Masked Raider and Talon meet their match in Mordine, a safecracker with a trained falcon he employs as an accomplice. Bud and Jeff clash over Bud's cattle drive. The Masked Raider takes it personally when robbers jump a friend and steal his mortgage payment. Violence in the Air; The Captives; Trail Drive; Where Did the Indians Come From?; Talon's Clue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published 1960 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.80
Masked Raider #4 (1960 Blue Bird Comics) was a promotional comic book distributed by various shoe stores and published by Charlton Comics. This issue features the legendary Masked Raider in three exciting western tales of adventure: "Trapped in Knife Canyon," "Range Cook," and "The Survivor," all with art by Pete Morisi. Back-up story, "End of the Track." 32 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10-in. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Charles Nicholas. This series reprinted Masked Raider adventures as a giveaway for various shoe stores. Western adventure featuring a masked hero with a secret identity and a golden eagle for a sidekick. When lawyer Les Wilcox's client can't prove Skin Anson is rustling his cattle, the Masked Raider sets out to get some evidence. Marshal Wyatt Earp doesn't need his guns to keep King Ryan and his men from taking over the town - all he needs is a whisper. Movie Western hero and whipmaster Lash LaRue must stop outlaw Twist Malen from taking over the town. Flame Canyon; The Badge!; Wyatt Earp: The Kings Ransom; Pony Rustlers; 3 Got Away; Lash LaRue: Trigger Proud; Gunsmoke Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
Published 1962 by Charlton Comics Group.$14.00
- Cover detached at one staple.
Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Bill Molno. This series reprinted Masked Raider adventures as a giveaway for various shoe stores. Western adventure featuring a masked hero with a secret identity and a golden eagle for a sidekick. Railton tips off the sheriff to where the Masked Raider hides his horse and eagle, but Railton has an ulterior motive. Polly rides out to meet the Masked Raider, but the Younger brothers tail her and set up an ambush. A rustler escapes during his trial and injures Les Wilcox in the process, giving Les and Polly a moment for romance at last. Rustler's Snare; Bushwhacked Romance; Texas Rangers in Action: Outlaw Territory; Shooting Sam Smith; Doubled Danger; The Prize Is Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
