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Ain't No Grave (2024 Image) 4B NM 9.4

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Jorge Corona. Cover by Skottie Young. Ryder washes up on the shores of an abandoned mine and finds herself buried under her past, present, and future in this hauntingly loud silent issue. 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

All Star Western (1970) 10 VG 4.0

Giant-size issue. 1st appearance of Jonah Hex in "Welcome to Paradise." Script by John Albano, art by Tony De Zuniga. El Diablo stars in "The Devil's Secret." Script by Bob Kanigher, art by Gray Morrow. Bat Lash reprint: "My Name is Bat Lash!" (part 2) with script by Sergio Aragones and Denny O'Neil, pencils by Nick Cardy, inks by Mike Sekowsky. DeZuniga cover. Cover price $0.25.

AM Archives Zorro 1958 Dell Four Color (2020 American Mythology) 882B CGC 9.8 B&W Photo Variant

Paper: White

Limited Edition.

Label #4719530025

Art by Alex Toth. Don't let a bandito steal this rare 350-copy limited edition Black & White TV Photo Cover Variant from your hacienda! 32 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.99.

Billy Buckskin (1955) 1 GD 2.0

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Black Rider (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829004

Origin of the Black Rider in "The Legend of the Black Rider!" The Black Rider also stars in "The Silent Killer," "Six-Gun Lesson," and "Death in the Cards!" Other stories include "The Terror of the West" and "Creeping Death." Two Black Rider pin-ups. Cover price $0.10.

Blazing Six-Guns (1952) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4329854017

Jesse James stars in "King of the Bandits!" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 7 pages). Wild Bill Hickok stars in "Payoff in Lead!" Kit Carson stars in "Guns of Death!" (art by Geral McCann?; 6 pages). And "The Saga of Frank Carplin--Sixgun Killer!" (pencils by Larsen, inks by Alascia). Cover and inside front cover by Kinstler. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 1 FR/GD 1.5

1" Spine split from top.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Bob Powell. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Hornswogglers try to swindle the B-Bar-B ranch out of its water rights and payroll; Windy Wales experiments with rockets; Bank robbers encounter the masked alter ego of Bobby Benson, the Lemonade Kid. Trail of the Rocket; Roundup Racketeer; Lightning Trap; The Running of Redmane; Crooks in Cactus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 13 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4418747001

Frank Frazetta cover. Stories include the Lemonade Kid in "The Clutching Claws of Terror"; the Ghost Rider in "The Stagecoach for Death"; Red Hawk in "The Land of the Flaming Ground!" (art by Bob Powell); and Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders in "The Mystery of the Maverick Trail" (art by Powell). Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4418747002

Art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Rogue Native Americans abduct the leaders of different tribes in an effort to create a new Native American empire. Head Hunter of Pirates Peak; The Brat; The Arena of Death; The Ghost Bell of Terror Valley. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Buffalo Bill Picture Stories (1949) 2 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Final issue of the series. Buffalo Bill in "The Pool of Mystery" (art by Doug Wildey), "Shaggy's Lore of the West" (art by Wildey), Cal Colt in "Whipsawed" (art by Dick Rockwell), and Don Quickshot in "Don Quickshot's Last Stand" (art by Bob Powell). Wildey cover. Cover price $0.10.

Colt 45 (1960-1961 Dell) 6 VG/FN 5.0

Cover photo of Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]. The Fugitive, art by Nat Edson; Colt uses a ruse to bring a fugitive hiding in Mexico back to the States. The Gunslinger, art by Alex Toth; A gunslinger reforms and takes a job as a guard with a stage line. The Sentinel, art by Nat Edson; Chris Colt traps two stagecoach robbers by using a scarecrow. Illustrated article about the origins of western words such as stagecoach and prairie schooner. Illustrated article about disguises such as hair dyes and beards, art by Nat Edson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cow Puncher (1947) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4734894008

Stories by E. J. Bellin and others. Art by Joe Kubert, E. Balter, Howard Larsen, Jon Small (credited as and Jack Ross), and Gus Schrotter. Gunfights, outlaws and frontier justice in the Old West. Clint Cortland, The Texas Ranger, goes "undercover" in a Comanche tribe; How Alabam became the sheriff of Broken Creek; The Fighting Parson must learn to use a gun when fate sets him against the Piper Brothers. The White Comanche!; The Arctic Assassin!; Split-Second Stand In!; Throwing the Bull!; The Jealous Lover!; Kit West: Spitting Snake's Revenge!!; Poisoned Pipers!! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Everything Dead and Dying (2025 Image) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover B.

Label #4642481006

Written by Tate Brombal. Art by Jacob Phillips. Cover by Jacob Phillips. MINISERIES PREMIERE Jack Chandler is the sole survivor of the zombie apocalypse in his rural farming community, but rather than eliminate them, he has chosen to continue living alongside the undead—including the husband and adopted daughter he fought so hard to have. But when his town is discovered by outsiders, Jack suddenly becomes the one thing standing in the way of those who hope to kill his family for good. Eisner Award-nominated creators TATE BROMBAL (Barbalien, Batgirl) and** JACOB PHILLIPS** (THAT TEXAS BLOOD, NEWBURN) team up for a haunting rural character piece set during a zombie outbreak, best described as THE WALKING DEAD meets Essex County. 40 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Everything Dead and Dying (2025 Image) 3C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4679543011

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Tate Brombal (A) Jacob Phillips (CA) Michael Walsh Death has come to the town of Caverton, and Jack is left to pick up the pieces. But in saving the family he has left, will he condemn the rest of his neighbors and friends to an even worse fate? And as the human survivors get split up, the dead only grow hungrier... 32 pages, full color, rated mature. Cover price $4.99.

Firehair Comics (1963 I. W. Reprint) 8 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0993883018

Reprints Rangers 57. Firehair (untitled story), "The Secret Files of Dr. Drew" (art by Jerry Grandenetti), and Jan of the Jungle. Everett Raymond Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 11B CGC 9.8 Booth Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4249403010

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art and Cover by Brett Booth and Adelso Corona. Gunslinger's realization that his enemies have ended up in the future alongside him sets him on a new path. The HUNT is on, and he is bringing HELL with him! 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 50A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4726565019

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Stephen Segovia, Carlo Barberi (CA) Todd McFarlane Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50. Part 2 of an oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50's coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, sent into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe's best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don't want to miss. Featuring covers by Todd McFarlane, Puppeteer Lee connecting cover, Skottie Young, and Mark Spears. 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 50C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4719529025

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Stephen Segovia, Carlo Barberi (CA) Skottie Young Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50. Part 2 of an oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50's coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, sent into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe's best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don't want to miss. Featuring covers by Todd McFarlane, Puppeteer Lee connecting cover, Skottie Young, and Mark Spears. 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 50E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #4707407024

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Stephen Segovia, Carlo Barberi (CA) Mark Spears Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50. Part 2 of an oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50's coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, split into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe's best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don't want to miss. Featuring covers by Todd McFarlane, Puppeteer Lee connecting cover, Skottie Young, and Mark Spears. 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 50E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #4714447008

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Stephen Segovia, Carlo Barberi (CA) Mark Spears Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50. Part 2 of an oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50's coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, split into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe's best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don't want to miss. Featuring covers by Todd McFarlane, Puppeteer Lee connecting cover, Skottie Young, and Mark Spears. 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

Gunslinger Spawn (2021 Image) 50F CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover F.

Label #4714447010

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Stephen Segovia, Carlo Barberi (CA) Todd McFarlane Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn's Universe with GUNSLINGER SPAWN #50. Part 2 of an oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50's coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, sent into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe's best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don't want to miss. Featuring covers by Todd McFarlane, Puppeteer Lee connecting cover, Skottie Young, and Mark Spears. 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

Gunsmoke (1949 Western Comics) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167019

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman and unknown. Blazing heroes of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "The Killers of Sorocco" with art by Manny Stallman; The Masked Marvel in "His Deadly Double"; "The Border Patrol"; "Massacre"; and 2-page profile of Charles Starrett with a photo of Starrett. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hawk 3-D (1953 St. John) 1 GD 2.0

2 Center wraps detached. All wraps detached at one staple. Water damage. Interior oxidation. Includes unrelated 3D glasses.

Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by John Buscema and others. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. St. John was a pioneer in 3-D comics during the original 3-D craze of the 1950s. Rowdy buckaroos start a fire on a Saturday night, but it's just a diversion for a gold shipment robbery. Two outlaws believed long dead return to make trouble, and what's worse, the Hawk's bullets don't stop them. Outlaws get the drop on the Hawk and leave him stranded in the desert without water or horse. Plus a story with art by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Gunslingers Greed; Desert Eagle: Wheel of Fortune; The Ghost Bandits; The Apaches; Custers Last Stand; The Desperados Gamble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Indian Warriors (1951 Star) 7 VG+ 4.5

Oxidation with chipping.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Numbering continues from White Rider and Super Horse (1950 Novelty) #6. Western action with an emphasis on the Native tribes and their conflicts with incoming settlers. A wagon train crossing the Plains in winter is an easy target for a hostile tribe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

John Wayne Adventure Comics (UK c.1950 World Distributors) 23 GD- 1.8

Small piece missing from back cover.

UK reprint series. This issue reprints "Hounds and Hares" from John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949-1955 Toby Press) #26, and "Ghost Gang" from Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) #11. 36 pages, B&W, 6D cover price.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 92N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4550177002

Newsstand Edition. In this last issue of Jonah Hex, Jonah goes out in "A Blaze of Glory!" Hex faces off with villains in the West when he suddenly disappears from the late 1880's and reappears in the 21st century sometime after a nuclear war. Continues in Hex (1985) #1. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Denys Cowan and Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.75.

Ken Maynard Western (1950-1952 Fawcett) 1 FN- 5.5

1/2 Spine split.

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Bygone movie cowboy Maynard stars in offbeat stories that set this Fawcett book apart from run-of-the-mill Western comics. Instead of "Hi-yo, Silver," Ken directs his horse Tarzan to "Bite wind, Tarzan!" Corrupt lawyer Silas Crocker, seeking a lost Spanish treasure, joins forces with outlaw Gunsmoke, setting Ken on his trail. Crocker uses stolen money to frame Ken for Gunsmoke's crimes, then tries to burn down the jail with Ken in it. Jeeter has a talking horse, Ya-Ta-Ta, but the horse only wants to insult people, and worse than that, he's smarter than the cowboys around him. Poor Polly; The Outlaw Treasure Trail!, Part 1: Blazing Guns; Fool's Gold; Part 2: Undercover Danger; Jeeter: The Horse Trade; Part 3: Battle Against the Badmen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 39 FR 1.0

INCOMPLETE. Coupon cut from back cover, does not interrupt art or story. 1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover art by Russ Heath. "And Sudden Death!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding across the range and comes across a new settlement and remarks how fast the west is expanding; Not far away is a group of Comanches who have noticed the new settlement and decide to go in and talk to the settlers about sharing their hunting grounds in order to maintain peace. "A Thousand Sinners," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when someone tries to take a shot at him; Kid Colt sneaks around and finds that the shooter is a young man and quickly shoots his guns out of the young man's hands; Kid Colt confronts the boy and learns that he is Greg Peterson, and he took a shot at Kid Colt to prove himself to the leader of his gang Jack Brent so he can be a great outlaw. "A Brave Comes Home" text story. "El Dorado!", art by Syd Shores; At is medical practice, Dr. Matthew Masters is about to close up for the day when suddenly an old man stumbles in with a gunshot wound; The old man tells him that he has discovered a mountain made of gold and was shot by a man named Yates who sought to claim the gold himself; The old man warns Masters that the mountain is cursed and tells him where to find it. "The Lawmakers," art by Jack Keller; Chuck Grimes has been forcing local ranchers to pay him protection money; He is currently roughing up a rancher named Foster and forces him to sign off his property; Recovering at his home, Foster is visited by his friend Kid Colt who learns about Grimes plans, and suddenly Grimes comes to get his payment, Kid Colt decides to deal with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 39 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 1/2" spine split from bottom. Staple missing. Water damage.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "And Sudden Death!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding across the range and comes across a new settlement and remarks how fast the west is expanding; Not far away is a group of Comanches who have noticed the new settlement and decide to go in and talk to the settlers about sharing their hunting grounds in order to maintain peace. "A Thousand Sinners," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when someone tries to take a shot at him; Kid Colt sneaks around and finds that the shooter is a young man and quickly shoots his guns out of the young man's hands; Kid Colt confronts the boy and learns that he is Greg Peterson, and he took a shot at Kid Colt to prove himself to the leader of his gang Jack Brent so he can be a great outlaw. "A Brave Comes Home" text story. "El Dorado!", art by Syd Shores; At is medical practice, Dr. Matthew Masters is about to close up for the day when suddenly an old man stumbles in with a gunshot wound; The old man tells him that he has discovered a mountain made of gold and was shot by a man named Yates who sought to claim the gold himself; The old man warns Masters that the mountain is cursed and tells him where to find it. "The Lawmakers," art by Jack Keller; Chuck Grimes has been forcing local ranchers to pay him protection money; He is currently roughing up a rancher named Foster and forces him to sign off his property; Recovering at his home, Foster is visited by his friend Kid Colt who learns about Grimes plans, and suddenly Grimes comes to get his payment, Kid Colt decides to deal with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Cowboy (1950 Ziff Davis) 4 VG- 3.5

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Ross Andru, Leonard Starr, and John Celardo. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. Kid Cowboy mounts a desperate plan to keep outlaw Blackie Gordon from crossing the border, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A US Cavalry colonel goes rogue, and when Kid Cowboy and Red Feather try to stop him, they face the firing squad. Plus the story of Buffalo Bill Cody, and one-pagers with early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Heroes of the West: Buffalo Bill Cody; The Colonel's Code; The Old Chisholm Trail; Thundering Herds; Red Feather: Eagle of Doom!; Cameron's Cowboys; "Windwagon" Thomas; Branding Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Slade Gunfighter (1957) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

4 Kid Slade stories (art by Joe Maneely, Werner Roth, and possibly John Romita Sr.), plus a back-up story, "The Gun-Slinger" (script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson). Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Legend of Oz The Wicked West 1920 (2020 Big Dog Ink) Kickstarter 1G NM 9.4

Kickstarter Series. "Sunset in Oz" Edition Virgin Cover by Kael Ngu - Limited to 100 copies. Story by Tom Hutchison. Art by Carlos Reno. 44 pages. Full Color.

Lone Rider (1951 Farrell) 22 GD- 1.8

Interior cover taped and under staples.

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Art by Ken Battefield and others. Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. Lone Rider takes on The Baron, who is trying to turn the West into his own personal fiefdom. When white hunters slaughter the buffalo that Swift Arrow's tribe depends on, he rides a path of vengeance. Lone Rider tackles outlaws who've attacked prospectors and stolen their gold claim. Six-Gun Smoke; Swift Arrow: Horned Fury!; Death on the Desert; Justice for a Jackal!; Rock Valley Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Masked Rider (1996 Marvel) 1 VF+ 8.5

A Tale of Two Planets - Written by Frank Lovece. Art by Rurik Tyler, Todd Smith, Jim Sanders III, Mark McKenna, Vince Russel and Don Hudson. Cover by Todd Smith & Mark McKenna. Saban's new power house flips into his own comic! The star of the top-rated TV show uses his talking motorcycle and turbo-charged car in his never-ending battle to protect Earth from those pesky space invaders! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Outlaw Kid (1970 Marvel) 21 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4714805016

Doug Wildey reprint Cover price $0.20.

Outlaws, The (1952 Star) 11 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Moisture damage.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 67 FN- 5.5

Moisture.

Cover by Larry Lieber and Syd Shores. Stories by Roy Thomas, Larry Lieber and Linda Fite. Art by Larry Lieber, Werner Roth, John Tartaglione and Herb Trimpe. The Rawhide Kid pits courage and six-shooters against a gun-slingin' gang of Badmen in "The Hostage of Hungry Hills" by Roy Thomas, Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. And don't miss the grandeur and the glory of a truly unforgettable Kid Colt masterpiece -- "Dixie -- or Die!!" by Linda Fite, Werner Roth and Herb Trimpe. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 74 FN+ 6.5

Attack of the Apaches - Written by Larry Lieber. Art and Cover by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. It's the Rawhide Kid against a killer in this action-packed tale! Appearances by Crazy Wolf and Gray Hand. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Rawhide Kid (1955) Annual 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162009

All reprints. "The Gun Duel in Trigger Gap," "Fight or Crawl, Kid," "The Little Man Laughs Last," "The Fallen Hero," "The Trail of Apache Joe," "The Guns of Jasker Jelko," and "When a Gunslinger Gets Mad!" (all scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers), plus "Yak Yancy, The Man Who Treed a Town" (script by Lee, art by Dick Ayers). New Herb Trimpe cover? Cover price $0.25.

Real West Romances Vol. 1 (1949) 3 VG- 3.5

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In Love with His Ranch Boss, pencils by Bill Draut. Desperado's Lady, pencils by Leonard Starr. Love at the County Fair, pencils by Vic Donahue. Partner or Sweetheart? text story. The Cowgirl and the Sheepherder, art by John Severin. Our Love Wore Six-Guns, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Real Western Hero (1948) 71 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sometimes the opening caption says it best: "Many are the fabled outlaws...but none was so cunning and elusive as the ruthless desert bandit Gopher Graham!" Monte Hale investigates a series of killings by "Billy the Hangman," and learns it's a vendetta against the perpetrators of a long-ago murder. Gabby Hayes winds up trapped between outlaw Grizzly Gus and an actual grizzly, but luckily, he has cookies containing horse tranquilizers. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck and Pete Costanza. Hopalong Cassidy: Gopher Hole; Chief Gray Matter; Saddlehead; Young Falcon: Clawing Death; Li'l Buck; Monte Hale: The Hangman's Scroll; Muscle Hedd; Loco Lew; Red Roan: Cougar Challenge; Cowboy Cal; Gabby Hayes and the Kayo Cookies; Tom Mix: Bullets Can't Spell! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 76 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4468242007

Red Ryder Comics Reprint Edition (1989) 48 GD+ 2.5

16-page partial reprint of Red Ryder Comics #48. Reproduction Daisy ad from 1947 on back cover.

Redskin (1950) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829011

Redskin in "Stop the Cheyenne Drums" and "Pawnee Massacre." Also in this issue: "Indian Arrows" and "The White Warrior" (art by Walter Johnson). John Sink cover. Cover price $0.10.

Ringo Kid (1970 Marvel) 23 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4714805017

Reprints Ringo Kid # 4 and #23. NOTE: #4, #23 AND #25 have the SAME story content although the covers, cover prices, indicas and ad pages are different. The first story in #23, "The Golden Spur!" has the foornote, "Originally presented in Ringo Kid #4." This footnote has been removed in #25. Cover price $0.20.

Rocky Lane Western (1949) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Interior cover tape.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky gets to the bottom of a especially clever cattle rustlers' trick. Gopherface tells his friends why he's worried. Plus photo pinups of Rocky and his equine movie co-star, Black Jack. Rustlers Round-Up!; Sagebrush; Red Rock Robber; Gopherface; Slim Pickens: The Chicken-Hearted Villain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Slash-D Doublecross (1950) 1950 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Howard Larsen and Matt Baker. Digest-sized Western adventure from St. John featuring "cowboy marshal" Tex West. "Cowboy marshal" Tex West helps the town of Buffalo Bend stop the Yaeger gang, but he suspects some of the townspeople are still involved with the Yaegers. The mysterious masked head of the Yaeger gang arranges a death trap for Tex West. The day after the raid on the Slash D Ranch, Tex waits to see if the masked culprits will give themselves away. A showdown at the bank reveals the real bad guys; now all Tex has to do is survive it. Hell-Bent for a Funeral; The Rustlers Lookout; Flames at Midnight; Red Hawk: Mule-Train Ambush; Mark Severn: Lead Harvest; Range Law Rides To Town. 6-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stirring Western (UK c.1950 Streamline) 12 VG/FN 5.0

UK Reprint series. Reprinting western stories from U.S. publications, primarily Outlaws (1948 D.S. Pub.). Cover states "All Colour" but only includes black and red. 28 pages, partial color.

Texan (1948 St. John) 8 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Cover by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Matt Baker, George Tuska, Richard Speed and Howard Larsen. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Smoky Horse dreams of peace between the Apaches and the settlers, but that makes him suspect to both groups, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, action girl Yukon Jane battles wolfpacks and pelt poachers in the northern woods. The Marshal of Eagle Springs tracks masked raiders who use silver bullets, but these are no Rangers. Plus biographical pages on Crazy Horse, Harry Tracy, Jesse James, and Arizona Pete. And a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Cover by Baker. Jesse James; Scalp Hunters Hide Their Tracks; Arizona Pete; Ghost Riders Defy the Range Law; Crazy Horse; The Renegades' Last Raid; The Lone Vigilante; Tracy the Outlaw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 2 VG 4.0

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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom investigates when a stagecoach mysteriously disappears and reappears. Prospector Clem seeks Tom's help when he's haunted by a ghost in his mine, but Tom suspects it's owlhoots, not haints. Tom seeks the answer after a series of murders where the victims are all found smiling. The Mystery of the Vanishing Stagecoach; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Trespassers; The Dude Who Dood It; Tumbleweed Jr. The Pipe Dreams; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Ghost of the Dobie Gold Mine; Whipper-Snappers; The Smiling Dead Men. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.