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Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 60 VG 4.0

Water spotting.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a two-part story, a fugitive killer takes over a Forest Ranger station. But when a fire breaks out, the forest is unprotected, and Tom must battle a disaster in the making as well as find the killer. In another story, Tom races to deliver a vaccine to a plague-infected area, but outlaws seeing him think he must be carrying valuables. The End of the Trail, Part I: Havoc in the Timber Woods; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Part II: The Blazing Inferno; Trapped!; Jeeter and His Talking Horse Preposterous: A Night Time Fable; Fightin' Forbes: Brave Man; Tom Mix and the Package of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 1 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on interior cover.

Label #1482221025

Cover by Syd Shores. First appearance of Two Gun Kid in "Introducing the Two Gun Kid," art by Syd Shores; The Two-Gun Kid and his horse Cyclone ride into the town of Sundown, Arizona; There a stray bullet zips by knocking off the cowboy's had; Suspecting trouble, Two-Gun rushes to the saloon where the shot rang out from and finds a man shot in the arm for refusing to take a drink with another. First appearance of Blaze Carson (unnamed) in "The Sheriff"; The Sheriff is spending his quiet day playing checkers with one of the locals when he hears someone beating up on a horse. "Two Hungry Hikers" text story. "The Code of the West," art by Syd Shores; Dry Gultch, Nevada has been plagued with a series of bank robberies that has kept the town living in fear, and the sheriff unable to catch the gang responsible; 20 minutes after the most recent robbery, Sheriff Winn gathers a posse to go out looking for the thieves and bring them to justice. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 3 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4577778001

Cover pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Bill Everett. "The Killer Badman and the Colt-Hung Kid"; Two-Gun Kid rides Cyclone into what he thinks is a peaceful town but is suddenly corrected when he hears the sounds of gunshots; He witnesses a bank robbery seeing the shooter get away. "Guns, Gold, and Glory!", art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid is checking into a hotel in Cactus County, Arizona where the clerk hands him a letter; It's from Two-Gun's friend Billy Bailey who writes that he is about to die and leaves Two-Gun his ranch in payment for once saving his life. "Gun Guard for Boot-Hill!"; The Sheriff is called out into the street because there is trouble with the incoming stagecoach; Rushing outside he finds that the shotgun rider has been killed, the third this week. "Good Luck to Me" text story. "Death in the Ring!", pencils by Syd Shores, inks by John Forte; The Two-Gun Kid stops at a blacksmith to get his horse shoed, and the blacksmith suggests that the Kid take a coach up to Cimarron City to see the big fight between Curly Collins and the champ Gus Matzo; The Kid decides to go and check it out for himself. The Two Gun Kid coloring page by Syd Shores. "Oil Is Where You Find It" starring Annie Oakley. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 6 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4577778002

Cover by Syd Shores. "Trail of the Owl-Hooter"; Two-Gun Kid is called to San Antonio, Texas by the governor of the state who hires him to track down and bring in an outlaw named Chet "Limpy" Saunders. "Trouble by the Gallon!"; Riding the range and running low on water, the Two-Gun Kid rides into the Evans Ranch to see if he can refill his canteen; He is confronted by owner Steve Evans and his ranch hands at first believe him to be a member of Sam Stone's ranch. "Prairie Fire" text story. "Showdown on the Sonoma Stage"; In the town of Somona, a stage coach carrying gold is once more robbed and the driver shot dead; Hoping to stop the thief, the local banker hires Tex Taylor to ride shotgun on the next ride out. "Marvel Comics Group" editorial disputing Dr. Wertham's article in the Saturday Review of Literature. Death Rides the Range!; At the Double Bar ranch, Billy Harrison finds another one of the ranches cattle dead; Two-Gun Kid passes through the area and Billy thinks him the source of the cattle dying and tries to shoot him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 71 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Dick Ayers, Larry Lieber and George Roussos. The Two-Gun Kid finally makes his first and last mistake! And one other human being learns the Kid's true identity in "Showdown with Jesse James!" by Stan Lee, Dick Ayers and George Roussos. Also in this issue: Back-up story "Action at Arrow Rock!" by Lee (plot), Larry Lieber (script/pencils) and Roussos (inks). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Weird Western Tales (1972 1st Series) 12 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

First issue (title continues from All Star Western). 52-page giant. Third appearance of Jonah Hex in "Promise to a Princess!" with script by John Albano, art by Tony DeZuniga. El Diablo stars in "A Time to Die!" with script by Cary Bates, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Berni Wrightson (4 pages). Reprints: Batlash with script by Sergio Aragones and Denny O'Neil, art by Nick Cardy (part 2, continues from All-Star Western); and Pow-Wow Smith in The Treasure of the Flaming Arrows!" with art by Carmine Infantino. Joe Kubert cover. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Western Tales (1972 1st Series) 20 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715514015

Jonah Hex stars in "Blood Brothers" with script by Arnold Drake, art by Tony DeZuniga. Back-up story: "Turnabout" with plot by Sergio Aragones, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Gil Kane. :uiz Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.20.

Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 26 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4354074025

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Trek Of Treachery starring Wild Bill Hickok. The Secret of the Lost Treasure starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. The Big Cut! text story. Dangerous Trail!, art by Gerald McCann. The Flaming Fingers of Danger!; a stealthy hand sends the quiet forest into a blazing inferno of burning death. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wyatt Earp (1958 Dell) 9 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation.

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Cover photo of Hugh O'Brian. Stories and art by Russ Manning and others. Adventures of the famed Dodge City marshal, based on the 1950s TV Western and featuring art by comics legend Russ Manning. Pat witnesses killings during a stage holdup, but he doesn't believe Wyatt can protect him. After renegades steal rifles from the town, Wyatt must find them before the town takes action against the nearby tribal encampment. Bushwhacker Country; The Miners Message; Jail Break; The Renegades; Hide Hunter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zorro Man of the Dead HC (2026 Massive) Artist Edition 1-1ST NM 9.4

Limited to 250 Copies

1st printing. Collects Zorro: Man of the Dead (2024 Massive) #1-4. Story and art by Sean Gordon Murphy. Massive Select presents the Zorro: Man of the Dead ARTIST EDITION. This beautiful 11x17 hardcover collects volume one of Sean Murphy's reimagining of the masked vigilante in a stunning black & white format at the original art size. This 104-page oversized artist edition is limited to 1000 copies printed and was previously only available as part of the crowdfunding campaign. 'Don Quixote meets Narcos in Sean Gordon Murphy's Zorro: Man of the Dead. In this modern reimagining- the writer-artist behind DC Comic's Batman: White Knight- delivers a fresh take on the legendary swashbuckling hero. Hardcover, 11-in. x 17-in., 104 pages, B&W.