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Dead Eye Western Comics Vol. 2 (1951) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #1
    Dead Eye Western Comics Vol. 2 (1951) 1
    • .5" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached.

    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.

  • Issue #10
    Dead Eye Western Comics Vol. 2 (1951) 10

    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.