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Texan (1948 St. John) comic books

  • Issue #4
    Texan (1948 St. John) 4
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Near complete spine split through cover and first wrap.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Howard Larsen, Martin Gale, Richard Speed and Rudy Palais. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. The Texan goes after outlaw Silver Dollar Sam, but only captures his girlfriend, who says things like "Git yore dirty paws off'n me, yuh tin-starred lawdog!" Mustang Jack helps rancher Linda search for a missing cowhand, and finds danger instead. Plus a comics biography of Lakota Sioux leader Crazy Horse. Action-girl cover by Baker. The Texan; Mustang Jack; Horse Thief's Last Laugh; Bill Pickett, Originator of Bulldogging; Crazy Horse; Buckskin Belle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Texan (1948 St. John) 5
    Auction opens April 5
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Howard Larsen, Bert N. Dean, and Bill Walsh. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Female rancher and action girl Buckskin Belle offers to teach her handsome but clueless neighbor the ways of the West, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A Texas Ranger battles outlaws who are trying to drive homesteaders off their land. Mustang Jack helps Linda when rustlers target her ranch. Also featuring a vintage full-color comics ad for "The Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen" including images of the young movie star. Cover by Baker. Winner's Draw; Buckskin Belle: Peril on the Prairie; The Bold Buckeroo; The Texan; Mustang Jack: High Stakes-Low Bid; Shot in the Dark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Texan (1948 St. John) 8
    • Paper: Cream
    • Label #1298005008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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.

  • Issue #12
    Texan (1948 St. John) 12

    Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Renegade Sioux try to end the peace treaty with the settlers and start a war, unless Hawk Knife can stop them, in one of three stories this issue with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, Black Feathers kidnaps Jenny in order to free her son, who has been captured by the scout White Eagle. Cowboys Terry and Willie herd a cattle drive to feed starving Cheyenne, but mistrust leads to the risk of war. Ambush at Alkali Flats; Hawk Knife: Scalp Fever Strikes the Sioux; Bushwhacker's Bullet; Something About Indians; Cheyenne Joe; Gambler's Ghost; Trail of the Longhorns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.