Monte Hale Western (1948 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books 1949

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte helps capture an outlaw gang, but now he must escort them alone across seventy miles of desert. Monte helps an aging sheriff capture the outlaw Red Jack, and gets framed for his trouble. The story of how Monte met his faithful stallion, Pardner, while chasing the outlaw Johnny Deuces across the desert. Plus a vintage comics-formatted ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic and the radio show The Adventures of Sam Spade. Terror Trek; Bronko Betsy; The Over Age Sheriff; Gray Hawk: Panther Peril; Pardner: Outlaw Stallion; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Brainstorm; Tribe of the Tomahawk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gil Kane, Bill Woolfolk and Edmond Good. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Trapped by a blizzard, Monte investigates reports of a werewolf stalking the Western frontier. A friend of Monte's invents the horseless carriage a few decades early, but it promptly gets hijacked by bank robbers. Monte aids Navajo warriors against outlaws, in a rare (for its era) story about the plight of Native Americans, featuring early art by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Plus a vintage ad for WWII surplus "US Army Air Forces Flying Helmets." The Fangs of the Wolfman; Bronko Betsy; Old Slick; The Horseless Coach; Gray Hawk: Knives of the Plainsmen; The Black Gold; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Big Reward; The Killers' Tournament. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gil Kane and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Outlaw Bankroll Barr hires Monte's old enemy The Gravedigger (formerly the Undertaker) to help him get rid of Hale. A sheriff needs Monte's help capturing outlaw Luke Cleaver, who's disguised as a "prairie peddler" or traveling salesman, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Grizzled sidekick Gabby Hayes experiences his own version of the famous jumping-frog story. Gunbarrel Justice; Bronko Betsy; Gabby Hayes and the Jumping Frog; Prairie Peddler; Vultures of the Buffalo Range; Gray Hawk: Trail by Fire; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Surrounded; Desert Raiders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte's old enemies The Gravedigger (formerly the Undertaker), The Coyote, and The Gopher join forces to trap Monte in an open grave. Monte gets the goods on a corrupt land baron who's swindling settlers with faked contracts, featuring a scene where Monte uses a filing cabinet as a bullet-shield. While running supplies to his prospector pals Baldy and Chuck, Monte learns they've made an incredible diamond strike, and sticks around for the trouble he knows will follow. Three Enemies; Old Slick; Abijah's Dark Defeat; Bronko Betsy; Gray Hawk: Nuisance Hound; Slaves of Jewel Valley; Gabby Hayes: Demon Dentist; The Man Who Hated Indians. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte gets caught up in a range war between cattle barons and independent ranchers, with each thinking he's on the other side. A ranch hand brags about his cattle so much, Old Slick suggests having them engraved instead of branded. Legendary Western sidekick Gabby Hayes goes up against The Pied Piper Pinto, a wild horse that releases other horses into the wild; luckily, he's got Corker the horse on his side. Plus a vintage comics-formatted ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic and the radio show The Adventures of Sam Spade. Cattle Empire!; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Monte Hale and the Horse-Killer!; Hungry Hank; Bobo; Frontier Wedding; Gramp; Gray Hawk: Teepee of Terror; Gopherface Gus; Vita Min; Lazy Lee Rests His Case; Gabby Hayes: The Pied Piper Pinto; Riding High. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte meets the legendary Pueblo Kid, and must decide if he's the Robin Hood of the West or just a gun-toting outlaw. Legendary Western sidekick Gabby Hayes meets the eccentric Barnacle Ben, who's turned his covered wagon into a sailboard - but once it gets going, it can't stop. Plus a vintage ad for Walt Disney character "Joinies" paper dolls (inside boxes of Raisin Bran). Showdown With the Pueblo Kid; Gray Hawk: White Man's Magic; Gabby Hayes: The Prairie Clipper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Monte Hale and Pardner cover photo. The Massacre, pencils by Leonard Frank; Chief Angry Bear had assembled his warriors in a mighty force to attack the fort at Little Bow. Son of the Turtle text story starring Gray Hawk. Prairie Plague, art by Bob Laughlin; Monte had to find out if Doc Blabber aimed to save people from the Bubonic Plague or if he just "invented" it. Cowgirl Courage, art by Edmond Good; When a traveling show of girl dancers and singers are stranded by a crooked manager, they buy a ranch and manage to run it. Tight Rope to Doom, art by Jack Binder; Gabby walks on a tight rope for charity. The Graverobbers Escape; As The Gravedigger waited for his hanging he searched desperately for a means to escape. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte is amazed when the new sheriff who calls himself Mr. Law is able to capture every bad guy in town in just one week, but he suspects there's more to the story. A traveling circus's hot-air balloon gives Monte the chance to make an aerial raid on an outlaw encampment. Monte investigates when a river mysteriously changes its course, leaving settlers homeless. Plus a vintage comics-formatted ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic and the radio show The Adventures of Sam Spade, and another for Tootsie Roll featuring Captain Tootsie. Monte Meets Mr. Law; Gray Hawk: Attack by the Poncas; Quicksand Haven; Blood Brothers; Gabby Hayes: Stage Struck!; Poor Pop; The River That Wouldn't Stay Put! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. When Monte investigates an abandoned mine that suddenly starts producing gold, he runs into his old enemy The Gravedigger. Monte pursues the mysterious "pirate train," a rogue locomotive (flying the Jolly Roger!) that makes raids on other trains. Monte faces the return of his old foe, the feral Wolfman. The Great Gold Strike; Bronko Betsy; Pirate Train!; Old Slick; Lamebrain Lem; Millionaire Roundup; Big Dreamer Bigglesberry; Gray Hawk: Mountain Ambush; Quicksand Haven; Blood Brothers; Gabby Hayes: Medicine Man; Return of the Wolfman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte is framed for horse rustling, a hanging offense, and must escape to clear his name. Sidekick Gabby Hayes tries to put one over on rotund pie thief Thaddeus Scrumps. Monte's friend Pappy Parsons, a steamboat captain, seeks Monte's help when the rival stagecoach line tries to put him out of business. Plus vintage "Comix Cards" (like the later Marvel Trading Cards) featuring Fawcett's Western hero Golden Arrow, and a comics-formatted ad for Carnation featuring Rocky Lane (and some great tiger art). And a vintage ad for Wheaties ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers. Monte Hale Battles the Horse Rustlers; Bronko Betsy; Gabby Hayes Bites the Hand That Feeds Him!; Steamboat Passage; Gray Hawk: Swamp Monster; Guns Across the Truro; Sporty Sparkins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edmond Good and Dick Kraus. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte encounters the outlaw gang of Goldie, the Goldfinger-like crime boss who is obsessed with gold and golden objects. A bank is robbed by "renegade pygmy Indians," only three feet tall (who share one horse!), in the strangest Western tale since The Terror of Tiny Town. Monte's friend Doc Bowden has to save an injured settler in the middle of a blazing gun battle. Plus a vintage comics-formatted ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic and the radio show The Adventures of Sam Spade. The Undercover Men; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: The Old Chisholm Trail; The Pygmy Plunderers; Hard Headed Hankus; Prairie Doctor; Gabby Hayes Gets Branded; Steamboat Passage; Gray Hawk: The Fire-Maker; Monte Hale Fights the Phantom Warriors. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte sets out to protect a man falsely accused of murder from the vigilante band that has the whole town in terror. Monte pursues the bandit known as The Texas Kid to fulfill a promise he made to a dying Texas Ranger. Sidekick-hero Gabby Hayes arranges for a Western version of the new game called "baseball" to cheer up a sick kid, but the cowpokes aren't quite clear on the rules. Plus a cowboy song and a vintage ad for a "laminated plastic recording" of Monte Hale Western songs, Monte Hale Sings For You! Monte Hale Fights the Vigilante Terror; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Monte Hale and the Dying Ranger; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: The Cowboy's Lament; Hard Monte Hale Rides The Trouble Trail!!; Gabby Hayes: Wild West Baseball!; Gray Hawk: River Trap; Monte Hale Rides The Piute War Trail. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.