Monte Hale Western (1948 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books 1951

Stories and art by Bob McCarthy and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. In the midst of a heated election for governor, Monte's old foe The Gravedigger turns up, but who is he gunning for? When Monte guards his old pal Alfalfa Smith's oil-rich land, owlhoots take another tack by masquerading as Alfalfa's long-lost nephew. Monte rides a runaway locomotive into the hidden hideout of The Railroad Kid. Plus a cowboy song, a vintage Captain Tootsie Tootsie Roll ad, and a comics-format ad for Carnation featuring another movie cowboy, Rocky Lane. The Victim of the Past; Gabby Hayes: The Deadly Duel; Gray Hawk: Lobo's Death; The Man Who Wouldn't Be Rich; The Night Riders of the Osage; Rolly and Slim; Old Slick; The Railroad Roundup. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob McCarthy and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. In a multi-part story, Monte must rescue a pal from the inaccessible bandit stronghold known as Outlaw Mesa. Comic relief Gabby Hayes meets lady outlaw Esther, who hates cowboys, but she doesn't know about Gabby's lemonade spiked with "Generosity Juice." Outlaw Mesa; Gabby Hayes: Esther the Nester; Gray Hawk: Trail of the Night Loon!; Chief Gray Matter; Motoring Morgan; Eggbert, the Egg King!; Bronko Betsy; Old Slick; Loco Lew; Casanova Charlie; Pinto Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Monte Hale and Pardner cover photo. The Verse of Death, art by Edmond Good; Monte has to find out the last verse of a song to locate a band of killers. Captive's Return text story featuring Gray Hawk by Dick Kraus. How to make a treasure chest with Scotch Cellophane Tape ad. The Fake Brand, art by Carl Pfeufer; Gabby traces cattle rustlers to the ranch of Bigger Oaff. Monte Hale Battles the Human Fort!, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Edmond Good; Monte uses a swarm of bees to overcome an ironclad outlaw. The Boy Editor of Faro City, script by Bill Woolfolk; Freedom of the press in a town run by gamblers. Captain Video ad with photo of Al Hodge. Monte Hale Tackles the Rodeo Terror!, art by Edmond Good; Baker and Morgan had two black horses and a trick chute; They always switched them so Morgan rode the easy one, and the local rider the killer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. When cattle barons make war on each other to win the right to supply railway workers, Monte's old enemy The Gravedigger is hired to make things worse. Bumbling hero Gabby Hayes is sent out from Fort Gooseberry to ride for reinforcements before a siege. Wayne Jackson's brothers were famous outlaws, so he's the prime suspect for the Slade City holdup, but Monte's not convinced. Guns of the Gravedigger; Gabby Hayes: Gabby Holds the Fort; Gray Hawk: Quicksand Trap; Hayfever Hal; Boxcar Benny; The Last Jackson; He Aimed for Fame; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: The Bad Brahma Bull; Old Slick; Wise Words!; Little Scrapper; The Pistol-Packing Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. In a multi-part story, a naive military commander from back East threatens to cause a catastrophic war between settlers and the Arapahoe, and Monte must keep the peace. Four-star sidekick Gabby Hayes rents a hot-air balloon from a carnival to keep an eye out for rustlers, but what is he supposed to do once he sees them? Renegade of the Rockies; Gabby Hayes: The Balloonatic; Gray Hawk: Cloudburst Valley; Dance of Doom!; Sorrowful Hollowell; Pete and Pat: A Scene on the Desert; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Passage from Peril! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Monte Hale and Pardner cover photo. View-Master ad with Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Cisco Kid, and Gene Autry. Comic strip ad for Royal Crown Cola. The Owl Creek Holdup!, art by Edmond Good; Coach after coach limped back into town with tales of having been ambushed and robbed on Owl Creek Bridge. Monte Hale Western subscription ad. Forest Ally text story featuring Gray Hawk Story by Dick Kraus. Pinhead and Foodini ad. The Flying Foe, art by Leonard Frank; Gabby Hayes enters a horse race while chasing a fly. The Chuck Wagon Coyote; No one wanted to take the place of the missing cook, but Monte. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. A lawyer in a small Western town thick with outlaws must strap on his guns when the law won't do the trick. A gambler may have made his last bet, unless Monte can outdraw his opponent. A con man puts one over on a small town, but Monte has a trick or two up his own sleeves. Plus vintage comics-format ads for Popsicle and Dubble Bubble. The Fighting Lawyer; Gabby Hayes: The Old Man Comes Back; Gray Hawk: Otapi Silver Mine; Gambler's Showdown; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; The Swindler's Triumph. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte finds himself in a horse race for his life against Ahmed, the Arabian considered the fastest horse on the planet, but Monte's horse Pardner is no three-toed sloth. A reporter suggests that the really dangerous outlaws were in the early days of the West, and then he meets Mad Dog McKee. Grizzled goober Gabby Hayes dresses as Santa for Christmas (in a red union suit), but accidentally picks up an outlaw gang's bag of stolen gold. Plus a vintage comics-format ad from Popsicle for the "Cowboy Boot Ring," a sort of Swiss Army knife in the shape of a boot...but it's a ring. Monte Hale and the Champion; Gabby Hayes: Shooting at Santa; Gray Hawk: Victims of the Kasagi; The Worst of the Badmen; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; The Hard Luck Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edmond Good, Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. When Kansas ranchers think Monte has spread the deadly Texas fever to their cattle, they tie him to a bucking bronco by his neck! Monte donates his gun to the traveling exhibit of huckster JP Farnum, which makes him look guilty when Farnum is later murdered and his gun is found. Outlaws think to strike while the sheriff is listening to Gabby's long-winded stories, but get caught in a prank war between Gabby and another goober. Plus vintage ads for Dubble Bubble and RC Cola, and one for Wheaties ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring Phil Rizzuto of the Yankees. Death from Texas; Gabby Hayes: The Spook Rider; Gray Hawk: Circus Captive; Jackson and Jill; Old Slick; The Curio Caravan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte tries to find out how executed highwayman Banko Simms has seemingly returned from the grave with revenge on his mind. Figure of fun Gabby Hayes gets into a fight over painting a barn with a young farmhand named Rem Brandt. Long-retired lawman Pop Craig decides to strap on his guns one more time to help Monte find The Outlaws of Bat Cavern. Plus vintage ads for cereal-box prizes, including the "Magic Moving Picture Eye" and Walt Disney mini-comics. Dead Man's Rendezvous; Gabby Hayes: Paint in the Neck; The Outlaws of Bat Cavern; Gray Hawk: Dance of the Wolf; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Rustler's Rockets. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. A goofy-looking traveling minstrel with a banjo turns out to be a dangerous gunslinger. Gray Hawk seeks a tribe that seemingly vanished. No one has been able to master the wild horse called Mr. Dynamite. The Return of the Minstrel Man; Gray Hawk: The Missing Tribe; Rimrock Roundup!; Bronko Betsy; Gabby Hayes: The Vanishing Veal; The Breaking of Mister Dynamite; Marriageable Margie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Someone has dammed up the Dead River to end a peace treaty between settlers and the Dakota, and Monte wants to find out who did it. Gabby Hayes, in the dictionary next to the word "grizzled," enters the Beard Beauty Contest and the judges are in for a shock. Monte learns about a blackmail scheme and swears to find the owlhoot behind it all. River Menace; Gray Hawk: Forest Pinto; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; The Gully-Hoppers; Druggist Dugger; Gabby Hayes: The Beard Beauty Contest; Hitt and Runn; Our Ancestors ...As It Might Have Happened!; Blackmailer's Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.