Six-Gun Heroes (1950 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books 1960-1962

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. An old enemy hires The Frijole Kid to take care of Wyatt Earp. Price gouging threatens to send the gold-rush town of Bonanza Gap into a mini-depression, unless Lash LaRue can talk some reason into the shopkeepers. Annie Oakley stops a bank robbery and gets voted queen of the Alkali Flats fair. Wyatt Earp: Buntline Magic; Lash LaRue: Trouble in Bonanza; Wild Bill Hickok: Gila River Fracas; Lost and Found; Rocky Lane: Bushwacked; Annie Oakley: Queen of Alkali Flats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ernie Hart, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. A powerful land baron uses thugs to drive homesteaders out of Rain Valley, but when he goes after a 5-year-old orphan, Wild Bill Hickok decides he's gone too far. A barkeep who is also the town's judge, prosecutor and mayor makes his own justice, and that doesn't set well with Wyatt Earp. The townsfolk can't believe it when sharpshooting, two-fisted action gal Annie Oakley gets all girled up while courting John Foxworth. Wyatt Earp: One Man Justice; Lash LaRue: Bushwacker's Reward; Wild Bill Hickok: The Nester's Kid; Prince Albert Kid; Annie Oakley: Delicate Annie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Outraged by the lawlessness of the Old West, gunsmith Clay Boone decides to create a masked identity to deal out justice, and the Gunmaster is born. According to Don Markstein's Toonopedia, "The Gunmaster replaced Wild Bill Hickok (whose unrelated Saturday morning TV series had gone off the air the previous year) just as the superheroes were coming back. A stranger new to town tries to intimidate Annie Oakley into selling her ranch, but he doesn't know Annie very well. Dodge City's gambling czar Ace turns the townsfolk against Wyatt Earp when he tries closing his casinos and saloons. Lash LaRue: The Stray; Introducing the Gunmaster; Manana Mountain; Annie Oakley: Six-Gun Serenade; Wyatt Earp: Top Guns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Wyatt Earp faces the untamed mountain men Moose and Crusher Bantree. The Gunmaster learns that outlaws are planning to frame the nearby Sioux and start a war with white settlers. Annie Oakley decides to teach the Tansey Brothers some manners. Lash LaRue: Gun Reign; The Gunmaster: Behind the Guns; Harrison Trail; Wild Bill Hickok: End of a Badman; Annie Oakley: Darlin' Annie; Wyatt Earp: The Mountain Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. After a masked robber trades bullets with Wyatt Earp and gets away, ex-con Rocky is sure that he'll be blamed for the crime. Gunsmith Clay Boone is never around when the masked Gunmaster is fighting bad guys, and his boss Ebenezer Crotch (yes, really) thinks it's because he's a coward. Tired of being pushed around by bullies like Iron Joe, the ladies in town learn firearms and fisticuffs from Annie Oakley. Lash LaRue: Surprise for the Badgers; The Gunmaster: The Courageous Coward; When Is a Shooting Not a Shooting?; Easy Pickin's; Annie Oakley: The Fair Reformers; Wyatt Earp: The Last Card. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Wild Bill Hickok must save Don Perez's girlfriend from a rogue puma. When Gentry Cole and his Apache pals cause trouble in town, gunsmith Clay Boone beats a hasty retreat so the Gunmaster can deal with them. Sharp-shooter Annie is also sharp-witted, figuring out who robbed the bank in record time. Lash LaRue: Troubleshooter; The Gunmaster: The Killers' Guns!; A Western Wizzard; Wild Bill Hickok: Don for a Day; Annie Oakley: Annie Ain't a Gentleman; Wyatt Earp: Gun-Crazy Marshal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Outlaws manage to convince the townspeople that the masked hero known as the Gunmaster has turned to crime. Wyatt Earp enlists the help of a friend to capture outlaws. Crack shot Annie Oakley keeps the peace in Taos, New Mexico. Plus a history of the Pony Express. Lash LaRue: The Man Between; The Gunmaster: Wanted: Dead or Alive; The Pony Express; Sniper's Shots; Annie Oakley: Trouble in Taos; Wyatt Earp: Draw or... Crawl! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. "Romeo Riva, The Chihuahua Charlatan" and his gang take over the town, and Clark Kent-ish Boone must fade away so the Gunmaster can make things right. Wyatt chases rogue buffalo hunters - tough hombres who became highwaymen when the buffalo herds were hunted to a vanishing point. Wild Bill Hickok wonders why a mysterious gunman is eliminating members of the Stubbs gang before the law can get to them. The Gunmaster; His Lordship Was a Cowboy; Crossfire; Wild Bill Hickok: The Eliminator; Wyatt Earp: The Buffalo Men; The Brain Job. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. Outlaw Quinto Quinn runs for sheriff in a bid to take over the town, and to Nan's chagrin, Clark Kent-ish Clay Boone will not resist...but the Gunmaster will. Wyatt Earp seeks the truth about Thaddeus, a stranger who's quick with the cards and quicker with his hidden derringer. Annie Oakley steps in when a bounty hunter aims to take in reformed ex-bandit Rebel Moore, dead or alive. The Gunmaster: Six-Gun Election; Dakota Dave; Crossfire; Wild Bill Hickok: Brimstone Justice; Wyatt Earp: The Sharper; Annie Oakley: The Wanted Man; Wild Bill Hickok: Blood-Money. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. Lash LaRue is marked for death by Brock Sharkey, a gunslinger who tracks the number of his kills with notches on his gun butt. Wild Bill pretends that his gun hands have been injured, to flush out the killers hired by Bronco Lewis. Annie Oakley takes exception when the son of an accused cattle rustler is bullied by the other kids, and the man is judged by the town before his trial. Lash LaRue: Notches; Kit Carson Recollects; The Prisoner; Wild Bill Hickok: The Silenced Gun; Wyatt Earp: The Best Man; Annie Oakley: Outlaw's Boy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. Tucson Smith and his gang plan to raid the town to get revenge on the Gunmaster. Wyatt Earp needs proof to bring in the holdup gang terrorizing the town, but by the time he gets it, it may be too late. After an encounter with sidewinders, Annie Oakley is stranded in the desert with no horse, a damaged gun, and two escaped convicts on the loose. Gunmaster: Outlaw Reign; Sheriff Slidell: Six Shells to Shoot; Wyatt Earp: Wrangler's Gold; Annie Oakley: Pore Li'l Wildcat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. When a boy sees Wolf Cabot and his gang heading toward town, he goes to warn the Gunmaster. Ex-con Cal Lace rides back into town with revenge on his mind, just when Wyatt Earp is nursing an injured gun arm. Boys share tales of legendary outlaw Bo Rivers, but Annie Oakley knows the truth. Gunmaster: Outlaw Guns; Annie Oakley: Beauty Parade; A Knight of the Old West; Wyatt Earp: Return of the Badman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sal Gentile and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. To keep an outlaw from terrorizing the town, Annie Oakley challenges him to a shooting match. Wyatt Earp is marked for death by Brett Cane, a legendary gunfighter known as "Chained Lightning." Shag Toynbee, "The Overlord of the Badlands," manages to lure the Gunmaster into a trap of fire and gunslingers. Gunmaster: The Flaming Trap; Annie Oakley: Double Double Cross; Have a Husband; Wyatt Earp: Chained Lightning. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes. The Mingo Gang wants to learn the true identity of the Gunmaster, and they threaten to burn down the whole town if they don't. The town toughs scare off any man Annie Oakley is interested in, so she decides to create the toughest tenderfoot of all. The true story of the Pawnee-Sioux War of 1872. Plus adventures of the mysterious wild horse known as Black Fury. Gunmaster: The Star; Annie Oakley: When A Dude Ain't a Dude; Black Fury: The Feud; The Last Battle; Black Fury: Outlaw or Pet; Bad Men of the West; Wyatt Earp: The Younger Brothers! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes. When Annie Oakley wears a dress for the Founder's Day party - which is rare attire for her - a bank robber thinks he sees an opportunity. A wealthy man offers Wyatt Earp a huge pay increase to become sheriff of the lawless town of Sharpsville, but he has a secret motive Wyatt doesn't know about. When outlaws take over a gold-rush town, the Gunmaster brings justice back. Gunmaster: Salty Showdown; Annie Oakley: Deadlier Than the Male; Sheriff Slidell: Victims of Violence; Go West!; Wyatt Earp: No Pay-Off! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes. After a circus tiger is released from its cage by a rival sharpshooter, Annie Oakley must recapture it without killing it. When an impostor dressed as Wyatt Earp is stirring up trouble, Wyatt seeks the Earp impersonator. Outlaws plan to ambush Ulysses S. Grant, and only the Gunmaster can save the President. Gunmaster: The Ambush; Annie Oakley: Tiger; Kit Carson Talks; The Happy Bandit; The Cowboy's Rope!; Wyatt Earp ...Outlaw! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes. When Annie Oakley falls for handsome, gentlemanly Rod, she gets all girly and starts wearing dresses, unaware that he's just trying to distract her while his gang robs the bank. New Orleans gambler Lucas Landry scams every card player in Dodge, and eventually winds up in a life-or-death game with Wyatt Earp. Cat Ferris's gang targets the town after it appears they have killed the Gunmaster in an ambush. Gunmaster: Gunmaster - Killed?; Annie Oakley: Annie the Lady; Old Timer of the Frontier Village; Mountain Man's Gun; Sam Bass; Wyatt Earp: Low Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.