Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #1
$5.60
Tracks of Guilt. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. Gabby graduates from his correspondence detective school and gets a disguise kit in the mail, including a scruffy gray beard just like his own. He decides to put them to use when he thinks a crime has been committed. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.
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Issue #2
$3.49
"In the Fence Post Mystery." Promotional comic, 24 pages, newsprint, 6-3/4 x 2 in.
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Issue #4
$5.60
The Frame-Up. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. While looking for lost cattle on the ridge over Buzzard's Bend, Gabby witnesses a stagecoach robbery. He soon finds he's been framed for the crime, and only the cows can corroborate his alibi. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.
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Issue #5
$9.00
The Double Cross Brand. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. An outlaw steals Gabby's horse Corker. The only clue is a vest marked with the brand of the Double Cross Ranch. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.
