Gabby Hayes Western (1948 Fawcett) comic books 1954-1956
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Issue #53
$2.50
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Stories and art by Leonard Frank, Art Helfant and Dick Kraus. The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby wants to know why the Headless Horseman is warning folks to stay away from River Valley. When Heartless McGue and his gang kidnap Tippy, Gabby tracks them to their mountaintop hideout. Gabby and Bullfrog Banks compete to capture the elusive white antelope and the favor of the Antelope tribe. Favorite line this issue: "Skeedaddle, yuh consarned haint! I ain't handing over my be-ootiful haid to a hombre who ain't got a haid of his own!" Rattlers; The Headless Horseman; Western Quiz; Young Falcon: The Strange Sleep!; Gunsmoke at Eagle Rock; Buck Desmond: Lobo Killer; The White Antelope; Prospector Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #57
$3.20
- Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust.
Cover by Charles Nicholas, Jack Sparling and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Bill Alexander. The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Wicked Willie and Sinful Sid use ventriloquism to make Gabby Hayes think his horse can talk, but when the Wells Fargo is robbed, things quickly get out of hand. Gabby Hayes loses his hearing after being thrown into a trough by a bucking bronco, and an outlaw mistakes him for the town doctor. Favorite line this issue: "If you harm a hair of Corker's mane, I'll fling you from here to the Rio Grande!' Cactus Brain; Right From The Horse's Mouth; Hill Billy; Oh! Doctor!; The Red Bandana; Whitey Whiskers; Trail of the Whisperer; Tommy and Tammy; Lil' Buck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
