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Real Western Hero (1948) comic books

  • Issue #70
    Real Western Hero (1948) 70
    • 1.25" Internal page tear.
    • 1/4" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust and Migration

    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Numbering continues from Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) #69. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy battles scheming land-grabbers trying to steal homesteaders' land. The outlaw known as the Coyote targets the San Pedro bank, not knowing that Monte Hale is sleeping in the hotel next door. Western movie hero Tom Mix helps homesteaders defend their new land. Hopalong Cassidy: The Land Grab; Chief Gray Matter; Cactus Brain; Young Falcon; Li'l Buck; Monte Hale: Coyote Hunt; Muscle Hedd; Loco Lew; Red Roan: King of the Herd; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: Mule Head; Tom Mix: Gunfire Decision. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #72
    Real Western Hero (1948) 72
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Heavy water damage.

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Stan Campbell. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Hopalong Cassidy tracks outlaws across the Rio Grande, and gets trapped in a gun battle in a flooding tunnel. Tom Mix becomes a Pony Express rider, just as outlaws violate the peace treaty with Chief Thunder Eye's people. Investigating sudden hostilities between the Cheyenne and white settlers, Monte Hale is aided by a Cheyenne boy he once saved from an eagle attack. Hopalong Cassidy: Border Patrol; Chief Gray Matter; Young Falcon: The Escape; Monte Hale: Duel to the Death; Loco Lew; Red Roan: The Untamed; Gabby Hayes: Trail of Gold; Tom Mix: The Ride to Doom! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #73
    Real Western Hero (1948) 73

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Hopalong Cassidy tries to protect a wagon train from outlaws, and winds up tied to a stake. When Young Falcon tracks down the renegades who are impersonating his tribe, he uses a tribal mask to impersonate their shaman. Tom Mix realizes that the showboat that's stopped outside of town is just a distraction so outlaws can rob the bank. Hopalong Cassidy: Stakes of Death; Cactus Brain; Young Falcon: The Victorious Masquerade; Monte Hale: The Coyote Chase; Li'l Buck; Red Roan: Grizzly Killer; Gabby Hayes: Victory of the Vittles; Tom Mix: The Crime Show Boat! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #74
    Real Western Hero (1948) 74
    • Centerfold detached at both staples.

    Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Needing money for groceries, solo sidekick Gabby Hayes joins a posse seeking outlaw Horrible Harry. Young Falcon regains the tribal token from the renegades that killed his father, but now he must escape from them. Tom Mix loans his horse to a boy, so he can enter a race and use the prize money to rebuild his fire-damaged home. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The first of a series of nice Norman Saunders painted covers that lasted after the title changed to Western Hero. Hopalong Cassidy: The Twin River Massacre; Cactus Brain; Loco Lew; Young Falcon: Captive; Monte Hale: Outlaw Town; Li'l Buck; Red Roan: The Bargain; Gabby Hayes: Posse Peril; Tom Mix: The Son of Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #75
    Real Western Hero (1948) 75

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Disparate outlaws unite into the world's first organized crime gang, unless Hopalong Cassidy can stop them. When the Ojibwe mount a siege on Fort McKechnie, Monte Hale is the only man who can prevent a massacre. A star-crossed romance between two young lovers deepens the feud between their fathers, who are rival ranchers. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Hopalong Cassidy: The Army of Outlaws; Chief Gray Matter; Cactus Brain; Loco Lew; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Fortune Hunters; Young Falcon: Death By-Passed; Monte Hale: Fort of Peril; Li'l Buck; Red Roan: The Challenger; Gabby Hayes to the Rescue; Tom Mix: Cupid's Perils. Final issue under this title; series continues under the slightly changed title Western Hero (1949) #76. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.