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Gabby comic books issue 4

  • Issue #4
    Gabby Hayes Western (1948 Fawcett) 4

    The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Sheriff Daggle needs Gabby's help to catch outlaw mastermind Silent Sam, but when his mouth gets stuck with taffy, he's mistaken for Silent Sam himself. Gabby gets into deeper trouble when he agrees to judge a "vittles" cooking contest. Gabby tries to teach a boy the difference between tame and wild horses. Favorite line this issue: "Skedaddle, yuh locoed sprout! That hoss is a killer!" The Plight of Silent Sam; Chief Gray Matter; The Matinee Idol; Loco Lew; Buck Desmond; The Vittles Contest; Tumbleweed Jr.; Menace in Disguise; The Boy Who Loved Horses; Li'l Buck; Cactus Brain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) 4

    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.