Dead Eye Western Comics Vol. 1 (1948) comic books 1949

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. The Lost Dutchman, art by Mike Suchorsky; Not one has come back searching for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. America's First Bank Robbers, art by Ed Smalle; The holdup of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota, by the Younger and James gang ends in disaster. Bucky O'Neill the Warrior Marshal; The exploits of Bucky O'Neill, who was Sheriff in Arizona and died in the Spanish-American war on Cuba. The Wanderer; Tim Hanley's search for his brother's killer. The Widow Maker, art by John Prentice; The story of Clay Allison, a Texas desperado after the Civil War. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "The Lost Dutchman," art by Mike Suchorsky; Not one has come back searching for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. "America's First Bank Robbers," art by Ed Smalle; The hold-up of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota, by the Younger and James gang ends in disaster. "Bucky O'Neill the Warrior Marshal"; The exploits of Bucky O'Neill, who was Sheriff in Arizona and died in the Spanish-American war on Cuba. "Race on the Big Muddy" article; Competition between fur companies in the Rockies and upper Missouri. "The Wanderer"; Tim Hanley's search for his brother's killer. "The Man and the Mountain"; Zebulon Pike's explorations in the Rocky Mountains in 1805. "The Widow Maker," art by John Prentice; The story of Clay Allison, a Texas desperado after the Civil War. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Charles Raab, Bill Fraccio, Ed Moore, Al McWilliams and Art Helfant. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Would-be prospectors seek fortunes in Death Valley, but the Apaches refuse to reveal the source of their gold. The legend of Tom Bell, the "Outlaw Doc" - physician, notorious outlaw, and architect of the very first stagecoach robbery. Baron Buckskin enjoys a lengthy demonstration while shopping for a yacht. The Buzzard Of Sacred Mesa; Dime Store Desperado; The Last Of The Scanlans; The Golden Kick; Frontier Columbus; The Wonderful Big Bill; Baron Buckskin; False-Face. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Al McWilliams and others. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Outlaws plot to foment war between Natives and settlers to steal reservation land. The life of Jack Powers, champion horseman and leader of the notorious Jack Powers Gang. Former Dodge City Marshal Bill Tilghman brings down the infamous Doolin Gang in Oklahoma. The Survivor; The Well Dressed Coyote; The Rusty .44; Double Shuffle; Horse-Thief; The Locusts; Shorty Shotgun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Paul Parker and Bill Walton. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. This issue features a triad of biographies of famous Western oddballs: The strange true story of San Francisco eccentric Norton, who proclaimed himself Norton I, the Emperor of the United States. Sideshow performer Leon Borchardt, aka "Oofty Goofty," performed odd feats and was seemingly immune to pain. Folk hero Windwagon Thomas fitted a wagon with a sail to ride the winds across the flat prairies of Kansas. Siege; The Mad Murdocks; Emperor of the United States; Oofty-Goofty; An Even Split; The Mescalero Indians; The Sign in the Sky; Windwagon Thomas; Warwhoop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Al Ulmer, Art Peddy and Ed Smalle. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Doc Brown (no relation to the Back to the Future character) sets up shop in a small Western town and treats anyone: cowpoke or outlaw, settler or Navajo. Immigrant settlers face a murderous outlaw gang and an Old West protection racket. A British rail engineer, seeking excitement, joins the pioneering rail lines of the Wild West. Doc Brown's Breed; The Tenderfoot; The Man With the Carpetbag; Pike's Peak Dream; The Comanches; Lappyn of the Wild West; Roped!; The Red Dog Soldiers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.