Western Hero (1949) comic books 1950

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy investigates a murder that is complicated by one body too many. Monte Hale faces a sheriff gone bad. Missing moccasins give Tom Mix the clue to a murder. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade and one featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. Hopalong Cassidy: The Case of the Extra Body; Monte Hale Meets the Killer Sheriff; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Obo Terror; Gabby Hayes: Coached for Trouble; Li'l Buck; Buck and Cluck: Oh, Brother; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Paper Picker; Tom Mix: The Case of the Lost Moccasins. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd witnesses a deputy's murder and learns that the local sheriff has been replaced by an outlaw. (The series formerly titled "Hopalong Cassidy" begins referring to its hero by the name "Bill Boyd" (Hopalong's actor) with this issue, possibly because of issues with rights to the character.) Monte Hale isn't sure what to think when dead gunslingers seemingly return from the dead as ghost bandits. Tom Mix investigates when a rancher is beaten by outlaws who want the money in the ranch safe. Bill Boyd: The False Accusation; Monte Hale and the Bandits of Boot Hill; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Logger Peril; Li'l Buck; Smart Alex; Tom Mix and the Strange Lands! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.90 View scan

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd tries to figure out the connection between the attack on a rancher and the bank robbers who hit the Loder town bank. Monte Hale tracks the mysterious masked bandit known as Senor Diablo to his hideout. Tom Mix tries to cure a sheriff of shock so he can learn who attacked the man, before they come back to finish the job. Bill Boyd: The Underground Tunnel; Monte Hale Meets Senor Diablo; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Valley Prison; Gabby Hayes: The Prairie Pirate; Li'l Buck; Tumbleweed Jr.: Truth Pays; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Fish's Tale; Tom Mix: The Unknown Enemy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00 View scan

Stories and art by Leonard Frank, Edmond Good and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd must track a killer through deadly Bullet Hole Trail, a mountain passage so narrow, there's no turning back. Monte Hale suspects a famous stage clown of a string of robberies, but the man has an alibi, being on stage during the crimes. Tom Mix tries to capture the mind-controlling menace known as The Hypnotist, but the fugitive is one step ahead. Bill Boyd: The Bullet Hole Trail; Monte Hale: The Minstrel Man; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Last Farewell; Gabby Hayes: The Knight of Terror; Cactus Brain; Li'l Buck; Dimwit Dimby; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Hot Chestnuts; Dusty: The Joker Gets Joked; Tom Mix: The Hypnotist. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Monte Hale catches up to his old enemy The Cougar, an outlaw in a cougar mask who also has a trained cougar sidekick. Gabby Hayes is mistakenly recruited by the Canadian Mounties (who actually wanted tracker "Grabby Ace") to track down fearsome Giant George, the Fur Fiend of the frozen North. Tom Mix faces the strange Count Ragoon from Transylvania, in a sort of Western horror story. Bill Boyd: The Disappearing Bandits; Musical Mullins Uses His Head!; Monte Hale: The Menace of the Cougar; Cactus Brain; Gabby Hayes of the Northwest Mounted; Huck and Buck: Clothes (Un)Conscious!; Slim Carson: Border Slaying; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Monkey Shines; Luke and Fluke: Healthy Hokum!; Tom Mix: The Dobie Vampire! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd enters a horse race to win money for the Old Folks' Home, but someone doesn't want him to win that race. Monte Hale faces the return of his old enemy The Minstrel Man, a (white) stage clown who has turned to crime. An artist helps Tom Mix identify a stage robber. Bill Boyd: The Race of Peril; Monte Hale: The Song of Death; Slim Carson: Ocatillo Witness; Li'l Buck; Tom Mix: The Mystery Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd tries to help a man find his brother to share an inheritance, but outlaws get wind of the money and hatch a scheme. Gabby Hayes stands to inherit a fortune, if he can remain silent for 24 hours. Tom Mix seeks an escaped convict, but the man's found an ex-partner who will harbor him...if he doesn't kill him. Bill Boyd: Death in Disguise; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Heavy Toll; Gabby Hayes: The Wacky Hill; Monte Hale: Brand of the Double X; Jenkins the Jeweler; Flim and Flam: A Hot Time in the Old Town; Slim Carson: Gun Runners; Li'l Buck; Cactus Brain; Tom Mix: The Fatal Hide-Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd goes to Black Crow Corners to help an old friend, and quickly finds himself dodging bullets. Monte Hale must prove himself innocent of murder, but first he must avoid an angry mob that wants to string him up without trial. Tom Mix joins forces with Ricochet Ross to find a sheriff-killer...but is it the real Ricochet Ross? Plus a vintage ad for belts, wallets and suspenders featuring popular movie cowboy Roy Rogers. Bill Boyd: Treachery at the Triple T!; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Lesson; Gabby Hayes: Lights Out!; Monte Hale: Wanted for Murder; Jed and Ned; Border Patrol: Peril Herd; Li'l Buck; Cactus Brain; Tom Mix Meets Ricochet Ross; Tenderfoot Ted. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.00

Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd mediates an argument between Ted and Dewell that escalates into a fire. Monte Hale tries to maintain order in Lost Pike after a nearby gold strike. Con man Hiram T. Pressure sells Gabby Hayes a railcar of "raw wool" that turns out to be live sheep...and cowboys hate sheep. Bill Boyd and the Fiery Fate!; Big Bow and Little Arrow and the Old Haunt; Gabby Hayes: Gabby Goes Wool-Gathering!; Monte Hale Battles the Great Hunger!; Magical Manders; Slim Carson: Border Fracas; Li'l Buck; Cactus Brain; Hill and Dale; Unruffled Ruffles; Ban and Joe; Tom Mix and the Bank Busters! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd helps put out a fire at a friend's lumber camp and finds himself accused of murder. Monte Hale pursues bandits who have discovered a new method of getaway: hot-air balloon. Tom Mix tries to protect the town of Dobie from a devastating flood, as well as the owlhoots who come scavenging afterwards. Bill Boyd: The Murder Suspect; Monte Hale: The Balloon Bandits; Slim Carson: River Rendezvous; Li'l Buck; Battered Batters; Tom Mix: The Rampaging River. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Tex Ritter catches up with a train in mid-robbery, thanks to his horse White Flash. Gabby Hayes encounters con man Will Fleece, who is disguised as a Treasury agent. Outlaws swindle a man out of his gold mine, but when it turns out to be fool's gold, they're not laughing. Tex Ritter: Range Robber; Monte Hale: Pardner's Hate!; Slim Carson: Decoy Trail; The Prisoners and the Penguins; Gabby Hayes: The Money Fraud; Li'l Buck; The Long and the Short of It; The Key of Honor; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Grand Feast; Cactus Brain; Tom Mix: The Swindler's Revenge. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. While taking a fishing day, Tex Ritter runs across members of the outlaw gang that's been terrorizing the town. Gabby Hayes discovers that the womenfolk have been won over by Pious Percy, who's convinced them to disarm everyone in town. Ex-con Crafty plans revenge against Tom Mix by spreading rumors that outlaw loot is buried under Tom's ranch. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including one featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves Little Sally, with art by Bill Schreiber. Tex Ritter: Death on the Hook; Monte Hale and the Captive Town; Slim Carson: The Gun Runners; Stirup Stuart; Gabby Hayes: Drop That Gun!; Li'l Buck; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Out in the Cold Again; Cactus Brain; Tom Mix: The Underground Threat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.