Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950) comic books 1950
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Issue #1
Published Oct 1950 by Toby Press.$34.00
View scans- 1" cover to cover tear from top (Slightly affects art and story). Water damage.
Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Art Helfant, and Leon Winik. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy steps in when villainous Bart Barton resorts to forgery to steal land from settlers. True facts about gunfighting and slang terms of the Old West, featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Billy is reminded of an old debt when he is contacted by the brother of a man who once saved his life. Prospector Pete; Seymour Meets the Boys; Two-Gun Promise!; Guns - Facts about Firearms. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Dec 1950 by Toby Press.$7.80
Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Art Helfant, and Leon Winik. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. When Billy stumbles on two owlhoots bushwhacking Russ Clayton, he gets involved in the effort to free Mesa Valley from terror. Billy is a target when he rides into town with a price on his head, but those he has helped try to keep him safe. Prospector Pete gives up prospecting for acting, and gets cast in a movie... as a prospector. Plus the legend of the Lost Adams gold. Outlaw's Code; Owl Hoot Trail; Somebody Gets Caught; Lost Gold, the True Story of the Lost Adams Diggin's; Coward's Bluster; Prospector Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
