Rocky Lane Western (1949) comic books 1950-1952

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Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. During a drought, corrupt rancher Bronc figures out a complicated scheme to sell a neighbor his own rustled cattle, and get him framed for rustling to boot. Outlaws hijack a stagecoach and use it to pick up a gold shipment. Rocky gets to the bottom of a gambler's marked-card scheme, thanks to his hermit pal Solitaire. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Capt. Marvel Jr. And a vintage ad for "malted milk" featuring Rocky, "Rocky Lane Takes to the Air." The Hot Iron Artists; Sagebrush; Man of Courage; Hermit of the Hills; The Trail's End!; Gopherface; Slim Pickens: School Daze; Bullets Wild! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Bad Bill Bronson rides the rampage trail high, wide and handsome while his jeering boast of never being taken alive rings throughout the West, backed by the roaring fire of his well-notched six-guns as he plunders at will, until the price on his head soars to a point where he reaches for that, too," claims the breathless first sentence of an 18-page story. Whitey Whiskers tries to convince his neighbor that his dog is a retriever. Badman's Reward; Come and Get Me!; Whitey Whiskers: Putting on the Dog; Gopher-Face; Slim Pickens: Till We Meat Again; Slippery Sidmore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky takes action when owlhoots poison a watering hole for passing wagon trains and demand high prices for pure water. Rocky goes undercover at a lumberjack camp to find out who's been threatening the owners. Cattle face a worse threat than rustlers when a coyote pack stalks the range. And a vintage Captain Tootsie Tootsie Roll ad, Skating on Thin Ice, with art by Bill Schreiber. The Water Wranglers; Sagebrush; The Timberline; Slim Pickens: Trial and Error; The Unlucky Gold Strike; Death Valley Gold; Shifty Silas; Gopherface; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Roomer Rumors; Coyote Breed. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. A particularly dangerous band of bank robbers targets the law enforcement in town before the bank. After robbing a tax agent of his collection documents and ID, a highwayman gets a fiendish idea. Whitey Whiskers finds himself in a predicament: stuck upside-down in a barrel just as two robbers enter the store. The Sheriff-Killers; Slim Pickens Takes His Oat; The Tax Rustlers; The Missing Corpse; Gopherface; Desperate Drive; Whitey Whiskers: The Cracker-Barrel Badmen; Lying Hoofprints. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky Lane finds himself facing black magic on the prairie when the "Hex-man" curses watering holes. But Rocky suspects there's more going on than that, in an 18-page story. Slim Pickens hears a version of the "I'm My Own Grandpa" story. And a vintage Wheaties ad ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring legendary baseball shortstop Pee Wee Reese. The Hexman of Demon Divide; Sage-Brush; Fearsome Face; Slim Pickens: The Big Fish; Gopherface. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Outlaws employ a trained bear to terrorize settlers, until "undercover marshal" Rocky learns it dances to the violin. Someone hosts a party at an abandoned ranch and invites everyone who was involved with the conviction of killer Red Kavely, including Rocky. Outlaws get the drop on Rocky and steal his marshal's badge, so they can impersonate a posse. The Terror of Big Bear Bend; Slim Pickens: The Big Sale; Prairie Revenge; Bronc Fury; Secret Hide-Out; Randy: The Good Good-Bye; Black Jack's Hitching Post; The Outlaw Posse. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky discovers a ranch house on fire and learns of a plot to destroy evidence, but first he must save the man trapped inside. Rocky runs up against the masked bandit called The Blade, an expert knife-thrower who uses his talent for evil. Rocky figures out how Twin-Gun Eliot hides the loot from his robberies where the law can't find it. The Burning Evidence; Slim Pickens: The Return of Grizzly Burr; Rocky Lane Meets the Blade; The Trail Swappers; Gopher-Face; Sage-Brush; Desert Justice; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Plump Priscilla; The Twig That Talked; Ranchman Raleigh. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In another horror-tinged Western tale, Rocky tries to Scooby-Doo his way to the truth about the ghostly rustlers haunting the prairie. Rocky must keep Blinky and his gang from starting a war between the Kiowa tribe and the nearby town, as a distraction for a fur robbery. Rocky wants to know why someone is getting too close to the Hermit's dangerous cave just after a bond robbery, but the Hermit finds out first. The Phantom Rustlers; Gopher-Face; The Threat of the Kiowas; Slim Pickens: Bad Times; His Bodyguard; Partners; Perplexed Pete; Burt and Brat; Sage-Brush; The Hermit's Cave. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky investigates when obituaries appear in a small-town newspaper before the person has died. Rocky finds a missing marshal in the foothills, but he's displaying very un-marshal-like behavior. Rocky helps the local sheriff track escaped killer Red Baylor. Plus a vintage ad for "malted milk" featuring Rocky, "Rocky Lane Bags the Gold Bandits." Advance Obituaries; Sage-Brush; The Slow Draw; The Missing Marshal!; The Rodeo Rustlers; Colby the College Man; Dee Dickens; Wagon Wheels! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane). "Trouble Trail," art by Ralph Carlson; After a holdup and killing in a general store, Rocky is arrested for the crime. "The Big Battle" starring Dee Dickens. "Gypsy Nights," art by Frank Doyle; A stranded traveling circus is accused of stealing and robbing. "The Last Plank," art by Frank Doyle; Lots of settlers have had their houses collapse on them, and Rocky suspects the lumer mill owner. Captain Video comic ad. "Traders in Deceit!", art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is taken prisoner by fur-robbers. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky has seen a lot of strange things in the desert, but pirates on camels are something new. A short history of horses in America. Dee Dickens stays up all night trying to cure his insomnia. Plus a vintage ad for Daisy Red Ryder bb guns. Desert Buccaneers; Hard Hitting Harvey; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Gopherface; Death Deferred; Sagebrush; Cactus Brain; Dee Dickens: A Ward for the Wise; Pappy Parker. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tracks an evil mastermind who is turning honest ranchers into hunted fugitives. But he finds the ranchers themselves are taking the law into their own hands, in an 18-page story. Hyde and Seake stop at a hotel with a mosquito problem. Plus a vintage ad for the "Cracker Jack Western Belt." The Looters of Lawless Range; Politician Purdy; Jail Break; Dee Dickens: The Welcome Return; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Hyde and Seake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Howard Boughner and Frank Doyle. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tries to figure out how bandits are targeting anyone who withdraws cash from the bank. Black Jack the horse has a solo adventure after Rocky is forced to trade him to an outlaw to save a hostage, but Rocky and Black Jack aren't separated that easily. Dee Dickens is put in charge of a pet store, and the jokes just keep comin'. Plus a vintage Western-themed ad for View-Master featuring Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry and the Cisco Kid. The Harbingers of Death; Revenge for Old Mike; Dee Dickens: For Pet-Ter or Worse; Barrows the Borrower; Sagebrush; Hot Headed Hopper; The Unspoken Command. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Howard Boughner and Frank Doyle. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Outlaws give the "party of the first part" treatment to a treaty contract with the local Native population, so they can take the tribe's buffalo herd and sell it back to them at a profit. Black Jack the horse saves the day when Rocky must stop a train from being dynamited. Dee Dickens tries to figure out the difference between Pike's peke (a dog), and Pike's Peak, but it's a losing battle. Plus a vintage ad for "plastic picture rings" jewelry. Buffalo Branders; Dee Dickens: No Sale; The Sneak Rustlers; The Young Sheriff; Ice Skating Kait; Gopher-Face; The Riders of the Fog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky searches for outlaws in a boarding house, but a cup of tea is almost his undoing. Rocky tries to figure out how money disappeared from a locked safe. A couple of cowpokes set out to taunt Dee Dickens, but he has the last laugh. The Dangerous Cup; Sagebrush; Dee Dickens: If the Shoe Fits; The Closed Safe; Rustler's Gold; Gopherface; The Guilty Mind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) and his horse Black Jack, with a small drawing by Ralph Carlson. "The Wampum Wranglers Chapter One Massacre," art by Ralph Carlson; Wolf and his gang are preying on new settlers and Indians by stealing and selling horses. "Moose Call" one-page Sagebrush story by Howard Boughner. "The Lost Job" starring Dee Dickens. "The Wampum Wranglers Chapter Two Pitfall," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is tied to his horse, with a burning sack stuffed with dry grass on his back. "Some Luck" one-page Gopherface story. "Baited With Gold" text story by Hank Spector. When Worlds Collide Motion Picture Comics ad. "The Wampum Wranglers Chapter Three The Roundup," art by Ralph Carlson; A stampede of wild horses is sent against Rocky to trample him to bits. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky investigates wolf attacks in the area, and learns the secret of the Wolf-Man of Lost Skull Range, in a horror-tinged story. Rocky discovers the secret of an old mission in a Mexican border town. Dee Dickens lists the many faults of his new landlord. Plus a vintage ad for an autographed photo of Rocky Lane and Black Jack. The Wolf-Man of Lost Skull Range; Sagebrush; Dee Dickens: Everything's Relative; The Golden Gunload; The Secret of the Old Mission; Gopherface; Chuck Waggin; Six-Gun Territory; Mule Ears. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane), with a small drawing by Ralph Carlson. "The Indian War Chapter One: Friend or Foe," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is assigned as scout for the army, and to find the camp of the Powati tribe, but the captain don't like to have him along. "The Prospector"; Dee Dickens is panning for gold. "The Indian War Chapter Two The Escape Plot," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky and the captain with some soldiers are kept prisoners by the Indians. Hopalong Cassidy comic ad. "Wits Against Gun" text story by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). "The Indian War Chapter Three The Golden Showdown," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky sends smoke signals to a friendly Indian chief to warn the townspeople of a Powati raid. "Star Struck"; Buffalo Bill has been in the movies. Motion Picture and Television Magazine ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tracks the canny outlaw known as the Fox, whose specialty is surprising getaways. Rocky sets out to outsmart him, in a two-part story. While filling in for a bank teller, Rocky is tricked by a check with disappearing ink. Plus a vintage comics-format ad for Popsicle featuring Major Mars (and an offer for his "Rocket Ring"). The Law-Baiters; Gopherface: Smokey Issue!; Dee Dickens: The Big Pull; Outlaw Justice; Killers Gold; Death Makes a Deposit; Sagebrush. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky tries to figure out why he keeps seeing a strange building and a murder in his dreams, and what they have to do with the mysterious coin that keeps turning up in his waking life. Rocky finds an invitation to join the Snake Hollow Bend gang on an unconscious outlaw, and decides to RSVP in person. Dee Dickens tries to prove that a five-dollar bill is actually a twenty. The Toss of the Coin; Sage-Brush; Gopher-Face; Dee Dickens: The Legitimate Swindle; The Tavern of Doom; Peaceful Sam; Tightwad Tad; Barks in the Night; Harper in Hollywood. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky must enter a condemned mine when two outlaws turn on each other after a holdup. A killer sets a double-trap for Rocky's posse and an outlaw gang, in a particularly violent pre-Code story. Dee Dickens goes to a family reunion and the jokes run in the family. Cayuga Treachery; Brain Buster; Dee Dickens: The Prairie Get-Together; The Web of Justice; Sage-Brush; Devil's Dynamite; The Theft of Black Jack; Watch Out! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky discovers ex-boxer Hercules living as a hobo, and tries to talk him out of fighting up-and-coming pugilist Jawbreaker Jones. Rocky is trapped inside a house with two bandits and a posse waging a gun battle outside. Dee Dickens explains how he bought an entire battleship from some sailors in a saloon for only five dollars. Winner Takes All; Sage-Brush; Gopher-Face; Dee Dickens: The Big One Dollar Bill; Blood Tears; Brainy Buster Has Horse Sense; Rustler's Valley; The Double Burial; Watch Out! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In timber country, "Undercover Marshal" Rocky discovers timber-rustlers who are stealing good wood by claiming it's bad. Rocky must get to the bottom of a kidnapped accountant and a supposedly haunted ranch. Dee Dickens tries to convince Huck and Buck that two bottles of sarsaparilla are actually three. Forest of Death; Gopher-Face; Dee Dickens: Three Is One Too Many!; The Secret Panel; The Red Raiders; The Treacherous Trio; Windy: Farm Fables; Wise Acre Atkins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.