Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) comic books 1951

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When Tom notices a rich man's baggage contains the gear of an impoverished prospector, he realizes something is amiss. Rod despairs that he's a "jinx" because fires occur at every business that he works, but Tom suspects shenanigans. The sheriff hires a bloodhound trainer to track a killer, but the trainer IS the killer, and uses his dogs to frame Tom for the murder! That one gets points for originality. Plus a vintage ad for View-Master, featuring Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Pancho. The Poor Rich Men!; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Mischief Maker!; Andy and Bandy; Fightin' Forbes: Wagon Wheels; The Man Fire Followed!; The Mystery of the Empty Rowboat!; The Car-Rear Men; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Trail of the Bloodhounds. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, a cryptic message thrown from the window of a speeding train leads Tom on a strange adventure. He tracks the mysterious "Miss Scarlet" to passenger Sally Rodgers. But Sally is in danger from outlaws, and now Tom is too. At one point, Tom calls the bad guys "ornery jugheads." The Mystery of Miss Scarlet; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Olympian!; Trapped!; Fightin' Forbes: Government Agent; Sam the Sheriff: The Give-A-Way!; The Showdown; Winning Winters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Lost in a strange town, Tom suddenly finds himself pursued by both lawmen and outlaws. A wealthy rancher gives two nephews a thousand dollars and tells them to invest it, with the winner getting the ranch in his will. When outlaws threaten to silence the town newspaper, Tom gets particularly irate. Plus a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Hills Beyond; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Donkey's Tail; Lemuel and Lumpkin; Fightin' Forbes: The Green Coyote; The Betrayal; Red Eagle: The Exploding Land; The Car-Rear Men; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Free Press. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When Tom investigates the dead-letter office for missing money, he discovers his own death notice in the mail. A recluse invites Tom into his remote home, which is a deathtrap filled with deadly snakes. Outlaws capture Tom and attempt to auction him off to the highest bidder. Pistol Packing Pattie gets the last word once again. The Great Mail Mystery; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: Arrow Auction; Dick and Dan; Fightin' Forbes: Forbes Gets a Warning; Never Wory Neyers; The Human Viper; Round Man Rollins and Rolly; The Fatal Auction; Pistol Packing Pattie; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Face of the Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, Tom is caught between Brack Dillon, one of the West's most feared badmen, and Dirk, a trigger-happy desperado itching to kill Dillon for the $5000 reward. Tom and his horse Tony must escape a boulder trap set by his rival. Then he must find a way to deal with the survivor after Dirk and Dillon have a shootout. Treachery's Reward: Part One, The Ditch Of Death; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Time Saver; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Part Two, The Jail Break; Trapped!; Fightin' Forbes: Death But No Clues; Part Three, The Double Cross. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom must figure out what superhuman being could have bent solid iron bars and broken into the Dobie Bank. Van Kurt's gang of "landgrabbers" is burning settlers' homes, to force them into selling their land. Tom has a vivid dream of coming across a stagecoach robbery, but no one on the stage remembers a robbery. Plus a vintage ad for View-Master, featuring Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Pancho. The Dobie Terror; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Magic Moccasins; The Ride to Disaster; Fightin' Forbes: Secret Message; Bullets of Hate; The Longhorn Killer; Cowboy Cal; The Dream of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When a hundred-year-old land deed is destroyed, outlaws set a dangerous plan into motion. A mastermind thinks he's got a foolproof robbery plan, as his cohorts never speak or meet until it's time for the crime. Tom witnesses a murder, then tries to figure out why the victim is a Native American dressed in ill-fitting cowboy garb. The One Hundred Year Old Deed; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr. Gets His Goat; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Perfect Set-Up; Fightin' Forbes: Warning to Snoopers; The Indian in the Cowboy Suit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom investigates house robberies and discovers that the burglar is entering the houses inside rolled-up carpets, a new twist if ever there was one. Tom volunteers to rescue a kid's toy from a hurricane-swept ghost town, and finds danger and adventure. Tom tries to figure out how pelts are being stolen from a fur shop without a sign of breaking and entering. The Baffling Robberies; The Promise!; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Big Game Hunter!; Saddlehead; Fightin' Forbes: Barrel Bank; The Vanishing Skins! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, Tom gets wind of a letter that can prove a powerful bandit leader is in cahoots with the town mayor. But the bandit and his men will stop at nothing to get that letter. Tom must escape a crossfire aimed at the rooftop where he's hiding to get the goods on the bandit king. The Secret Letter: Part 1: Costume of Death; The Promise!; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Mischievous Squirrel; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Part 2: Trapped; Fightin' Forbes: Blackjack; Part 3: Riders on the Trail! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom becomes a newspaper reporter to help spread information, but someone doesn't want him going to press. An elderly murder victim and a few lines on a fire-scorched piece of paper lead Tom to the deadly Masked Evil. Plus an edu-comic on nature with nice mountain lion art. And a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Prairie Blackmail; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: Bowling Blues; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Last Gamble; The Masked Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. The town of Dobie is chosen for the site of a new federal arsenal, but a local pyromaniac threatens both the arsenal and the town. Tom inspires disabled Slim to believe in his own power and determination. A crooked ranch hand thinks a party is the perfect chance for a little safecracking, but by the time Tom Mix finds him, it's turned to murder. And a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Road Back; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Firebrands of Doom; Small Town Smalley; Tumbleweed Jr.: A Log Jam; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Badman Siege; The Unexpected Visit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, Tom must ride fast to protect the township when a hurricane strikes. In an action-packed sequence, he takes to a boat in raging floodwaters, then must abandon ship when a lightning strike sets the boat on fire. Then he must avoid a rockslide to warn the town that the dam is collapsing! And a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Rampaging Elements: Part 1: Death Island; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Part 2: Hazardous Journey; Hoghead Harry; Tumbleweed Jr.: Magic in the Air; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Necktie Party; Part 3: Passage to Safety; Pinto Pete; Evers the Englishman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.