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Best of the West (1951 A-1 Comics) comic books 1951-1953

  • Issue #3
    Best of the West (1951 A-1 Comics) 3
    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    (A-1 Comics #52) Cover by Fred Meagher. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #52. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Straight Arrow acquires an axe that has been cursed by a witch doctor; The Durango Kid discovers Senor Diego Robino's plot to marry and murder Marina for her fortune; Tim Holt, aka Redmask, is drawn in by a redheaded beauty and her gambler pal. The Curse of the Skulls; The Senorita and the Killer; The Trail of the Gun; The Coffin of Snow! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Best of the West (1951 A-1 Comics) 11

    (A-1 Comics #97) Cover by Fred Meagher. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #97. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Ghost Rider intervenes when a farm foreman tries to take over Liz Nelson's farm by brute force; Straight Arrow intervenes in a man's hunt for the hermit he believes killed his family. The Hunter and the Hunted; The Horns of Horror; When the Pack Rat Strikes; The Sting of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.