Rocky Lane Western (1949) comic books 1952

Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky disguises himself as a gun-for-hire to discover who's been hiring hired guns, and why. A "slippery gang of owlhoots" distracts Rocky and the sheriff with a decoy robber, so they can rob the bank. Dee Dickens offers to solve anyone's problems for ten cents, just like Lucy in her psychiatrist's office. Gunslinger for Hire; Gopherface; Dee Dickens: Ten Cents an Answer; The Decoy Desperadoes; Easy Money; Dangerous Errand; Sage-Brush. 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.

Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Frank Bolle. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky gets involved with Mexican bullfighters while investigating an unsolved murder. Rocky tries to find an outlaw's younger brother, to get him to identify his fellow culprits in a bank robbery. Pistol Packing Pattie tells Edwards that he's such a blowhard, his house must be built on a bluff. Murder South of the Border; Sagebrush; Dee Dickens: Black-Out for Brown; Timed for Death; Curly; Gopherface; The Death Verdict; Pistol Packing Pattie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.30

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.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.60 View scan

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.49 View scan

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.

Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky follows stolen horses to buried loot, but unfortunately, the outlaws find him as he's digging it up. An especially smart rustler tries to keep Rocky from finding out his gang has only three men. Dee Dickens gets into a joke duel about his landlady's cooking. Buried Loot; Dee Dickens: The Proud Boarders; The Big Brain; Sage-Brush; The Beef Rustlers; Terror at Midnight; Gopherface. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.49

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.40

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.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from top. 1/2" tear on back cover. Cover oxidation.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.60 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.60 View scan Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.49

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.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $18.00 View scan 1/2" tear on back.

Add to cart Good $5.40

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.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.30

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.70

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.