Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) comic books 1954

Stories and art by Frank Bolle and Joe Certa. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. In an issue-length story, a killer hides in a coffin to get away from Hopalong. Pistol Packing Pattie meets the exact opposite of Hopalong Cassidy... Dragalong Jones. Six-Gun Struggle; The Mystery of the Live Corpse; Pistol Packin Pattie; Saddlehead; Whitey Whiskers: Birds of a Feather; Hill Billy; Cowboy Cal. Final issue published by Fawcett; DC Comics continued the series three months later with issue #86. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Gardner Fox, Sy Barry, Bob Oksner, Jack Schiff, Joe Giella and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. DC picks up the series after Fawcett throws in the towel on comics. In an issue-length story, a killer hides in a coffin to get away from Hopalong. Plus a vintage ad for the Superman TV series starring George Reeves. The Secret of the Tattooed Burro; The "Long" and "Short" of the West; The Brand of Hate; Riding Sign; The Gift of Silver; The Lucky Lawman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Mort Drucker, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Sy Barry, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Trained animals commit robberies, including a bear, bobcat, eagle, timber wolf, porcupine, and even a prairie dog, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. How rivers both aided and hindered the colonization of the Old West, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And a one-pager by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Plus a vintage ad for the Superman TV series starring George Reeves, and a hair-cream ad featuring Al Capp's Fearless Fosdick. The Tenderfoot Outlaw; Range Signals!; Cattle Trains; All in a Day's Work!; Pioneer River Crossings; The Trail to Yesterday!; Cattle Trains; The Amazing Animal Bandits! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Mort Drucker, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Sy Barry, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong faces Deadshot Derkin and the other "13 Robbers of Rimfire Ridge," in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. The story of the first stagecoach holdup, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And the story of pioneering Old West rancher Pete Kitchens, in a one-pager by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Plus a vintage ad for the Superman TV series starring George Reeves, and a hair-cream ad featuring Al Capp's Fearless Fosdick. 13 Robbers of Rimfire Ridge; Arizonas One-Man Army; Medicine-Man Magic; Cowboy Games; History-Making Holdup; The Brand Blotters; The Powderkeg Rider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong pursues a robber into the town of Lucky Star, which is a boomtown exactly one day of every year, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Photography buff Pop Rankin leaves behind evidence of his own murder, in a story written by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. The importance of real-life ranch round-ups is revealed in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. Plus a vintage Western-themed Tootsie Roll ad for "Captain Tootsie's Roundup Time." One-Day Boom Town; Cheyenne Chronicle; The Jail-Crazy Outlaw; Cowboy Money; Pack Pony; Apache Attack; The Talking Cave; Roundup Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Rodeo clown Barrelhead Baggs is a suspect when robbers make use of his stunts, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hopalong matches wits with a rival lawmen and a bulletproof bandit. Life on the rodeo circuit is illustrated in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. Cowboy Clown Robberies; Indian Name-Calling; The Rival Lawmen; The Mysterious Walk-Along Smith; Wild Names of the Wild West; Bulletproof Bandit; Rodeo Circuit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Gardner Fox, Joe Giella, Ray Burnley, Sy Barry and John Broome. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hoppy tries to figure out how an old man waiting for a letter is connected to a rustler and a killer, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan, and one of two written by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. In another Fox-Colan story, a stranger's scavenger hunt leads Hoppy to the Calico Shirt Gang and a deadly booby-trap. Hopalong tracks the lone-wolf killer who bumped off a fellow sheriff. The Riddle of the Roaring R Ranch; The Triumph of Red Whiskers!; Track of the Timberwolf; Buried Loot!; Wagons Westward!; Out Where the Tall Tales Began!; The Booby-Trap Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong tries to figure out the secret of the polite stage robber, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan, and one of two written by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. In another Fox-Colan story, two clues lead Hoppy from an art auction to hired killers. Hopalong tries to catch outlaws who use a hot-air balloon for getaways, and ends up airborne himself. The Sky-Riding Outlaws!; Justice on the Range!; The Case of the Friendly Thief!; Choctaw Indian Family Customs; Night Guards!; Yippee-o-yea!; Two Clues to Crime! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Broome, Bernard Sachs, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, and Don Cameron. Note that this issue (yellow background on cover) is the actual issue #93; issue #98 (red border on cover) is misprinted as issue #93 as well. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. An outlaw is collecting artifacts from famous gunfighters like Jim Bowie and Billy the Kid, and Hopalong is next on his list, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. In another Colan story, Hopalong lets an anxious tenderfoot join him as a deputy for a day. Outlaws try to dispatch Hoppy by starting a stampede. The Silver Badge of Courage!; Apache Stand-Off!; The Hard-Luck Trail!; Indian Justice!; The Hoodooed Stagecoach!; The Desert Rats; Lawman for a Day! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Bernard Sachs, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. While the townspeople seek an "Indian chief" who doesn't exist, Hoppy enlists an actual Indian from India to use his "Oriental magic," in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hopalong helps the sheriff of Sage City with his final case. A list of real-life Western mines with odd names, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. The Mystery of the Masquerading Indian!; The Desert of Walking Sands!; Curious Names of Western Mines; Justice on the Range!; It's an Old Indian Custom; Pioneer Rodeo Days!; Sheriff King's Last Case! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Bernard Sachs, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong faces The Night-Raiders of Twin Rivers, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A list of real-life Western mines with odd names, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. In another Schwartz story, two prospectors in Thumb Butte, Arizona, encounter the Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag. Showdown at the Post-Hole Bank!; Arapaho Child-Naming Ceremony!; The Night-Raiders of Twin Rivers!; Curious Names of Western Mines; Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!; Secrets of the Sioux; The Volcano Stampede! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Irwin Hasen, Raymond Perry, and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Outlaws set a trap for Hopalong at Thunder Mountain, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A list of real-life Western mines with odd names, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. Knights of the Range!; Slim & Curly; The Deputy from Bonanza Butte!; Curious Names of Western Mines; Chief Eagle Eye; The Mustangers; Thunder Mountain Ambush! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.