Tex Ritter Western (1950) comic books 1956-1969
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Issue #34
Published 1956 by Fawcett/Charlton.$22.00
View scan- Only 1 staple (manufacturing).
Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex investigates rumors that hired guns are being recruited by outlaw Tom Horgan's Crisscross Outfit. Old-timer Two-Gun Tom tells a tale of guns and justice, but only Tex seems to believe him. Tex runs across dirty dealings on the eve of a land rush at Roaring River. Sage-brush: Jumping Beans; Master of the Guns; Two-Gun Tom and the Outlaws; Wild West Visit; Cattle Baron; Stampede for Land; Molasses Mouth: Ask No Questions; Last Vote in Badflats; Hired Victim; Hill Billy: Fair Conversation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #35
Published 1956 by Fawcett/Charlton.Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex sets a trap for a band of thieves with a satchel of gold. When a powerful rancher frames Tex as an outlaw, a pearl-handled .45 may hold the clue to clear his name. When Whitey Whiskers thinks he's hooked the biggest fish ever, he gets his friends to help pull it in. Sage-brush: Cold Blooded; The Gold Hoard; Cactus Brain: Lost and Found!; The Pearl Handled 45; The Siege of Sommerville; Wagon Wheels: Complaints Galore!; Whitey Whiskers: The Big Fish; Gopher Face: The Winner!; Desperate Trail; Plump Priscilla: Fat Chance! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #37
Published Sep 1957 by Fawcett/Charlton.$14.00
View scan- 1" Spine split from top. Water spotting.
$8.99
- Water damage.
Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Outlaws ambush Tex at a Western dance, in a story that opens with the famous singing cowboy actually singing. Tex tries to keep the fight over a gold-mine claim from turning into murder. Hill Billy can't follow the dictionary, because it changes the subject too often. Wrong Man; Poor Pablo's Mine; Hill Billy: Big Reader!; Greedy Gold; Drygulch Trail; Slim Pickens: The Return of Grizzly Burr! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #38
Published 1957 by Fawcett/Charlton.$4.49
- 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
Cover by Pat Masulli. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Native tribes are frightened off of their land by sightings of the legendary white buffalo, but Tex suspects a scam, and he's right. Tex tracks missing stagecoaches carrying gold shipments that disappeared somewhere on King Mountain. Casino owners and gamblers control Pageville with their hired guns, until Wyatt Earp becomes the new sheriff. Offbeat cover anticipates 21st-century design choices with its stylish silhouette. The White Buffalo; Mystery of King Mountain; Open House; Perplexed Pete Has a Hole in His Head; Two Bills and a Wagon Wheel; Badmans Business; Riding the Range with Tex Ritter; Law Trap; He Should Get It in the Face; The Meanest Man in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #41
Published Jun 1958 by Fawcett/Charlton.$5.60
$5.60
- 1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Water damage.
$4.49
Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, Tony Tallarico, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. No improving on this one: "It began with bushwhack lead and a smell of treachery in the air! It continued with a strange twisted hate and an unseen attacker! Into this puzzle Tex Ritter rode on his great white stallion and with the wonder dog, Fury, trotting at his side...And it took a lot of six-gun action before the pieces of the puzzle fell into place!" And that's just page 1. "Prairie Ranger" Tex follows outlaw Adder to his high-plains hideout, even though he knows it's probably a trap. An outlaw swears to steal a shipment of cash from a train right under Tex Ritter's nose, and almost manages it. Rimfire Justice; Vengeance Trail; Chief Healer; Outlaw Express; The Man From Texas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #42
Published 1958 by Fawcett/Charlton.$6.70
$5.60
View scan$5.60
Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Tony Tallarico, and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex reluctantly accepts the job of sheriff of Deer's End until an election is over, but someone has it in for the sheriff of Deer's End. Tex offers to fight in a bare-knuckle boxing match to help a group of miners defeat the outlaw gang that's been terrorizing them. A peaceful trading session with Apaches threatens to turn ugly when the tribespeople demand guns instead of money. The Tin Star; Fight Or Die; The $100 Boots; Prairie Panic; Damaged Guns; Law of the Pack; Renegade Justice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #44
Published 1958 by Fawcett/Charlton.$5.60
$4.49
Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex attempts to end a long-standing family feud once and for all, and preferably without killing members of either family. Thugs try to run Ed Looney off his land, but then they realize he's not what they thought he was. An outlaw finds an ingenious way to elude capture, by ingratiating himself to the settlers nearby, so they feel inclined to protect him. Too Late; How the Feud Ended; Rapwell's Kid; The Missing Marksman; Ed Looney: Run Him Off the Land; The Friendly Outlaw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #46
Published May 1959 by Fawcett/Charlton.$8.99
- Water damage. Cover detached at one staple.
$5.60
$5.60
Cover by Ernie Hart. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Tony Tallarico. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Sheep ranchers looking for the creature that's killing their livestock settle on Tex's dog Fury, and Tex must clear the canine's name by finding the real culprit. Benny finds trouble while passing through the town of Cragville. Tex is confronted by a man whose brother he once arrested, and must convince him that it was the right thing to do. The Sheep Killer; Gun Sight; The Red-Headed Outlaw; Shave for Silver; The Revenge Rider. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
