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Rocky Lane Western (1949) comic books 1956-1969

  • Issue #72
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 72
    • Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Frank Bolle and Ralph Carlson. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky helps independent settlers who are being threatened and rousted by the powerful cattle barons in the area. The Chief Marshal assigns Rocky a bodyguard when outlaws focus on him. Rocky wants to know why someone is getting too close to the Hermit's dangerous cave just after a bond robbery, but the Hermit finds out first. Plus how to tell when a horse is asleep. The Nester's Treasure; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Rocky Lane and His Bodyguard; Bole and Weavel; One Man Posse; Cactus Brain; The Hermit's Cave; Pistol Packing Pattie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #73
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 73

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Townspeople wonder why "Secret Marshal" Rocky is not raising a hand to help homesteaders targeted by masked raiders. Rocky pretends to turn outlaw to join Ace Lannin's gang. Lawman "Tex Knight" tries to find out why owlhoots were lying in wait to ambush a cowboy. Plus, how to tell a trot from a canter. The Big Gamble!; Border Badmen; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Marshal on the Dodge; Hammerhead; Lawson the Lawyer; The Cheaters; Locke and Joare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #77
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 77
    • Water damage.

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky Lane investigates when trappers and mountain men are conned by a short-counting scam. Old man Randall and his sons have kept the frontier free of outlaws with their own guns, but now that the law has arrived in the form of Rocky Lane, they don't cotton to giving them up. Rocky tracks outlaw Largo to the Outlaws' Haven, where the odds are in Largo's favor. The Short-Counters; No Lawmen Allowed; Spike Those Rails; Outlaws' Haven; Dusty: The Pay-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #78
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 78
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky Lane makes a daring horseback leap onto a moving train to catch train robbers. Rocky tries to help an elderly homesteader when Morgan's hired guns try to force him off his land. Dee Dickens goes to the doctor to see about his bad foot. Showdown at Burning Sands Canyon; Homesteader's War; Lewiston Learns a Lesson; Border Dash; Wyatt Earp: Outlaw Junction; Dee Dickens: The Diagnosis. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #79
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 79

    Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, Pete Morisi, Maurice Whitman, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Bill Molno. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky Lane and Black Jack cross a scalding desert in pursuit of bank robbers, and soon it comes down to a battle over the last remaining water. Outlaw Whip Agger manages to detour Rocky 100 miles in the wrong direction, and Black Jack the horse races to make up the difference. Thrown off his ranch by outlaws after the murder of his twin brother, a feared gunslinger, Willie comes up with a plan. Hidden Paradise; Showdown at Noon; Jinxed Six-Gun; Prisoner-at-Large; 100 Miles to Danger; Just Justice; The Lincoln County War; The High Price of Peace; His Brother's Guns; The Pony Express Pledge; Western Winkers; One Way Passage; Western Immortals: Doc Holliday; Founder's Day at Fondersville; Davy Crockett: Tent Town Terror; Rendezvous at Rustler's Gap; Stolen City. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #84
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 84
    • 1/2" spine split from bottom.

    Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Ernie Hart. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Since only outlaws can safely enter Rustler's Gap, "Secret Marshal" Rocky has himself pursued by a posse to gain entry as an outlaw. Separated from Rocky after a fall into Red River, Black Jack the horse sets out on a desperate search for his master. Gunslingers gather after an outlaw puts a price on Rocky's head. Plus a PSA about hanging out with your parents. Horse Thieves' Haven; Vigil at Red River; Gunslingers' Round-Up!; Cheyenne Kid Welcomes "Fun With Pop" at His Ranch; Smell of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #85
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 85

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Framed for armed robbery, Rocky must prove his innocence in prison before his old enemies get to him. Roy Carlin leaves town after he's blamed for robbing the general store, but only he knows his younger brother Brent actually committed the crime. Everyone is astonished when Rocky refuses to draw against outlaw Duke Miller. Plus a vintage ad for headshots of various 1950s music and media stars, from Elvis Presley to Tommy Kirk. Yuma Badman; The Law Is Here to Stay!; Blacksheep's Return; The Marshal Wouldn't Draw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #86
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 86

    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky faces tough outlaw Shell Buckman and his Colts. At long last, the story of how Rocky Lane met Black Jack the horse, when Rocky was just a cowpoke and Black Jack the object in a fixed game. When Black Jack leaves on a solo adventure, Rocky decides to follow and see what he's up to. The Big Man in Durando; How Rocky Lane Got Black Jack; The Deadly Edge; The Mountain; Runaway; Ten Seconds! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #87
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 87
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Secret Marshal" Rocky skips town with the betting take for a bar-knuckle boxing match, but he's just trying to prevent a riot after the fight. Another lawman presents Rocky with a warrant for ex-con Gabe, but he seems awfully eager to shoot it out with Gabe. A crooked newspaper editor libels Rocky as an outlaw to force the marshal into exile. The Stakeholder; Hunter's Warrant; Homecoming; A Cowboy's Job; Midnight; The Outcast. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.