Outlaws of the West (1957 Charlton) comic books 1959-1961

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, Pete Morisi, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. A U.S. Marshal sets out to free lawless Dogtown from Moose Keppler and his gang, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Gunslinger Lang wants to buy a ranch and put violence behind him, but his reputation follows him. Novice cowboy Kip gets a close-up look at the Old West during his first cattle drive. Gun in His Hand; Pinned Down; Help Wanted; Good Guns; Frightened Fighter; Trail Herd; The Smiling Gunhawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Tinker gets a fortune in gold for selling his ranch, but outlaws are just waiting to get their hands on that gold. Crack shot Chris decides to become a gunslinger, but one night in an old cabin changes his mind. Derby-wearing Cal from Back East seems an unlikely gunhawk to take on outlaw Smiley Ream. The Vultures; Outlaw!; The Owlhooter; The Happy Gunslinger; Smash the Nesters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Jack Keller and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Al Dudley may just be a part-time lawman, but someone's got to stand up to a land baron who thinks he's above the law. Sammy infiltrates an outlaw gang to rescue a U.S. marshal held for ransom. Sag Wheeler turns vigilante to catch a horse-thief, but that gets him in trouble with the law. Tumbleweed Fort; Got Gold; The One That Got Away; Saga of a Bad Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Fraccio and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Morse uses strong-arm tactics to force ranchers to sell their land to the railroad, but Civil War vet Huey won't budge. Rock returns to his home town, ready to take on land baron Kellog, but something doesn't add up. Roving cowboy Jim tries to prove a rancher is innocent of a stagecoach robbery. The Right-of-Way War; Big Shot; Smokey Valley; Salvation; The Haunted Trail! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. When land baron Todd Ream and his lawyers make a land grab, Ray must ride the Outlaw Trail to oppose him. After the Ria Blanca gang masterminds a jailbreak, petty thief Leo finds himself a reluctant outlaw. Texas Ranger Jim battles owlhoots who want to take advantage of a storm and a flooded river. The Outlaw Trail; Apprentice Badman; Decoy; The Storm!; Red Fogarty's Friends. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. A gunslinger thinks he sees Tod Maroon, the famed gunhawk who fought his duels at sunset - but Maroon is supposed to be dead. A Texas Ranger helps retired bank robber Luke when the Cameron Brothers demand that he join their gang. "Secret marshal" Rocky Lane tries to prevent the Apaches from being misled into violence by corrupt "fire dancer" Crippled Fox. Plus a vintage ad to collect toy Western guns by clipping "prize corners" from the covers of Charlton comic books. Action-packed cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sundown; The Badge; Last Chance for a Badman; The Brave One; Escape; Rocky Lane: Fire Dancer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. When outlaws take over the Quaker town of Paradise, the townsfolk only see two choices, but a stranger sees a third alternative. Trailtown seeks a younger sheriff to deal with the rowdy trail hands that ride through town - but when the bank is robbed, they get a reality check. The Cheyenne Kid intervenes when very tall Native Head-Hits-the-Sky tries to rouse his tribe to war. The Third Step; Law Man; Valley of Disaster; Sand Trap; Cheyenne Kid: The Giant. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Montes, Bill Molno and Ernie Hart. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. The Utah Kid lets a wounded sheriff go free, so they can be on equal terms for their eventual showdown. Hostile Natives trap a wagon train in a snowbound pass, and Rocky must make a dangerous ride for help. Jim rides into the hills to join Fargo Ames and his "Wild Bunch." Fast Gun; Rocky Lane's Black Jack: The White Death; The Hunters; Western Wanderings; Practice Makes Perfect; The Wild Bunch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. An unarmed, disabled Civil War vet is the only man in Greene Valley who dares stand against outlaw Bud, in a story (and cover) by war comics legend Sam Glanzman. Blonde femme fatale Stella is planning a bank robbery, but when the Cholla Kid rides into town, she gets an even more fiendish idea. The town of Cabotville makes a devil's bargain with gun-crazy outlaw Tate Marlin. The Lonely Gun; With Gun Slung Low; Bat Masterson: Bats First Bat; Stranded; The Pony Express Rider; Terror Rides into Town. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Red and Joe make a desperate break from a prison farm, but can they trust each other long enough to escape the posse? Lucas's gang has planned their bank robbery to the last detail, except for one - the guard's new dog. Fugitive outlaw Shad takes over a remote farmhouse, but the settlers are tougher than he thinks. Plus a vintage ad for collecting toy Western guns by clipping "prize corners" from the covers of Charlton comic books. Another Chance at Murder; The Stupid Mutt; I Was a Cowboy; The Pinkerton Man; Trackdown; The Desperate Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Maurice Whitman and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Gunslinger Blaine Corbet makes a powerful enemy when he wounds the son of the local land baron. Few rustlers can rustle an entire herd at once, but Monk Mattson's gang is grand larceny on the hoof. Gunslinger Dane Brande (gotta love these names) is pushed too far when outlaws target the little old man who befriended him. Gunsmoke in Paradise; Rustlers' Roundup!; The Deadly Rendezvous; Puzzled Peter; A Gun in His Hand! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. An aging outlaw faces a brash young kid, in the first and only adventure of the Lone Wolf. Outlaws and lawmen alike are mystified by the disappearance of Buck Harwood after a bank robbery. Marshal Titus Fleet (gotta love these names) dares to ride into a lawless corner of the West with a warrant for outlaw Mingo Bart. The Lone Wolf; Lucky Buck Harwood; Beyond the Law; Just a Judge; Brute Force. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Reformed outlaw Clay becomes sheriff of Buckhorn, but his resolve is tested when a gang of owlhoots rides into town. Stage robber Cap realizes that the new Marshal in town is his long-forgotten son. Cowboy Burris rescues a man injured in a cattle stampede, unaware that he's a dangerous outlaw named Snake. Gun Justice; Blood Is Thicker; The Outlaw Express; Kit Carsons Adventure; Snake Bite. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Bank robber Todd executes the perfect heist, but then finds himself trapped in the badlands, with only his bad self for company. Forced off his land by the railroad, Purdy begins a one-man campaign against the railroad and the men who run it. In a tale set during Prohibition, Burke's gang hides out in the Oklahoma badlands, but they didn't expect aging gunslinger Jesse to still be on his game. The Lonely Outlaw; Purdy vs. the Railroad; The Gentle Gunman; Two-Way Trap; Arrowhead; Dooleys Last Shot. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. The Trent Family gang rides through New Mexico stealing and shooting at their wont, until they finally meet their match. A state governor (who resembles Teddy Roosevelt) is targeted by an outlaw gang while touring the West, but luckily, a handsome cowpoke is quick on the draw. Marshal Hickok faces an outlaw gang in a duel to the death. The Black Sheep!; The Governor's Men; The Way to Win; The End of Hawkeye Joe; He Did the Kid; Death Was Waiting; Marked Marshal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. A Texas Ranger is tracked down by the vengeful son of a man he was forced to kill six years before. The Sheriff of Tombstone confronts an outlaw gang that refuses to surrender their guns at the town border. Trapped by Shark Benson's outlaw gang, the Masked Raider is forced to join up with them. The Hate Trail; Sheriff of Tombstone: A Short Stay in Tombstone; Masked Raider: The Evil Partners; Petes Pistols; Strange Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.