Western Comics comic books issue 7

Oswald the Rabbit

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Town That Was Never Robbed starring Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Highlights of Henry Iba's coaching Career at Oklahoma A & M University coupled with a Wheaties ad. The Man Who Forgot starring Rodeo Rick, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Loaded Scales of Justice starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. Ad for Irwin Foster Sportswear with Superman emblems and pictures of Superman. An article on the development of the buffalo police. Mistaken Identity starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Sam catches an arsonist in this Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic, art by Lou Fine. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Loy Byrnes, Reg Perrott, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pyzon's bullet catches Pat Ryan during their breathless escape by speedboat, so they set a trap for the pursuing Pyzon. Reprints of Sunday Gasoline Alley strips, as Skeezix tries to figure out girls. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Smokey Stover and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Spooky; Gasoline Alley; The Phantom City; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Flashing Through; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Skit, Skat and the Captain; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Al Ulmer, Art Peddy and Ed Smalle. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Doc Brown (no relation to the Back to the Future character) sets up shop in a small Western town and treats anyone: cowpoke or outlaw, settler or Navajo. Immigrant settlers face a murderous outlaw gang and an Old West protection racket. A British rail engineer, seeking excitement, joins the pioneering rail lines of the Wild West. Doc Brown's Breed; The Tenderfoot; The Man With the Carpetbag; Pike's Peak Dream; The Comanches; Lappyn of the Wild West; Roped!; The Red Dog Soldiers. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Gerald McCann, Al Eadeh, Paul Reinman, Leo Morey, Lorence Bjorklund and Mike Becker. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. The death mask of infamous outlaw Salazar causes a power struggle among his surviving gang. An outlaw has issues with his father's low-paying but honest job. A corrupt Texas oil magnate fears the son of the ex-partner he once murdered is looking for evidence, rather than a job. The Mask of Salazar; Handout Heaven; Two Lives for Yancey; The Man With the Padlocked Pockets; Catfighting Kid; Saddle Scraps; Black Texas Rainbow; The Mud Wagon; The Concord Coach; Rainy Day Croaker. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.