Western Comics comic books issue 2

No number on cover. Cover art by Arthur E. Jameson. "How Santa Got His Red Suit," script and art by Walt Kelly; Years ago, Santa did not always wear a red suit; One Christmas eve, Jack Frost steals his sleigh and toys and leaves Santa stranded; He finds refuge at a tiny house full of elves; The elves make toys for the children of the forest and Santa tries to make clothes for the elves from his own garments; The elves convince a passing giant to let them cut out an outfit for Santa from the giant's red coat. "O Christmas Tree," art by Arthur E. Jameson; Illustrated version of the Christmas carol. "Silent Night," art by Arthur E. Jameson; ; Illustrated version of the hymn. Back-cover art by Arthur E. Jameson. 16 pgs., full color.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Yellow Spoked Rig starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Bit-O-Honey Candy Bars ad, art by Creig Flessel. The Mysterious Wagon Train starring Rodeo Rick, art by Howard Post. Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic starring Sam Spade, art by Lou Fine. The Cowboy and the Killers starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin. A brief account of Jack Abernathy's career as a law-enforcement officer. Rustlers' Roundup text story by Jesse Merlan. The Bells of San Filippo starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Bill Ward, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, George Marko, Gus Jud, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Loy Byrnes, E. Lambert, Basil Reynolds and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tracking a perfume thief, Dick Tracy meets millionaire playboy Johnny Mintworth, a spoiled rich kid with connections to underworld figures, such as the deadly Danny Supeena. Reprints of Sunday Gasoline Alley strips, where cartoonist Frank King really let his artistic talent fly. Plus an Atlantis adventure strip with early art by Bill Ward. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Terry and the Pirates, Smokey Stover and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Spooky; Gasoline Alley; The Lost Colony of Atlantis; Winnie Winkle; Dudley; The Gumps; Punchie; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; For Better or Worse, Etc.; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Skit, Skat and the Captain; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Louis Southard. Art by David Hahn. Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky. Welcome back to the Midnight Western Theatre! Brace yourselves, for tonight's showcase is not for the faint of heart! Our hero, Ortensia Thomas, and her right hand man, Alexander Wortham, have journeyed into the middle of nowhere for reasons unknown. The only form of civilization for miles is a lonely and peculiar church, but all is not as it seems! Find out if this house of God be their salvation or their doom in this new thrilling installment! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Lords and Owls!" Collects All Star Western (2011-2014) #7-12. Written by Justin Gray, and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Moritat. Cover by Jose ladronn. In this second New 52 collection, Jonah Hex tracks the kidnapper Thurston Moody to New Orleans, then must infiltrated the ranks of the anarchist group August 7, dedicated to eliminating the immigrant population of New Orleans. With Dr. Arkham in jail and his companions Hawkeye and Cinnamon nowhere to be found, things can only get worse for Hex when The Court of Owls reveals its plan to lay siege to Gotham City! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Written by Louis Southard. Art by Butch Mapa. Cover by Julianne Griepp. The witch trial continues and Ortensia is in danger! Enter the Man in White: Governor Jamie Corson. Every western story needs a hero, and we just found ours! Let's pray that this white knight is here to stay! 24 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. The Lost Dutchman, art by Mike Suchorsky; Not one has come back searching for the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. America's First Bank Robbers, art by Ed Smalle; The holdup of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota, by the Younger and James gang ends in disaster. Bucky O'Neill the Warrior Marshal; The exploits of Bucky O'Neill, who was Sheriff in Arizona and died in the Spanish-American war on Cuba. The Wanderer; Tim Hanley's search for his brother's killer. The Widow Maker, art by John Prentice; The story of Clay Allison, a Texas desperado after the Civil War. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jim McArdle, Paul Parker, Dick Rockwell and Gene Colan. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. A vengeful doctor joins a Sioux tribe in an effort to find out which of its raiders murdered his family. The Checkered Kid uncovers a plot to sabotage a new bridge on the day of its dedication. The Riley Gang targets the new sheriff in town, in a story with early art by comics legend Gene Colan. Indian-Style Death; The Checkered Kid; The Dude and the Donkey; The Renegade Steer; White Mans Chance; The Picture and the Bandit; The Big Red Boston Steamer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Williamson and John Severin. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Joe Gill and Gardner Fox. Art by Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Dick Ayers, John Severin, and John Buscema. AC Comics reprints classic Western stories that originally appeared in comics from the Golden Age. The Cheyenne Kid encounters Apache chief Geronimo, in a story with art by EC legend Al Williamson; A tale of the original Ghost Rider, here renamed The Haunted Horseman; The Latigo Kid turns bounty hunter. Cheyenne Kid: Geronimo: The War Chief of the Apaches; Geronimo's Challenge; The Taming of Wild-Man Feeney!; Latigo Kid: Bounty Hunter; Wild Bill Pecos: Indian Medicine Man. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

No number, dated December 1948. Bud Steele in "The Cross-Draw Kid vs. the Skull" and "Outlaw Mesa." Sam Brown in "The Barbarous Bully." Duke Buckland in "Backfire." King Fisher in "Texas Terrorist." Sheriff Sal in an untitled story. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Graham Ingels and H.C. Kiefer. Blazing stories of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "Range War" with art by Graham Ingels; The Commanche Kid in "The Mississippi Pirates" with art by H.C. Kiefer; A True Western story "Those Terrible Blevans" with art by Kiefer; and "The Masked Marvel Is Wanted for Murder" with art by Ingels. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "From Renaissance to Modern Art!"

Written by Marion Augustin. Art and cover by Bruno Heitz. Translated by George L. Newman.

Two kids and their grandpa continue their adventurous guided exploration of art, civilization, and how they interacted and evolved to become something entirely new. Continuing with the Renaissance and iconic works such as The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, and the Sistine Chapel, the book winds its way through to the work of Vincent van Gogh, the surrealist movement, to Jackson Pollock, and more.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. This over-sized collection of Western gems from 1950's comic books includes Roy Rogers in "Gunman's Trail"; Durango in "Death Is The Dealer"; Dale Evans in "Telltale Dollars"; Johnny Mack Brown, John Wayne, Rocky Lane, Range Rider, Tom Mix, Lash Larue, Tim Holt, and many more. Art by Buscema, Manning, Bolle, Kane, and others. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.