Ben Bowie and His Mountain Men (1956-1959 Dell) comic books

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #443, 513, 557, 599, 626, and 657 counted as the first six issues of this series in Dell's reckoning. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. When the river rises, Ben and his fellow Mountain Men build a raft and ride the floodwaters to St. Louis. There, he joins an expedition to venture down the river past a Cheyenne blockade. A new Sioux leader called "The Prophet" has war on his mind, so Ben leads an expedition to find him. Plus a notice that Dell Comics won a Civil Air Patrol citation for Outstanding Service to Youth. Terrific painted cover by an unknown artist. Forcing the River; The Indian Alliance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben and his fellow Mountain Men are exploring an abandoned pueblo cliff dwelling, but they learn too late that it isn't actually abandoned. Ben's party finally makes it to the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, they've walked right into the middle of a war between the Chinook and the Nootka. Nice painted cover by an unknown artist. Keelboats; The Prisoner in the Pueblo; Challenge of the Pacific. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben and his fellow Mountain Men are attacked by a Blackfeet war party while they're exploring new trapping grounds. It turns out that French trappers got there first and made a murderous arrangement with the Blackfeet to keep out other trappers. But the Arikara capture Jim after he's caught between a prairie fire and a buffalo stampede. Plus the life of explorer and Pike's Peak namesake Zebulon Pike. More terrific horse art on the cover, painted by an unknown artist. The Blackfoot Indians; Flaming Arrows; Captive of the Arikara; Zebulon Pike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben and his fellow Mountain Men encounter a raiding party on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. It turns out to be the nomadic "Digger" tribes of the high desert plains. A man makes his way to Ben's snow-covered cabin and seeks the Mountain Men's help in rescuing a party of settlers stranded in a blizzard. Plus the life of explorers Nathaniel Wyeth and Lewis and Clark. The Diggers; Island of the Indian Giants; The Wolfpack Trail; Pioneers of the West: Nathaniel Wyeth; The Lewis and Clark Expedition. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben and his fellow Mountain Men are stalked by a Crow war party. After Billy's parents are killed in an accident, he is adopted by a Sioux family, becoming Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux. Ben and the Mountain Men find a woman hiding out in an abandoned pueblo, and set out to rescue her husband from the Apache. Plus the life of mountain man Jim Bridger. Nice painted cover by an unknown artist actually depicts a scene in the comic. The Crows; The Treacherous Trapper; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux; The Refuge; Apache Arrows; Jim Bridger; Epic Events of the West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben's tracker friend Nakah is recalled to his Iroquois tribe after they face hostile Hurons, and Ben and crew decide to come along and offer support. Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair sets out to win a seat on the tribal council. Ben wants to find the hunting land the Iroquois speak of, but it is in hostile Algonquin territory. The War Drums; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux: Winning His Council Seat; The Ambush; The Raging Rapids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. English Lord Frothingham hires the Mountain Men to take him into the untamed wilderness so he can meet "savages." Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair tries to figure out who is stealing game from his tribe's traps. The sight of Algonquins in French-controlled territory alerts Ben that trouble is brewing. The Iroquois; The Way of the Savage; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux: The Trap Raider; The Challenge; Rage of the North Wind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Huron warriors claim that French soldiers are forcing them to join the fight, but Ben suspects a trap. Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair must protect a herd of wild horses from a wolf pack. While searching for missing settlers, Ben thinks the nearby Algonquin know more than they're telling. Plus the life of General Rufus Putnam. The Algonquin; Into the Trap; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux: Keeper of the Wild Horses; Desperate Journey; The Lost Settlement; Rufus Putnam. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Fleeing an Ottawa war party, Ben and the Mountain Men must leap into the Devil's Hole... but how do they get out again? Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair feels like an outcast in his own tribe because of the color of his skin. A trader who cheats the Natives is putting the lives of Ben and the other Mountain Men in danger. The Delaware; Thundering Waters; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux: The Outcast; Attack; Trading for Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sam Savitt. Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Deep in the wilderness, Ben and the Mountain Men stumble on a tribe that has never encountered white men. Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair is captured by the Comanches, but he doesn't know that fellow Sioux Stalking Fox planned it that way. A new leader who speaks in fables unites the Wyandots and Delawares against the settlers. Fantastic painted cover by Sam Savitt. The Forgotten Tribe; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux: Comanche Captive; The Hunter; Hand-to-Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Adventures of the Mountain Men in the early days of the American frontier. Ben and the Mountain Men stumble on the aftermath of a British-Huron skirmish, and learn the British are planning a major offensive. Adopted Sioux Yellow Hair has a chance to return to the white world, but he decides to stay with his tribe. Ben and the Mountain Men find a vast hidden cavern inhabited by a hermit - and he doesn't like visitors. The Thunder Guns; Yellow Hair, Child of the Sioux:The Wagon Train; The Long Rifle; The Hermits Cave. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.