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Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) 1

    Tracks of Guilt. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. Gabby graduates from his correspondence detective school and gets a disguise kit in the mail, including a scruffy gray beard just like his own. He decides to put them to use when he thinks a crime has been committed. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #2
    Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) 2

    "In the Fence Post Mystery." Promotional comic, 24 pages, newsprint, 6-3/4 x 2 in.

  • Issue #3
    Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) 3

    The Accidental Sherlock. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. Gabby's day off is interrupted by explosions, gunfire, and a chest hidden in the river. He soon learns how they're all connected, just in time to prevent a railroad bridge from being dynamited. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #5
    Gabby Hayes Western Giveaway (1951) 5

    The Double Cross Brand. The legendary Gabby Hayes, sidekick of all sidekicks in 1940s Western movies, takes the starring role in this series of mini-comics. They were distributed as a set of 5 for a Quaker Oats mail-in premium, likely published by Fawcett. An outlaw steals Gabby's horse Corker. The only clue is a vest marked with the brand of the Double Cross Ranch. 7-in. x 2 1/2-in., 24 pages, Full Color.