Riders of the Range (comic strip)

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Riders of the Range, was a series of strip cartoons in the British comic, Eagle . It was created by Charles Chilton. [1] The artists who drew this series were Jack Daniel, Angus Scott, Frank Humphris [2] and Ferdinando Tacconi. [3]

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Plot

The heroes of the series, set the American Old West, were straight-talking and straight-shooting Jeff Arnold, and his companion, the older, gruff Luke (surname?). Inseparable partners, the righted wrongs throughout the territory. Once, they very publicly fell out with each other, in order to flush out a gun-for-hire.

History

The series began as a radio broadcast in 1949. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Young, Cy (2013-01-04). "Charles Chilton: Producer and writer who created classic BBC radio". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Frank Humphris". lambiek.net. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ferdinando Tacconi". lambiek.net. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Freeman, John (2020-03-22). "Eagle's "Riders of the Range" collected… in Holland". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
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