Western Comics

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Western Comics
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Western Comics #1 (Jan./Feb. 1948), artwork by Howard Sherman.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
ScheduleBi-monthly
FormatAnthology
Publication dateJan./Feb. 1948 – Jan./Feb. 1961
No. of issues85
Main character(s) Pow Wow Smith
Wyoming Kid
Nighthawk
Cowboy Marshal
Rodeo Rick
Matt Savage, Trail Boss
Vigilante
Creative team
Written by Don Cameron, Gardner Fox, France Herron
Artist(s) Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Howard Sherman, Leonard Starr
Editor(s) Whitney Ellsworth, Julius Schwartz

Western Comics is a Western comic book series that was published by DC Comics. DC's longest-running Western title, it published 85 issues from 1948 to 1961. [1] Western Comics was an anthology series, featuring such characters as the wandering cowboy the Wyoming Kid, the Native American lawman Pow Wow Smith, the Cowboy Marshal, Jim Sawyer, showman Rodeo Rick, and Matt Savage, Trail Boss. [2] The masked Vigilante Greg Saunders appeared in the first four issues of the title, but was soon replaced by itinerant fix-it man Nighthawk.

Contents

Notable contributors included writers Don Cameron, Gardner Fox, and France Herron; and artists Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Howard Sherman, and Leonard Starr.

Publication history

Whitney Ellsworth edited the book for most of its run, assisted by Julius Schwartz, who took over the editorial reins for the last two years. Originally featuring four or more stories per issue, by issue #70 (July/Aug. 1958), Western Comics reduced the number of stories to three. [3] Western Comics' infrequently appearing letter column was titled "The Hitching Post".

Recurring features

References

  1. Schelly, William (2013). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   9781605490540.
  2. Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 54. ISBN   978-1-4654-8578-6.
  3. 1 2 Markstein, Don. "Rodeo Rick", Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
  4. Markstein, Don. "The Wyoming Kid", Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Markstein, Don. "Matt Savage, Trail Boss", Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.