Western folklore has been commercialized, in one
form or another, from the very first steps of the pioneers into the Wild West.
Although always popular, Western related media enjoyed a surge in the United States and a
great many other countries from the late 1930's through to the 1960's.
Western films were big box office. Pulp fiction and comic strips had a massive readership.
Centaur Publications is credited with creating the first stand-alone Western comics titles
launching both Star Ranger and Western Picture Stories with cover dates of February 1937.
The good news is we have both these historic issues in our collection.
The real growth of western comics came a few years later with the end of World War II.
All the major publishers launched their own titles, as you will soon discover by looking
at all the titles we hold.
We have 278 titles and 6,970 issues in our 'Western Category' for you to enjoy.
Western Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| The Cisco Kid |
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| Description: | The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart ... |
| Comic Adventures |
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| Available: | 11 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 27 |
| From: | 1940 |
| To: | 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - v7 2 |
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| Publisher: | A. Soloway Ltd. |
| Description: | This title ran from 1940 to 1949 comprising 27 issues and featured a mix of adventure , western and 'tec strips. Notable for the adventures of Crash Carew. |
| Cow Puncher Comics |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Jan 1947 |
| To: | 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - 7 |
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| Publisher: | Avon Periodicals |
| Description: | COW PUNCHER COMICS, 1947 Series.
No. 1, 1947 - no. 7, 1949
also,
COW PUNCHER, 1953.
no number, reprint of COW PUNCHER COMICS (Avon) #2 |
| Cowboy Love |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 11 |
| From: | Jul 1949 |
| To: | 1951 |
| Seq: | 1 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Description: | COWBOY LOVE (Fawcett) 1949 Series.
No. 1, Jul 1949 - no. 11, 1951. |
| Crack Western Comics |
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| Section: | Australian & New Zealand Comics |
| Description: | Australian series reprinted in New Zealand by Times Printing, Auckland. Featuring mainly reprints from American comics plus locally created? fillers.
It seems the series was also reprinted in the UK by Popular. |
| Dan Barry el Terremoto |
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| Available: | 25 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 80 |
| From: | Apr 1954 |
| To: | Mar 1957 |
| Seq: | 1 - 80 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Description: | A Spanish western tile from 1954, published by Editorial Maga. Early issues written by Leopoldo Ortiz and drawn by Jose Ortiz. From #47 Pedro Quesada wrote. Jose Ortiz continued to draw till #67, after which Jose Gonzalez Igual took over the pencils. Manuel ... |
| Dan'l Boone |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Sep 1955 |
| To: | Sep 1957 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises |
| Description: | (1955 series)
September 1955 - September 1957
Issues: #1-8
Notes: Imprint: Sussex Publishing Co.
Artists on this title include Dick Ayers & Joe Certa |
| Daniel Boone |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 35 |
| From: | 1957 |
| To: | 1959 |
| Seq: | 1 - 35 |
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| Publisher: | L. Miller & Son |
| Description: | Series ran for 35 issues from Feb '57 to 1959. Art in some by Fernando Castells and in others by Don Lawrence, Norman Light. Some covers also feature the words"Exploits of" and these issues have some Charlton reprints. |
| Davy Crockett |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 52 |
| From: | 1956 |
| To: | 1960 |
| Seq: | 1 - 52 |
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| Publisher: | L. Miller & Son |
| Description: | Series ran to 50 issues from Oct. '56 - Jan. '60. Don Lawrence art in a number of issues. Also contain Charlton reprints. |
| Davy Crockett's Almanack |
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| Section: | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Description: | Davy Crockett maybe known as the "King of the Wild Frontier", but after reading these Almanacks, "Star of the Wildest Stories Ever" would certainly be a better description.
Davy Crockett Almanacks and other literature purporting to have ... |
| Dead-Eye Western |
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| Available: | 26 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 25 |
| From: | Nov 1948 |
| To: | Apr 1953 |
| Seq: | v1 1 - v3 1 |
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| Publisher: | Hillman |
| Description: | (1948 series)
November-December 1948 - April-May 1953
Issues: 25 (V1 #1-V3 #1) |
| Death Valley |
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| Available: | 6 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 6 |
| From: | Oct 1953 |
| To: | Aug 1954 |
| Seq: | 1 - 6 |
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| Publisher: | Comic Media |
| Description: | DEATH VALLEY (Comic Media) 1953 Series.
No. 1, Oct 1953 - No. 6, Aug 1954.
36 pages, color, saddle-stitched |
| Desperado |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Jun 1948 |
| To: | Feb 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Lev Gleason / Comic House |
| Description: | DESPERADO, 1948 Series.
No. 1, Jun-Jul 1948 - No. 8, Feb 1949.
Continues as BLACK DIAMOND WESTERN (Lev Gleason) 1949 Series. |
| Fargo Kid |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | Jun 1958 |
| To: | Oct 1958 |
| Seq: | v11 3 - v11 5 |
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| Publisher: | Prize |
| Firehair Archives |
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| Section: | Western Compilations |
| Description: | 'Firehair' first appeared in Rangers Comics #21 (Fiction-House) February 1945. She appeared in every issue up to issue #65 (May 1952). She also appeared in eleven issues of her own quarterly title from 1948 to 1952
She is first seen travelling with ... |
| Fort Laramie |
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| Available: | 41 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 41 |
| From: | Jan 1956 |
| To: | Oct 1956 |
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| Description: | Fort Laramie is a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince. It aired Sunday afternoons January 22 - October 28, 1956. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. Raymond ... |
| Frontier Gentleman |
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| Available: | 42 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 41 |
| From: | Feb 1958 |
| To: | Nov 1958 |
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| Description: | Frontier Gentleman is a short-lived radio Western series originally broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) radio network from February 2 to November 16, 1958, initially heard Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m, through March when it moved to 7 p.m.
Frontier ... |
| Frontier Town |
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| Available: | 47 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 47 |
| From: | Mar 1949 |
| To: | Jan 1950 |
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| Description: | Frontier Town was an American radio adventure serial syndicated by Bruce Eells Productions. The 30-minute programme's first known broadcast was in 1949, and the show ran for 47 episodes. Because it was syndicated, it aired on different stations on different ... |
