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 259 titles and 3,587 issues in our 'Western Category' for you to enjoy.
Western Comics And Books
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Non-English: | Portuguese Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Brazilian landscape comic, appearing fortnightly and reprinting Monte Hale stories in b&w. |
Swift Arrow | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell |
T.V. Picture Stories | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Pearson | ||||||||||||
Description: | Pocket Library published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. which featured different titles adapted from tv shows. Titles incl. Murder Bag; Emergency Ward 10; Sheriff of Cochise; Highway Patrol; Sword of Freedom; William Tell; Buccaneers; Charlie Chan; OSS; Hawkeye ... |
Tex Granger | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Parents' Magazine Press | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) June 1948 - September 1949 Issues: 7 (#18-24) Tracking: Numbering continued from CALLING ALL BOYS. Artists on this title include Phil Berube, Lorence Bjorklund & Vic Herman |
Tex Ritter Western | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton |
Tex Ritter Western | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett |
The Texan | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 Series) August 1948 - October 1951 Issues published: 1-15 Tracking: After issue #14 continues as Fightin' Marines (St. John, 1951 series). After issue #15 also continues as Fightin' Texan (St. John, 1952 series). Artists on this title include ... |
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Non-English: | German Language Books |
Texas Rangers in Action | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton |
Texas Rangers in Action | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton - Promotional Comics |
Tim Holt | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises |
Tim McCoy | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton |
Tom Mix | |||||||
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Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
Tom Mix Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ralston-Purina Company | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Giveaway that could be obtained by sending in two Ralston box tops. Official Publication of the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters. |
Tom Mix Commandos Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ralston-Purina Company |
Tom Mix Western | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett |
Tom Mix Western Comic | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | L. Miller & Son | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Published by L. Miller 1951 - 1959. 3 unnumbered issues of different formats then a series of numbered issues - #50 - #134. All Fawcett reprints. Indicia says "Tom Mix". British Guide says "Tom Mix Western Comics". Covers read "Tom ... |
Trail Colt | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||
Description: | Also listed as A-1 #24 and 26. |
Two-Gun Western | |||||||
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Section: | Western | ||||||
Description: | Two Guns Western was a pulp western magazine that went through a number of incarnations. It was originally published in 1928 by Metropolitan as Two Gun Stories then Two Gun Western Stories. It was then published by Red Circle a division of Western Fiction Publishing ... |
U.S. Newspaper Comic Sections & Supplements | |||||||
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Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | The first US newspaper comic strips appeared in the late 19th century, closely allied with the invention of the color press. Jimmy Swinnerton's The Little Bears introduced sequential art and recurring characters in William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco ... |
Wagon Train | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing |
Warpath | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) |
Western Adventures | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines |
Western Bandit Trails | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John |
Western Crime Busters | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Trojan Magazines |
Western Fighters | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Hillman |
Western Frontier | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | P.L. Publishing |
Western Hero | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett |
Western Killers | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
Western Love Trails | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines |
Western Outlaws | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
Western Picture Stories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Centaur Publishing |
Western Rough Riders | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) |
Western Roundup | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing |
Western Thrillers | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
Western True Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
The Westerner Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Orbit-Wanted |
The Westerner | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics |
White Indian | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1953 series) 1953 - 1954 Issues: 5 (#11-15) Notes: Part of ME's A-1 Comics series. Issue #11: Also A-1 Comics #94. #12: A-1 #101. #13: A-1 #104. #14: A-1 #117. #15: A-1 #135. / The stories in the first three issues consist of reprints from DURANGO KID. Artists ... |
White Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Accepted |
White Rider and Super Horse | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications |
Wild Bill Elliott | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing |
Wild Bill Hickok | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Avon Periodicals | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | WILD BILL HICKOK, 1949 Series. No. 1, Sep-Oct 1949 - no. 28, May-Jun 1956 |
Wild Bill Hickok | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton - Promotional Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Promotional series for Blue Bird shoes, available at various shoe stores around the U.S. |
Wild Bill Hickok | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics |
Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | 1958-1959. Numbering continued from Cowboy Western #67. Some stories reprinted in a 1959 Wild Bill Hickok title that was a promotional series for Blue Bird shoes. |
Wild Frontier | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton |
Wild West Weekly | |||||||
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Section: | Western | ||||||
Description: | Wild West Weekly originally started life as a dime novel published by Street & Smith Corp. based in New York. In August 1927 it was released as a pulp magazine and was published for the next fifteen years. It dropped Weekly from its title in July 1943, ... |
Will Rogers Western | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
Women Outlaws | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |