| Comments |
| |
| Panther, LOOK again, the last story is only half of a page and is in B&W on the IBC. |
|
| I'm not quite sure what to make of this comic. How bizarre. |
|
| Hank seems a bit smarter and more confident in this than in the issue I have (43, I think), where he's there to act amazed at everything Spurs does.
A great start to the series. I must not read these all at once, but spread them out a bit. |
|
| | |
| Additional Information |
| |
| Publication | September-October 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| |
| Cover | Spurs Jackson vs the Saucer-Men |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson; Pronto (horse); Queen Thula; Korok; |
| |
| Comic Story | Migration to the Moon (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
| |
| Comic Story | The Saucer Men (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When an invasion of Flying Saucers land at the Bar-Z ranch, the owner Spurs Jackson, of the Arizona ranch and his two ranch hands, Strong Bow and Hank Roper, quickly learn the alien invaders are Martians, lead by one named Korok. Spurs and his ranch hands are taken in the saucers back to Mars. Once there, it is revealed that Korok claims the throne from Queen Thula, causing her to abdicate.
Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes, Roper and Strong Bow, quickly win back the throne for Thula. The grateful queen appoints Spurs Prime Minister. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson; Pronto; Hank Roper; Strong Bow; Queen Thula; Korok |
| Notes | Confirmed to have been created and written by the legendary Shadow writer with the discovery of an original script. |
| |
| Comic Story | The Outlaws of the Desert (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Men are hijacking trucks bringing supplies to the New Pueblo dam. It's up to Hank Roper and Sheriff Townley to stop them. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Hank Roper; Sheriff Townley |
| |
| Comic Story | Incident at Powder River (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two men ride into town. One of them, named Frank, is shot by a man called Black Nick. The other man returns fire and kills the shooters. The display of skill is quite remarkable. Frank is put to bed and the wound in his arm is dressed by the local doctor.
The two men ride on. The Marshall tries to recall why they seem familiar, when a man brings in a poster just arrived on the stage. The poster is for Jesse James, the skilled shooter. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jesse James; Frank James; Black Nick |
| |
| Text Story | The Moon Monsters (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier |
| |
| Comic Story | Death from U-235 (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | When a man falls dead from radiation poisoning, Spurs Jackson is a prime suspect. Spurs had claimed a desire for revenge against the man for murdering father. When it is proven the man died of radiation poisoning, Spurs and Hank Roper investigate to discover a spaceship. Overtaken by the devious builders of the craft, Spurs and Hank are sent to Venus to test the functionality of the rocketship. Once on Venus, Spurs and Hank discover mysterious, winged, mechanical horses of unknown origin. They use the flying horses to return to Earth and subdue the builders of the rocketship. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson
Hank Roper |
| |
| Comic Story | The Mystery of the Indian Hills (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Jigg Larsen and his cattle rustlers raid the Arizona ranch owned by Laura Towne, the Rancho Oro, he has his men burn the ranch house with Stew Carey inside. Strong Bow, one of Spurs Jackson's Space Vigilantes, finds the burning ranch and rescues Stew Carey. The two go after Jigg and his renegades, eventually tracking them and the stolen cattle to a hidden valley. The two rescue Laura and together they ruin Jigg and the rustlers. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Strong Bow; Stew Carey; Laura Towne; Jigg Larsen; Sheriff Townley; Loco Luke |
| |
| Comic Story | How a Visitor from Space Won the Great West for America |
| Synopsis | In 1811, the great Indian chief, Tecumsah, is informed of a comet to arrive soon. With is brother, called "The Prophet" Tecumsah informs other chiefs to 'watch the skies for Tecumsah's sign', which he thinks will usher in evidence of Indian supremacy. The comet arrives as prognosticated, except in a far more spectacular display than anticipated. This causes a furor among the Indians tribes, causing them to launch an attack on the American Army. The attack ends in a massive defeat for the warriors. |
| Featuring | Tecumsah |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science; Western-frontier | Characters: Tecumsah |
| |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
Creative Commons Attribution License.
More details about this comic may be available in their page here |
