| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Title from the story the cover is illustrating.
Pencils:
1) Crandall is credited on covers for Quality Comics by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his faces are not to be mistaken. He made most of the following covers for Crack Western.
2) Charles Cuidera suggested by Saltarella. |
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| Cover | Trampling Hoofs of Murder! |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Arizona Raines; Spurs (his young pal); Buck Stevens (villain) |
| Notes | Title from the story the cover is illustrating.
Pencils:
1) Crandall is credited on covers for Quality Comics by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his faces are not to be mistaken. He made most of the following covers for Crack Western.
2) Charles Cuidera suggested by Saltarella. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Here it is at Last! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | house ad for Ken Shannon Comics, with artwork |
| Featuring | Ken Shannon |
| Credits | Pencils: Reed Crandall | Inks: Reed Crandall | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Ken Shannon |
| Notes | This is the inside-front cover |
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| Comic Story | Trampling Hoofs of Murder! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Arizona and Spurs are nearly killed by stampeding longhorns. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Arizona Raines; Spurs; Nita Duncan; Red Hager (villain, foreman) |
| Notes | Gustavson has special grinning faces with deep jaws and sparkling eyes, and he is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Gustavson credits verified by Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Cover story |
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| Comic Story | The Vultures of Goldhill! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dawson floods the mines to get the holders to sell to their shares to him. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Two-Gun Lil [Lil Peters]; Dawson (crooked mine owner); Rodney (villain) |
| Notes | Most probably art by Morey when comparing with some credited work, like grave long faces and the girl in profile.
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. |
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| Comic Story | Hangnoose Sunrise! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Johnny Lash is framed and jailed for bank robbery. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Johnny Lash [The Whip]; Jake (bank robber); Rupe Hedge (bank robber); Sag Sawyer (bank robber) |
| Notes | Sultan is credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the many close up faces with his "bulging" eyes make this most probably by him. |
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| Synopsis | House ad for Blackhawk Comics, with cover reproduction of issue #46 |
| Featuring | Blackhawk |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | A Trap for Rustlers (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Kill or Be Killed! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man is killed trying to help the marshal. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Allen; Tom Mason; Jed Mason; VILLAINS: Ben Prue; Pete Bliss; Mark Sont; Lefty Riel |
| Notes | Some close up faces have resemblance to Anderson's art in Quality's T-Man Comics, but uncertain. |
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