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
| Geronimo |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | 1950 |
| To: | Nov 1951 |
| Seq: | 1 - 3 |
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| Publisher: | Avon Periodicals |
| Categories: | Western | Native Americans |
| Description: | GERONIMO, 1950 Series.
No. 1, 1950 - no. 4, Feb 1952
Note. Issue no. 4 retitled THE SAVAGE RAIDS OF CHIEF GERONIMO |
| Golden Arrow |
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| Available: | 6 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 5 |
| From: | 1942 |
| To: | 1946 |
| Seq: | 1 - 5 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Native Americans |
| Description: | GOLDEN ARROW (Fawcett) 1942 Series.
No. 1 [nn], 1942 - no. 5, Fall 1946.
Continues as GOLDEN ARROW WESTERN (Fawcett) 1947 Series. |
| Golden Arrow Archives |
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| Section: | Comic Book Compilations |
| Categories: | Western | Adventure |
| Description: | Golden Arrow is a fictional hero who first appeared in his own strip in Fawcett Comics' Whiz Comics #02 (February 1940). The series ran until 1953 when Whiz Comics ceased publication. He also appeared in his own named magazine for 5 issues between 1942-1946.
Golden ... |
| Great Western |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | 1953 |
| To: | Oct 1954 |
| Seq: | 8 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises |
| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | (1953 series)
1953-October/December 1954
Issues: 4 (#8-11)
Notes- Part of ME's A-1 series (#93, 105, 113 & 127). Stories are reprints from earlier ME comics.
Artists on this title include Bob Powell, Fred Guardineer, Joe Certa, Frank Bolle, Fred ... |
| Gunmaster |
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| Available: | 10 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 6 |
| From: | Jul 1965 |
| To: | Oct 1967 |
| Seq: | 84 - 89 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Western |
| Gunsmoke |
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| Available: | 474 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 480 |
| From: | Apr 1952 |
| To: | Jun 1961 |
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| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal ... |
| Have Gun - Will Travel |
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| Available: | 105 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 106 |
| From: | Nov 1958 |
| To: | Nov 1960 |
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| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | The Have Gun - Will Travel radio show broadcast 106 episodes on the CBS Radio Network between November 23, 1958, and November 27, 1960.
It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters and the only significant American radio adaptation of a television ... |
| The Hawk |
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| Available: | 10 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Oct 1953 |
| To: | May 1955 |
| Seq: | 4 - 12 |
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| Publisher: | St. John |
| Categories: | Western |
| The Hawk |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | 1951 |
| To: | Nov 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 3 |
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| Publisher: | Ziff-Davis |
| Categories: | Western |
| The Hooded Horseman |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Jan 1952 |
| To: | Jan 1953 |
| Seq: | 21 - 27 |
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| Publisher: | American Comics Group / ACG |
| Categories: | Masked / Mystery Men | Western |
| Description: | THE HOODED HORSEMAN
1952 Series.
No. 21, Jan-Feb 1952 - no. 27, Jan 1954.
Formerly BLAZING WEST (ACG) 1948 Series.
Also:
1954 Series:
No. 18, Dec 1954 - no. 22, Aug 1955.
Formerly OUT OF THE NIGHT (ACG) 1952 Series. |
| Hopalong Cassidy |
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| Available: | 89 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 84 |
| From: | 1946 |
| To: | Nov 1953 |
| Seq: | 2 - 85 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Spinoff |
| Description: | HOPALONG CASSIDY (Fawcett) 1943 Series.
No. 1, 1943 - no. 85, 1953.
ONLY ISSUES 1-77 ARE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
DO NOT UPLOAD ANY ISSUE FROM #78 and UP!!
Continues as HOPALONG CASSIDY (DC) 1954 Series.
Note: Issue no. 2 was published Aug 1947, four years after ... |
| Hopalong Cassidy Archives |
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| Section: | Western Compilations |
| Categories: | Western | Western Stars |
| Description: | Hopalong Cassidy was a western character originally created by Clarence E. Mulford in 1904. Initially the character was rude, dangerous and rough talking. He had a wooden leg, which made him walk with a little hop, hence the nickname.
When he first appeared ... |
| Indians |
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| Available: | 17 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 17 |
| From: | 1950 |
| To: | 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 17 |
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| Publisher: | Fiction House |
| Categories: | Western | Native Americans |
| Description: | INDIANS (Fiction House) 1950 Series.
No. 1, Spring 1950 - no. 17, Spring 1953.
SERIES COMPLETE!!! |
| Jesse James |
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| Available: | 27 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 24 |
| From: | Aug 1950 |
| To: | Aug 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 29 |
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| Publisher: | Avon Periodicals |
| Categories: | Western | Western Heroes |
| Description: | JESSE JAMES, 1950 Series.
No. 1, Aug 1950 - no. 29, Aug-Sep 1956.
Note: no issue no's 10 - 14 were published.
Also:
JESSE JAMES, 1952
no number; likely a reprint of an issue from the earlier series. |
| Ken Maynard |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Sep 1950 |
| To: | Feb 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Media / Stars | Western Stars |
| Description: | formerly listed as "Ken Maynard Western" at GCD, now corrected to match the indicia |
| Kid Dynamite Western Comic |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 65 |
| From: | 1954 |
| To: | 1960 |
| Seq: | 1 - 65 |
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| Publisher: | L. Miller & Son |
| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | This series ran for 65 issues from 1954 to 1960. Art on early issues by John Wheeler. The title seems to have changed occasionally from "Kid Dynamite Western Comic" to "Kid Dynamite" and back. |
| Kid Montana |
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| Available: | 44 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 42 |
| From: | Nov 1957 |
| To: | Mar 1965 |
| Seq: | 9 - 50 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | Complete series scanned! |
| Lightning Jim |
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| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | This is the story of U.S. Marshal Lightning Jim Whipple, his trusty horse Thunder, and his deputy, Whitey Larson. The shows are stereotypical portrayals of Native Americans, the history of the Union-Pacific Railroad, and other Western related subjects.
The ... |
| Log Cabin Library |
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| Section: | Dime Novels |
| Categories: | Western | Adventure |
| Description: | Log Cabin Library is a late 19th century publication by Street & Smith based in New York. It ran weekly from 1889 until 1896 for a total of approximately 404 issues. It featured stories with such characters as Buffalo Bill and the James Gang. |
