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 294 titles and 7,940 issues in our 'Western Category' for you to enjoy.
Western Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Rocky Lane Western |
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| Available: | 71 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 55 |
| From: | May 1949 |
| To: | Jan 1954 |
| Seq: | 1 - 55 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Media / Stars | Western Stars |
| Description: | ROCKY LANE WESTERN (Fawcett) 1949 Series.
No. 1, May 1949 - no. 55, Jan 1954.
Continues as ROCKY LANE WESTERN (Charlton) 1954 Series. |
| The Roy Rogers Show |
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| Categories: | Western | Western Stars |
| Description: | Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous ... |
| The Six Shooter |
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| Available: | 40 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 39 |
| From: | Sep 1953 |
| To: | Jun 1954 |
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| Categories: | Western |
| Description: | The Six Shooter is a United States western old-time radio program starring James Stewart as a gunfighter. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC (Sept. 20, 1953 - June 24, 1954).
Stewart ... |
| Six-Gun Heroes (1959 Series) |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1959 |
| To: | 1962 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton - Promotional Comics |
| Categories: | Adventure | Western |
| Description: | promotional series available at some shoe stores: Blue Bird, Edwards', Schiff's, Kirby's, R&S and GallenKamp's. Publication Dates: 1960 - 1962
Number of Issues Published: 7 (#6 - #16)
More issues may exist, but they are not currently documented ... |
| Straight Arrow |
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| Categories: | Western | Native Americans |
| Description: | Straight Arrow radio program was a western adventure series for juveniles which was broadcast, mostly twice weekly in the United States from 1948 or 1949 through 1951. A total of 292 episodes were aired. Although first broadcast only in California, in early ... |
| T.V. Picture Stories |
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| Available: | 13 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 57 |
| Seq: | 1 - 57 |
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| Publisher: | Pearson |
| Categories: | Mixed Bag | Crime | Western | Romance | Spinoff |
| 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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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Jun 1948 |
| To: | Sep 1949 |
| Seq: | 18 - 24 |
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| Publisher: | Parents' Magazine Press |
| Categories: | Western | Spinoff |
| 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 |
| The Texan |
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| Available: | 15 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 15 |
| From: | Aug 1948 |
| To: | Oct 1951 |
| Seq: | 1 - 15 |
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| Publisher: | St. John |
| Categories: | Western |
| 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 ... |
| Tom Mix |
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| Categories: | Western | Western Stars |
| Description: | Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 - October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. Between 1909 and 1935, Mix appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent movies. ... |
| Tom Mix Western Comic |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 85 |
| From: | 1951 |
| To: | 1959 |
| Seq: | 50 - 134 |
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| Publisher: | L. Miller & Son |
| Categories: | Western | Western Stars |
| 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 ... |
