Additional Information |
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Publication | November 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
Notes | Fawcett hired male model Bob Holland to pose for the covers of their new comics as “sensational new western star” Bob Colt. |
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Cover | The Dragon of Disaster |
Featuring | Bob Colt |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Colt [Bob Holland] |
Notes | Fawcett hired male model Bob Holland to pose for the covers of their new comics as “sensational new western star” Bob Colt. |
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Publisher advertisement | The Fawcett Album of Comic Favorites (1 page) |
Synopsis | 16 Fawcett comic favorite characters. |
Featuring | Fawcett Comics |
Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Specialists in Death (13 pages) |
Synopsis | Four hired killers are sent for to kill Bob Colt. |
Featuring | Bob Colt |
Credits | Pencils: Bob McCarty |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Colt; Buckskin (horse); Pablo Sanchez (foreman); Sheriff Tobey; Lighning McCoy (ace gunman); Rip Towers (knife-fighter); The Crusher (strongman); Brains Benton (killer) |
Notes | Formerly credited to George Evans. Evans worked on Fawcett’s “Captain Video”.
McCarty is a bit of a lookalike and was assigned to draw “Bob Colt”.
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. pointed out the difference to me. |
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Comic Story | Chuck Waggin is Hounded |
Synopsis | Chuck has bought a dog. |
Featuring | Chuck Waggin |
Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Chuck Waggin; Rex (bloodhound) |
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Publisher advertisement | For the Weirdest... |
Synopsis | You must read the most eerie of all horror comics. |
Featuring | This Magazine is Haunted |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Doctor Death |
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Comic Story | Prairie Pigskin (4 pages) |
Synopsis | Rawhide will teach a football player how to play football. |
Featuring | Rawhide Hotchkiss |
Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Rawhide Hotchkiss; football player |
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Text Story | Rich Brother (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Oklahoma rescues his rich brother from outlaws. |
Credits | Script: Rod Reed [as Westbrook Wilson] | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Oklahoma Brown; Buddy Brown; Big Carl |
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Synopsis | About a cattle drive. |
Featuring | Romancing the Range With Bob Colt |
Credits | Pencils: Bob McCarty |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Colt; Buckskin (horse) |
Notes | Formerly credited to George Evans. Evans worked on Fawcett’s “Captain Video”.
McCarty is a bit of a lookalike and was assigned to draw “Bob Colt”.
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. pointed out the difference to me. |
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Comic Story | Butter Shut Up (1 page) |
Synopsis | Sappy mixes flies and butter to make butterflies. |
Featuring | Sappy Nappy |
Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Sappy Nappy |
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Comic Story | The Dragon of Disaster (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Tanner uses a flying dragon-kite to scare rancher into selling their mineral rich lands. |
Featuring | Bob Colt |
Credits | Pencils: Bob McCarty |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Colt; Buckskin (horse); Frank Norman (rancher); Fred Tanner (crook); Wong Lee |
Notes | Formerly credited to George Evans. Evans worked on Fawcett’s “Captain Video”.
McCarty is a bit of a lookalike and was assigned to draw “Bob Colt”.
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. pointed out the difference to me. |
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Advertisement | A Big, New Book for Model Builders (1 page) |
Synopsis | Handbook for model builders. |
Featuring | Fawcett Books |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Illustration | Bob Colt (1 page) |
Featuring | Bob Colt |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bob Colt [Bob Holland] |
Notes | Notes as for the front cover. |
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