Trivia time: the villain in the green vest first appeared in a George Oleson "Hawk" story, and reappeared in a Dick Giordano "Nukla" comic. You can't keep a good swipe down!
Additional Information
Name
1027 - The Texan | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "THE TEXAN, No. 1027." Code number is TEXAN O.S. #1027-599. Copyright 1959 by Rorvic Productions, Inc., and Desilu Productions, Inc. Based on the 1958-60 CBS TV series "The Texan."
Cover
The Texan / 1 page
Feature
The Texan
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Longley (photo of Rory Calhoun)
Foreword/Afterword
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of first story.
Feature
The Texan
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Longley (photo of Rory Calhoun)
First Line
As long as I live I'll never forget that day...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos with typeset text.
Comic Story
Revenge In Rock River (19 pages)
Synopsis
Bill Longley comes to the tent town of Rock River, New Mexico, where he meets old friends from the war. They are prospectors and tell him that the town is under the thumb of John Flood, who charges the miners for protection from his hired guns.
Feature
The Texan
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Longley
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Mel Keefer
Inks
Mel Keefer
Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Stage to Paradise (13 pages)
Synopsis
After capturing outlaw Clint Dirkson, Bill Longley takes him to the nearby town of Fenton, Oklahoma. There he finds the sheriff is dead and the townspeople don't want to deal with Dirkson's gang, which is following him. Longley and two volunteers take Dirkson on a stage to the nearest marshal, in Paradise 80 miles away.
Feature
The Texan
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Longley
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Mel Keefer
Inks
Mel Keefer
Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Towns with Many Faces (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the development of towns in the old West, "narrated" by Bill Longley.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Longley (cameo)
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Mel Keefer
Inks
Mel Keefer
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Comic Story
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
An express office clerk stages a fake robbery to cover up his own theft of cash.
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