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Steve Larrabee

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paw broon

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Steve Larrabee
« on: May 24, 2021, 11:36:24 AM »

Following on from the chat about Lone Star, this page is interesting:-
https://collectablefigures.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/lone-star-part-1-%E2%80%93-origins/
This page from the excellent AUS Reprints explains a lot:-
https://ausreprints.net/article/9/p6

In commenting on Lone Star, I might have mentioned Ace Hart but it's not the Ace Hart from Super Thriller - we have comics and a compilation on site -  this one is the precursor to the Space Ace/Johnny Galaxia strip with art from early on by Ron Turner.
My info on Lone Star is that there were 99 issues from vol. 1 #1 to vol. 7 #99.  1952 - 1963.  Originally published by DCMT, a a manufacturer of die cast models then from vol 3 #1 Atlas took over. There were, I believe 11 annuals.
Here are a couple of them:-
https://themagicrobot.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/lone-star-annual/
Other artists gracing the pages of Lone Star included, Ron Embleton; Terry Patrick; Jim Holdaway.
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The Australian Panther

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Re: Steve Larrabee
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2021, 12:28:13 PM »

The Jose Be? SPACE ACE looks very tasty.
Are they PD?   
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paw broon

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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2021, 01:02:06 PM »

Yes they are good.  I'm not sure of their status due the link with Space Ace. Currently available is a volume ofvSpacd Ace stories, but it's the Ron Turner material.  I'll  try to dig into it.
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Andrew999

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Re: Steve Larrabee
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2021, 03:35:53 PM »

I'm guessing Roy took the name Steve Larrabee from Steve Larrabee's Prisoner, a popular Max Brand novel (first published 1921 under the name Martin Dexter)

You can have it read to you here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H6JSCdBXYQ

Here's an interesting piece of social history:

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/retro-i-rue-day-i-missed-going-lone-star-riders-horse-462212

I wonder if Ray of GREENhill Road knew that his hero's real name was Roy Green?

.....and I so wish I had one of these:

https://www.viewmaster.co.uk/htm/lonestar.asp

Roy Peter Green left us in 2005 aged 79. During his life, he was honoured by King Abdullah of Jordan and King Kigali of Rwanda and was President of the Hollywood Magic Castle. What lives people make for themselves!
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paw broon

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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2021, 04:52:30 PM »

Good stuff Andrew and I wonder if the Steve Larrabee strip that was in Rover in 1957 - not 1941 as I originally posted - was based on the Max Brand book.  I have found the first page of the strip. Update, found all parts.  I'll compile them.  I wonder if we can find out who drew this.
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bowers

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Re: Steve Larrabee
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2021, 07:25:53 PM »

Thanks to you both, Paw and Andrew, for this this info! Cheers, Bowers
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paw broon

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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2021, 04:41:44 PM »

Still no luck on the art credits for the Rover compilation.  I've made some inquiries on another site, but still nothing. 
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paw broon

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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2021, 06:31:48 PM »

Someone has come up with the goods and it appears art on this strip is by Ron Embleton. Thanks Kashgar.
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Andrew999

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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2021, 08:06:26 AM »

Well done - that doesn't surprise me now I'm told - well up to his usual standard
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