[The Australian Panther]

The time frame for most Western stories is from the end of the US Civil War to the end of Horse drawn travel - so 1865 to 1900, A mere 35 years.
Western Fiction can be seen as Modern Day fairy tales or CHIVALRY fiction.
As such, examples can be found in most cultures.
Here I have selcted several, Westerns from the UK, Australia and also France. (The French one may be an UK translation.)
 
The US example highlights women.
   
Cowboy Comics 127 - Lucky Lannagan
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=95741

El Lobo the Man from Nowhere 2
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=87573

Aventures de Pecos Bill 14 - La rivière du vent
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=68403

Women Outlaws 2
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=27316

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[SuperScrounge]

Aventures de Pecos Bill #14

La rivière du vent

What? It's part of a larger story? Well, now I'm lost!

Well, that and the fact I don't read French.    I'll try to figure out what's going on by the pictures.

I did recognize the names Calamity Jane & Davy Crocket, so that's probably Jane who's the bad guys' prisoner. The art was nice although Bill getting caught, escaping, and getting caught again reminded me of a complaint some of my nitpicker friends have about certain Dr. Who filler episodes.

This appears to be the GCD entry https://www.comics.org/issue/2147394/

[Quirky Quokka]

Should be an interesting comparison, Panther. I've wondered before why some of the vintage Australian comics copied American-style westerns rather than using more Australian stories (e.g., the Phantom Ranger is another one that springs to mind). I guess westerns were popular on TV and at the movies, so they were trying to go with something that worked. But it makes about as much sense as it would for Americans to publish bushranger stories. Should be an interesting fortnight.

Cheers

QQ