Great American Western #2

AC Comics

United States

Published
1988
Page count
44
Cover price
2.95 USD
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
GCD
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Credits

Editing
Bill Black

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Billy the Kid; Red Mask; Durango Kid) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Billy the Kid; Red Mask; Durango Kid
Genre
Western
Characters
Billy the Kid; Red Mask; Durango Kid

Credits

Art
?
?
? (photograph)
Editing
Bill Black
Show/hide 1. Introduction Comic story, 1 page

Credits

Script
Bill Black
Art
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Notes

Brief introduction to the issue along with a photo of RKO's film stars Tim Holt and Richard Martin. Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Kid from Broken Gun (Durango Kid) Text article, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Durango Kid
Genre
Western

Credits

Author
Bill Black
Art
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Notes

A filmbook of the last Durango Kid film, 1952's The Kid from Broken Gun. Text summary of the film with photos.

Show/hide 3. Magazine Enterprises... The Best of the West Text article, 5 pages

Credits

Author
Bill Black
Art
? (various)
Letters
typeset

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Ghost Rider (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #1 [A-1 #27] ([August] 1950)
Untitled
Also printed
Australia
The Phantom Rider (Atlas, 1954 series) #1 ([February 1954?])
Untitled

Notes

Article on the 1950s western comics published by Magazine Enterprises (ME). Typeset with cover reproductions of Tim Holt, Durango Kid, Straight Arrow, Ghost Rider and other ME titles.

Show/hide 4. Stage to Devil's Gap (Red Mask) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Red Mask
Genre
Western
Code
RM-144-#45
Characters
Red Mask

Credits

Script
Gardner F. Fox
Art
Frank Bolle

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #40 ([August 1969?])

Notes

Reproduced from the original art.

Show/hide 5. The Helpless Warrior (Red Hawk) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Red Hawk
Genre
Western
Characters
Red Hawk

Credits

Script
Gardner F. Fox
Art
Bob Powell

Notes

Reproduced from the original art.

Show/hide 6. Ambush at Sun-Up (Billy the Kid) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Billy the Kid
Genre
Western
Characters
Billy the Kid

Credits

Art
John Severin

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 51514

Cover added

  • 27/08/2010

Index completed

  • 27/08/2010