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Issue: Great American Western #2
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #2 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: AC ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: AC Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $4.15 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Black
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Color interior (#1); Black and White and Color interior (#2-4)
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Severin; Frank Bolle; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): John Severin; Frank Bolle; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Billy the Kid; Red Mask; Durango Kid
Character(s): Billy the Kid; Red Mask; Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Artwork from interior stories.
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Introduction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Mask (photo of Tim Holt); ? (photo of Richard Martin)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brief introduction to the issue along with a photo of RKO actors Tim Holt and Richard Martin. Inside front cover.
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The Kid from Broken Gun

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Durango Kid
Character(s): Durango Kid [Steve Reynolds] (photos of Charles Starrett)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: A filmbook of the last Durango Kid film, 1952's "The Kid from Broken Gun." Text summary of the film with photos. The first page is designed as a cover in the same style as the ME "Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid" comic and is labeled "No. 42." The last ME Durango Kid comic was #41.
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Latigo Kid Western

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Latigo Kid Western
Character(s): Latigo Kid
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for Latigo Kid Western #1, with cover depicted.
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Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Collectors Association

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elmer Sword
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Collectors Association
Character(s): Roy Rogers (cameo); Dale Evans (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.13
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Collectors Association, which published a newsletter and held an annual Roy Rogers Festival. Elmer Sword, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Now Available from Norman Kietzer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Norman Kietzer
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.88
Disclose Notes: Ad for Favorite Westerns #28 & Serial World #48 combined issue from Norman Kietzer, Vernon Center, Minn. Back issue catalogue also advertised.
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Magazine Enterprises... The Best of the West

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): ? (various)
Inker(s): ? (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCharles Starrett as the Durango Kid #1 published October 1949
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagTim Holt #14 published January 1950
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagStraight Arrow #1 published February 1950
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #1 published May 1950
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Ghost Rider #1 [A-1 #27] published August 1950
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagBest of the West #1 [A-1 #42] published September 1951
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose 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.
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Tim Holt #26 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle
Inker(s): Frank Bolle
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Mask
Character(s): Red Mask; (inset, photo of Tim Holt)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTim Holt #26 published October 1951
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo of original, which was "Tim Holt as Red Mask" has been replaced with large "Red Mask" logo.
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Stage to Devil's Gap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner F. Fox
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Mask
Character(s): Red Mask; Blueface (villain; introduction); Pearl Nolan; Captain Lewis Springer; Deb Morris; Mark Todd
Synopsis: Blueface and his warriors attack a stagecoach.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagRed Mask #45 published December 1954
was Stage to Devil's Gap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: RM-144-#45
Disclose Notes: Reproduced from the original art. 3-D effect.
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Red Hawk #11 cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Hawk
Character(s): Red Hawk
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagRed Hawk #11 published January 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Helpless Warrior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner F. Fox
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Hawk
Character(s): Red Hawk
Synopsis: A blind Red Hawk must guard a mountain pass against an enemy tribe.
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From Content Item: FlagRed Hawk #11 published January 1953
was The Helpless Warrior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Reproduced from the original art.
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Ambush at Sun-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Severin [as JS] (signed)
Inker(s): John Severin [as JS] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Billy the Kid
Character(s): Billy the Kid; Dude Hauser; Joe Whitley
Synopsis: Billy helps Joe Whitley protect his ranch from the Hauser gang.
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From Content Item: FlagBilly the Kid #21 published March 1960
was Ambush at Sun Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story © 1988 Americomics; "likeness" © 1988 Sword In Stone Pubs.
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Trail of Robin Hood

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AC Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.88
Disclose Notes: Promo for collector's album for the movie "Trail of Robin Hood," $11.95 plus $1.50 postage from AC Comics, Longwood, Fla. Also promo for Paragon Magazine #5.
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Under Western Skies

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Under Western Skies
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.13
Disclose Notes: Ad for the publication "Under Western Skies." Four issues for $12 from WOY Publications, Waynesville, N.C.
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Buttons / AC Back Issues

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): (various)
Inker(s): (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AC Comics
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for photo buttons and back issues of AC Comics and Paragon Publications.
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Charles Starrett--The Durango Kid

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Durango Kid
Character(s): The Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett); Charles Starrett (photo)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Doctored publicity photo showing both Charles Starrett and his alter-ego The Durango Kid standing next to each other.
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The Durango Kid

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Durango Kid
Character(s): The Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett)
Synopsis: The Durango Kid is interrupted as he is reading a ledger.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Full-page movie still.

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