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Issue: Best of the West #23
Publication Date: September 2001
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Issues: #23 of 71 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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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: $5.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 13 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Black
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
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Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, western
Feature(s): Haunted Horseman [Ghost Rider]
Character(s): Haunted Horseman; Durango Kid (inset); Black Diamond (inset); Red Mask (inset); Lone Rider (inset)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #15 published July 1952
was The Freaks of Fear! [Illustration on Cover, Front]slightly redrawn
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Durango Kid on Horseback

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Durango Kid
Character(s): Durango Kid (photo of Charles Starrett)
Synopsis: Action photo of the Durango Kid, on horseback, aiming his six-shooter
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Full-page movie still or screen capture.
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The Freaks of Fear!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, western
Feature(s): The Haunted Horseman [Ghost Rider]
Character(s): Haunted Horseman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #15 published July 1952
was The Freaks of Fear! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Ghost Rider story with all references to Ghost Rider replaced by "The Haunted Horseman" or "The Haunter."
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Coming Soon from AC Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fighting Yank
Character(s): Fighting Yank
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for "Fighting Yank" comics. Covers to #1 and #2 are depicted.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Pete Morisi
Inker(s): Pete Morisi
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Black Diamond
First Line: It was a tricky situation.
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Reprint Notes: from Black Diamond Western (Lev Gleason, 1949 series) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Charge Is Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Durango Kid
Character(s): Durango Kid [Steve Brand]; Muley
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCharles Starrett as the Durango Kid #27 published January 1954
was The Charge Is Murder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Good
Inker(s): Ed Good
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Hooded Horseman
Character(s): Hooded Horseman; Flash (dog)
First Line: To the Western outlaw of 140 years ago...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Hooded Horseman (American Comics Group, 1952 series) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ken Battefield
Inker(s): Ken Battefield
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Lone Rider
Character(s): Lone Rider
First Line: Again and again the law was broken...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Lone Rider (Ajax; Farrell; 1951 series) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Sixguns of Skullhead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle
Inker(s): Frank Bolle
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Tim Holt as Red Mask with Black Phantom
Character(s): Red Mask [Tim Holt]; Black Phantom; Skullhead (villain)
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From Content Item: FlagTim Holt #40 published February 1954
was Sixguns of Skullhead! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Western Movie Hero

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Movie Hero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for "Western Movie Hero." Cover to #2 is depicted.
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Outside the Law

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pete Morisi
Inker(s): Pete Morisi
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Masked Raider
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMasked Raider #17 published March 1959
was Outside the Law [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Monte Hale with Rifle

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Monte Hale
Character(s): ? (photo of Monte Hale)
Synopsis: Monte Hale and an old cowboy sit in the front of a covered wagon, with Hale holding a rifle.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Full-page movie still.
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The Missourians

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Monte Hale
Character(s): Marshal Bill Blades (photo of Monte Hale)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Lobby card for "The Missourians" featuring Monte Hale on a running horse.

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