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Issue: Best of the West #27
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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: 10 (5 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
?
Subject Matter
western
Roy Rogers
Reprinting
FlagRoy Rogers and Trigger #130 published March 1959
was The Outlaw Trap [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Roy Rogers leaning on a fence

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photo)
? (photo)
Subject Matter
western
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers (photo)
Roy in plaid, fringed shirt, with arms resting on top rail of a fence. (front view)
Reprinting
FlagBest of the West #4 published July 1999
was Roy Rogers leaning on a fence [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Roy Rides a Hunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gaylord du Bois
John Buscema
Mario Acquaviva
?
Subject Matter
western
Roy Rogers
Reprinting
FlagRoy Rogers Comics #76 published April 1954
was Roy Rides a Hunch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
The Death Rattle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Frank Bolle
Frank Bolle
?
Subject Matter
western
Tim Holt [Red Mask]
Reprinting
FlagSheriff Classics #9258 published May 2014
as Het duivelsgebroed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagTim Holt #41 published April 1954
was The Death Rattle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Vanishing Hats of Hollering Gap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer
?
Subject Matter
western
Durango Kid
Reprinting
FlagSheriff Classics #9258 published May 2014
as De verdwijnende hoeden van Hollering Gap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCharles Starrett as the Durango Kid #40 published August 1955
was The Vanishing Hats of Hollering Gap [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Dangerous Dude

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (original); ? (revised)
Dick Giordano; ? (alterations)
Dick Giordano; ? (alterations)
? (revised)
Subject Matter
western
Black Phantom
Black Phantom
Reprinting
FlagCowboy Western #64 published September 1957
was Annie Oakley and the Lady Killer [Story on Interior Page(s)]reworked into Black Phantom story
 
Miscellaneous
5
Reworked from "Annie Oakley and the Lady Killer" from Cowboy Western #64. Annie Oakley has a mask added and her clothing is reworked into a version of the Black Phantom's costume. The rest of the art is the same. All the dialogue and captions are re-lettered and rewritten, though the plot remains the same.
Best of the West!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Black [as Wild Bill] (signed)
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
? (photo of John Wayne)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Comments on the stories in the issue. Cover to Western Movie Hero #3 is depicted.
A Trap For Nemesis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dick Ayers
Dick Ayers
?
Subject Matter
superhero, western
Haunted Horseman [Ghost Rider]
Reprinting
FlagSheriff Classics #9258 published May 2014
as Een valstrik zet voor Nemesis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Ghost Rider #1 [A-1 #27] published August 1950
was A Trap for Nemesis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
All references to Ghost Rider in the original are changed to Haunted Horseman or the Haunter in this version.
The Best in Western Thrills from AC Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
AC Comics
Zorro; ? (photo of Jock Mahoney)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Promo for The Sword of Zorro and TV Western #1, with covers depicted.
The Wild West Lives Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
AC Comics
Black Phantom; Zorro
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Promo for The Black Phantom #1 and The Sword of Zorro, with covers depicted.

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