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Issue: Western Movie Hero #2
Publication Date: January 2001
 
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: AC ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: AC Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $5.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 13 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Monte Hale The Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
? (photos)
? (photos)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
western
? (photo of Monte Hale); ? (cameo, photo of Lash LaRue); ? (cameo, photo of Tom Mix); ? (cameo, photo of Tim Holt)
Reprinting
FlagWestern Hero #98 published January 1951
 
Miscellaneous
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In this reprint, Lash LaRue and Tim Holt replace Tex Ritter and Gabby Hayes in the insets below the logo. The Tom Mix and Monte Hale insets are black and white in the original.
Monte Hale wrestles a gun away from a bandit

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photo)
? (photo)
Subject Matter
western
Barney Regan (photo of Monte Hale); Henchman Spud (photo of Lane Bradford)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Movie still from the 1950 Republic movie "The Old Frontier."
Spotlight on Monte Hale

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photos)
? (photos)
typeset
Subject Matter
Monte Hale (photos); Joanne Hale (photo)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Intro to the issue with publicity photo of Monte Hale from his movie days and also a modern photo of Hale and his wife.
Monte Meets the Undertaker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Monte Hale; The Undertaker (villain)
Reprinting
FlagMonte Hale Western #30 published November 1948
was Monte Meets the Undertaker! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Tom Mix and the Promise!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
western
Tom Mix; Tony (horse)
Reprinting
FlagTom Mix Western #44 published August 1951
was The Promise! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Monte Hale Experience

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photos)
? (photos)
typeset
Subject Matter
Monte Hale (photo); Sunset Carson (photo); Peggy Stewart (photo); Roy Rogers (photo); Foy Willing (photo); Ben Johnson (photo); Bill Black (photo); Rod Cameron (photo)
Bill Black recalls his encounters with Monte Hale and other western stars at 1970s western film festivals.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
7
Many photos of film actors from the 1970s.
Monte Hale Interview

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photos)
? (photos)
typeset
Subject Matter
Monte Hale (photo); Chill Wills (photo); Bob Nolan (photo); Victor McLaglen (photo); Allan Lane (photo); Donald Barry (photo); Vera Ralston (photo); Richard Arlen (photo); Adrian Booth (photo); Foy Willing (photo); Roy Rogers (photo); Penny Edwards (photo); Little Beaver (photo of Bobby Blake); Fred Graham (photo); Ben Johnson (photo); James Dean (photo); Bill Black (photo); Caruth C. Byrd (photo); Dale Evans (photo); Joanne Hale (photo); Yakima Canutt (photo); Charles Starret (photo); Neil Summers (photo)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
8
Interview of Monte Hale by Bill Black on February 28, 1976, with many photos.
The Autry Museum Connection

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photos)
? (photos)
typeset
Subject Matter
Monte Hale (photo); Ben Johnson (photo); Charlton Heston (photo); George Montgomery (photo); Gene Autry (photo); Clayton Moore (photo)
Monte Hale's connection with the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
AC Western Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
AC Comics
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back issues of western comics available from AC Comics.
The House in the Desert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Lash LaRue; Rush (horse)
Reprinting
from ?
Miscellaneous
7
Reprint is probably re-titled.
The Desert Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Tim Holt
Reprinting
FlagTim Holt #29 published April 1952
was The Desert Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Monte Hale on stagecoach with rifle

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photo)
? (photo)
Subject Matter
western
Monte Hale (photo); Paul Hurst (photo)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Movie still from 1948 Republic movie "California Firebrand."
The Missourians Lobby Card

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
western
Monte Hale (photo)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Color lobby card from the 1950 Republic movie "The Missourians."

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