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Issue: Western Comics #2
Publication Date: March 1948
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 01/28/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (art); George Kashdan (story)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman
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Subject Matter
western
The Wyoming Kid
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Miscellaneous
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Do You Want Spending Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Credit Sales Company
Ad to recruit salespeople for wall plaques.
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Inside front cover.
The Yellow Spoked Rig!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
western
The Wyoming Kid
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Miscellaneous
10
Win One of These 1,000 Columbia Bikes!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Creig Flessel
Creig Flessel
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typeset
Subject Matter
Wheaties
Rules and entry blank for a new Wheaties contest.
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Miscellaneous
1
She Makes a Honey of a Rescue

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Creig Flessel
Creig Flessel
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Subject Matter
Bit-O-Honey Candy Bars
Honey
Honey saves a skier.
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1
The Mysterious Wagon-Train!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Post [as Post] (signed)
Howard Post [as Post] (signed)
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
western
Rodeo Rick
Rodeo Rick; Professor Erasmus Palmer; Bill Burton (wagon train leader)
A phoney wagon train uses false bottomed wagons to stash goods stolen from towns they have passed through. Their scheme is thwarted by Rick and the Professor.
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The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
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?
Subject Matter
mystery
The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Sam Spade
Sam spots a hidden killer.
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.
Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
A list of the members of DC's Advisory Board and a list of currently published titles.
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Miscellaneous
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Published titles include: Action Comics, A Date with Judy, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics, All Funny Comics, All-Star Comics, Animal Antics, Batman, Boy Commandos, Buzzy, Comic Cavalcade, Detective COmics, Flash Comics, Funny Folks, Funny Stuff, Gang Busters, Green Lantern, Leading Comics, Leave It to Binky, Mr. District Attorney, Mutt & Jeff, Real Fact Comics, Real Screen Comics, Sensation Comics, Star Spangled Comics, Superman, Western Comics, Wonder Woman, World's Finest Comics.
Danny's Dream

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
S. P. Black
S. P. Black
S. P. Black
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S. P. Black
Subject Matter
Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Danny; Danny's mom
Smith Brothers Cough Drops ad.
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Printed on bottom half of page.
The Cowboy and the Killers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
?
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
Vigilante
The Vigilante (Greg Sanders); Stuff (sidekick); Dirk Biggers (villain)
The Vigilante and Stuff foil a plan by Dude Ranch owner Dirk Biggers to rob the homes of his wealthy patrons.
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Miscellaneous
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Premiums Given Cash Commission

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Cloverine Brand Salve
Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
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Miscellaneous
1
U. S. Marshal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
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Stookie Allen
Subject Matter
informational, western
A Fact Feature
Jack Abernathy
A brief account of Jack Abernathy's career as a law-enforcement officer.
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Rustlers' Roundup

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jesse Merlan
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typeset
Subject Matter
western
Steve
A young man rescues his parents from rustlers.
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2
The Bells of San Filippo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don C. Cameron ?
Ed Smalle Jr.
Ed Smalle Jr.
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
western
The Cowboy Marshal
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Miscellaneous
10
Death on Wheels!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure
Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
R.C.; Quickie; Bill Elliott
Ad for Royal Crown Cola.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Greatest Ball-Point Pen and Billfold Bargain in America!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Illinois Merchandise Mart
Ad for leather billfold with special coin holder. An engraved indentifiation plate is included.
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Miscellaneous
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I Will Show You How to Learn Radio

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
National Radio Institute
J. E. Smith
Ad for a radio repair correspondence school.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
There's a Hard Way and an Easy Way to Change a Fuse

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Eveready Batteries
Safety tips for changing and testing a fuse.
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover.

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