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Issue: All-American Western #117
Publication Date: December 1950
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Issues: #117 of 24 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/18/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. Indicia on my copy reads Strange Adventures #3!
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Johnny Thunder vs. Black Lightning!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder
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Pages: 1
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Everybody - But Everybody Wants...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; Win Mortimer
Inker(s): ?; Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Judy; Oogie Pringle; Superman; Batman; Robin; Tom Sparks
Synopsis: Ads for A Date with Judy #20 and World's Finest Comics #49.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Johnny Thunder vs. Black Lightnin'!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia Bicycles
First Line: Dear Dad, Won't you make this a Columbia Christmas, please?
Synopsis: Ad for bikes made by The Westfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): Ray Thompson
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Thompson
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble
First Line: Golly! We've got to see that!
Synopsis: Bubble gum ad.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currrently published comics. Thirty-four titles are listed.
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The Rustlers of Sagamore Bluff!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Bob Lander
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Overland Coach
Character(s): Tony Barrett
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Credited to Kane and Giella though belief exists it was at least penciled by Lee Elias.

Strange Adventures #7 (April '51... a few months later) features a story by Gil and John Guinta. The pencil work is tamer than what he was delivering within just a few years, but it was unmistakably Gil. The All-American Western story shows a lot of the square jaws and Caniff influence that were Elias' hallmarks for so many great years.

Consistent with Gil's other western pencil work of this period. The profiles, hands, panel compositions are all his. What may be causing the confusion is the inking by Bob Lander. Lander's inks are heavy, in the tradition of the Caniff-inspired comic art of this period. Lander also inked Irwin Hasen on earlier appearances of this strip, so there's some similarity in the finished faces. Elias was drawing stories for Kanigher (Danger Trail, Flash) during this period. There's no record (or obvious evidence) in any of Schwartz's titles, western or otherwise, of art by Elias during this time. Until someone has hard evidence to the contrary, please do not change the art credits.
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Calling All "Braves!"

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Character(s): Straight Arrow
Synopsis: Ad for for Straight Arrow's colorfully stitched Tribal Patch available for 10 cents and a Nabisco Shredded Wheat boxtop.
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Tinker Tom Shows You How to Make Fancy Western Duds

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Tinker Tom
Character(s): Tinker Tom
Synopsis: How to use brass staples to make western designs on clothing.
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Pages: 0.67
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The Day's Best Bite!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
Character(s): Neddy Nestle
Synopsis: Candy ad.
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Pages: 0.33
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Trail of the Silver Medal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Minstrel Maverick
Character(s): Harmony Hayes
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Pages: 8
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Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park

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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Hall of Science
Synopsis: Ad for different sizes of Erector Sets with prices that include shipping.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Feature(s): Western Facts
First Line: Cowboy Talk: What a dinner! Mexican strawberries...
Synopsis: Facts about Black Bart, cattle in Nevada, Shiprock plus definitions of several colorful Western expressions.
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Warriors of the Plains

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): Raymond Perry
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Synopsis: An article about the plains Indians.
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Pages: 2
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Feature(s): Li'l Lone Feather
Character(s): Li'l Lone Feather
First Line: Great numbers of muskrats are trapped every year...
Synopsis: Facts about the muskrat and the red fox.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
First Line: Boys! Girls! Hurry! Be the first to own this beautiful identification bracelet!
Synopsis: Ad for a premium available for 25 cents plus the front cover of any Smith Brothers box.
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Your United Nations at Work

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Synopsis: How the U.N. reacted to a cholera outbreak.
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Three Steps to Danger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): David V. Reed
Penciller(s): Frank Giacoia
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Foley of the Fighting 5th
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Pages: 8
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Feature(s): Lionel Trains
First Line: They're a million miles ahead of everything!
Synopsis: Ad for The Big New Lionel 44-page full-color catalog available for only 25 cents.
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Special Bargain Offer!

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Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: Subcription ad offering 12 issues of your favorite Superman D-C magazine for only $1.00. Subscriptions are available for thirty different titles.
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Disclose Notes: At least two of the titles listed -- All-Star Comics and Danger Trail -- will not have 12 more issues.
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2 New Daisy Target Outfits Ready for Christmas!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Synopsis: Ads for Daisy BB guns and target sets.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Saddle-up with Thom McAn's Round-up!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn Shoes
Synopsis: Ad for Thom McAn shoes.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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