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[comicginger1789]

So I am decently well versed in LB Cole stuff…I am curious what the value differences are between issues labelled with the “accepted” publications logo vs not having it.

For example this issue doesn’t have it but I have seen copies that do 

 

 

[jimjum12]

On 9/5/2021 at 10:09 AM, comicginger1789 said:

So I am decently well versed in LB Cole stuff…I am curious what the value differences are between issues labelled with the “accepted” publications logo vs not having it.

For example this issue doesn’t have it but I have seen copies that do 

 

 

IIRC, the Accepted version is a reprint... goes for less, but still desirable. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Scrooge]

Lone Ranger # 10 - recent addition and 3rd entry in the Indian Warriors series.

The interiors are what you'd expect in this early part of the run: 2 stories reprinted from Charles Flanders comic strip ... which translates into: not visually thrilling but the stories are typically well constructed. I managed to finish reading these two without stopping and being distracted so they were above average.

Back Cover -

and its source material -

[BB-Gun]

I am very fond of those old radio shows and the early Lone Ranger comics.

[Jayman]

I know the photo covers aren’t highly sought after but there is something endearing  in their staged studio technicolor!

[Kevin.J]

On 9/5/2021 at 8:11 PM, BB-Gun said:

I am very fond of those old radio shows and the early Lone Ranger comics.

 

Seeing those lovely books reminded me I had bought this a few months ago and still left in in the packaging under my desk  

 

[BB-Gun]

I like the Two Gun Kid westerns because Maneely did the early covers and Kirby did the later ones.  Ayers did some of the interior art on the silver age issues.

Edited September 7, 2021 by BB-Gun

[BB-Gun]

On 9/5/2021 at 4:21 PM, Jayman said:

I know the photo covers aren’t highly sought after but there is something endearing  in their staged studio technicolor!

I liked Arness as the monster from outer space, The Thing.

 

Edited September 7, 2021 by BB-Gun

[BB-Gun]

On 9/5/2021 at 3:11 PM, BB-Gun said:

I am very fond of those old radio shows and the early Lone Ranger comics.

 

I am looking for covers for the Lone Ranger.  If there are any scrapbooks available drop me a line

[BB-Gun]

On 9/3/2021 at 2:08 PM, Robot Man said:

I’m still pizzed for him kicking Green Lantern out of his own book...

All American was always an anthology but the dog was responsible for taking over Green Lantern.

 

Edited September 7, 2021 by BB-Gun

[Westy Steve]

OK, I’ll throw my 10 gallon hat into the ring. I thought this was cool because it was before he got the “outlaw” added to his name. 

(sellers photo)

 

[fett]

and he was a red-head  

[3Dav3]

Hi!

I am from Hungary and a big fan of western comics.

Some of mine Atlas western:

[buttock]

On 9/15/2021 at 2:09 AM, 3Dav3 said:

Hi!

I am from Hungary and a big fan of western comics.

Some of mine Atlas western:

Welcome!  How do you find these from Hungary?  Do you have to order from the states, or do you find any locally? 

[3Dav3]

On 9/15/2021 at 10:29 PM, buttock said:

Welcome!  How do you find these from Hungary?  Do you have to order from the states, or do you find any locally? 

Thank you! Most of them are from England and some of them from the States. I cant find anybody locally who collect western comics.

[path4play]

Always wanted a Dell File copy, so why not good ole Wild Bill

 

Edited September 16, 2021 by path4play

[path4play]

Couple of Tom Mix I added relatively recently.

 

 

 

[Scrooge]

Crack Western # 81 -

It's late Quality but still feel likes a Quality book from the Crandall cover to Gustavson on the main feature. The back stories less so though the artists are known from Morisi to Sultan to Anderson.

The second page of the lead & cover story is really the only one "spooky" and even then not quite plus, funnily enough, it does not feature Gustavson slick inking style prominent in the rest of the story. Ultimately, Arizona and Spurs are able to dislodge the villains from the canyon one by one by imitating a mountain lion. So much for the "Terror Canyon"!

Morisi's work on Two-Gun Lil is not his best effort in this issue but the character is well "drawn" by the writer with this fun interplay. Lil is one of the guys and has no patience for romantic overtures -

The other stories are serviceable though they really are cut short and many a jump in the stories leaves them humdrum, not such quality there.

My eyes were attracted by this panel accredited to Sultan. It reminded me of a cover(s) or similar face in other comics but after looking a bit, I can't quite place it. Maybe I am wrong. At the very least, after watching the face for a while, it gave me a Bette Davis vibe in the face though that was not what I was looking for -

 

[telerites]

I think these are uncommon

[Scrooge]

Johnny Mack Brown # 7

I collect this series as part of collecting all Jesse Marsh output in comics. Marsh picked up Johnny Mack Brown when he let go of Gene Autry in about mid-1950. These were his assignments alongside Tarzan.

The first half of the book is by Marsh while the rest (one Johnny Mack Brown short story and an entry in True Story of the Texas Rangers) is by unknown hands.

I don't think I need to convince many people that this is not great work in general nor for Marsh. Still, there are his usual touches at work like this sequence -

it's unusual, yet surprisingly effective, that the page flow follows the guy's legs from one panel to the rest of his body in the next tier. Plus, the simple use of a hat and rope hanging on the wall to fix depth and perspective. This showcases the economy Marsh was able to use to make his art work. Not convinced? In the final story, here's how the artist attempts the same -

It's awkward, it's dark and it's confusing. FWIW, in that story, Charley gets gunned down in the next page by John Wesley Hardin. The story shows Hardin up to his arrest in 1877 in Pensacola before his trial in 1878 when he was sentenced for 25 years. He was released in 1894 only to die shot in the head in 1895 at 42 - John Wesley Hardin - Wikipedia