Marty Mann Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I always believed that these great painted covers were created by the same artists that illustrated the FAWCETT pulp covers. damonwad and adamstrange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Cool books Marty. The Tom Mix #11 and Hoppy #24 were by Kinstler and the Tom Mix #20 was by Norman Saunders. I know Kinstler did some pulp work but I'm not very familiar with it. I've seen lots of great Saunders pulp covers though. Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Electricmastro Posted July 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Gotta say, Avon’s Wild Bill Hickok probably has some of the best set of covers for any Western comic of the time, drawn by artists such as Graham Ingels and Harold Scott, but mostly by Everett Kinstler. Edited July 18, 2020 by Electricmastro Sarg, Marty Mann, Tri-Color Brian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 damonwad and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Courageous Cat Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) admittedly many (not all) western covers just don't do it for me, but many atlas covers like this are just stunning. Very under appreciated and I buy them while prices remain relatively low Edited July 19, 2020 by Courageous Cat jimjum12, PopKulture, mikeyc67 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damonwad Posted August 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 Some more Atlas. Sarg, buttock, PopKulture and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Some train robbers. Scrooge, Dr. Love and adamstrange 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 My odd western observance of the day: Matt Baker used a different style signature on all three covers of Western Bandit Trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Outlaws #3 (June 1948, D.S. Publishing): Edited August 14, 2020 by Electricmastro damonwad, Tri-Color Brian and MusterMark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Western art by Wally Wood from Western Crime Busters #6 (August 1951, Trojan Magazines): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Border Patrol #3 (October, 1951): damonwad, Dr. Love and jimjum12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Gotta say, I find it amusing how Everett Kinstler went about drawing grass in western comics. He just zigzags the grass lines all over the place in some areas (Wild Bill Hickok #14, March 1953): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Gerald McCann‘s art seems to have so much heaving inking, that the art can look gloomy even when it’s not meant to (Dead-Eye Western Comics #12, October 1950): Edited September 13, 2020 by Electricmastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 John Prentice (Western Fighters #v3#2, January 1951): damonwad and Scrooge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hi everyone, I am relatively new to Golden Age stuff in general (within the past 5 years I have really tried to grown my knowledge) and while I feel I have a slight handle on superhero, horror and sci fi stuff, I am kinda clueless when it comes to Westerns. I was wondering if anyone here who is a diehard Western collector might shoot me a message as I am going to be looking at a collection in the coming week. Lady says she has a bunch of 10 cent stuff and I just want to know what to look for or even if I don't end up buying, extend the olive branch to someone who is genuinely interested. For me, I go based of covers a lot of the time with Western stuff...if I like it, I will buy it but I do not have much at all in the personal collection. Anyway, I will likely do a post once I see this collection and go from there but wanted to message here in case anyone can give me some ideas heading in of stuff to go for and stuff to just avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I would avoid anything with a $2.95 cover price. Bumble Kitty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 10 hours ago, comicginger1789 said: Hi everyone, I am relatively new to Golden Age stuff in general (within the past 5 years I have really tried to grown my knowledge) and while I feel I have a slight handle on superhero, horror and sci fi stuff, I am kinda clueless when it comes to Westerns. I was wondering if anyone here who is a diehard Western collector might shoot me a message as I am going to be looking at a collection in the coming week. Lady says she has a bunch of 10 cent stuff and I just want to know what to look for or even if I don't end up buying, extend the olive branch to someone who is genuinely interested. For me, I go based of covers a lot of the time with Western stuff...if I like it, I will buy it but I do not have much at all in the personal collection. Anyway, I will likely do a post once I see this collection and go from there but wanted to message here in case anyone can give me some ideas heading in of stuff to go for and stuff to just avoid. Westerns have been on a downward plunge for a long time. It is tough to put a price on GA westerns anymore. If it might be highest grades of a key issue it might be worth something. Common books in low grade would be difficult to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mica Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 2:52 AM, fett said: lucked out on this Atlas one shot years ago-pretty early Ditko 4 page story. How would I file that away? Under "T" for TWO or should it go before the "A" section next to 2001 space Odyssey? I'd probably put it after the Two Gun Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 "10 cent stuff" could include Atlas western - if so, make sure you walk out with at least those. And come straight to the boards. Cherry pick the snot out of those westerns, pardner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, comicginger1789 said: Hi everyone, I am relatively new to Golden Age stuff in general (within the past 5 years I have really tried to grown my knowledge) and while I feel I have a slight handle on superhero, horror and sci fi stuff, I am kinda clueless when it comes to Westerns. I was wondering if anyone here who is a diehard Western collector might shoot me a message as I am going to be looking at a collection in the coming week. Lady says she has a bunch of 10 cent stuff and I just want to know what to look for or even if I don't end up buying, extend the olive branch to someone who is genuinely interested. For me, I go based of covers a lot of the time with Western stuff...if I like it, I will buy it but I do not have much at all in the personal collection. Anyway, I will likely do a post once I see this collection and go from there but wanted to message here in case anyone can give me some ideas heading in of stuff to go for and stuff to just avoid. Well, I’ve been looking through all sorts of comics, including Westerns, from more obscure publishers, and what caught my attention and interested me included: Tom Mix Comics (Ralston-Purina Company) Blazing Western (Timor) Masked Ranger (Premier Magazines) Star Ranger (Chesler) Outlaws (D.S. Publishing) Death Valley (Comic Media) The Westerner Comics (Orbit-Wanted) Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (Toby Press) And a particular recommendation of looking into Avon’s Western comics as well, such as Cow Puncher Comics, Frontier Romances, Geronimo, and generally any Westerns drawn by Everett Kinstler. Edited September 15, 2020 by Electricmastro comicginger1789 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
