Scrooge Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Congrats on scoring such nice examples of the strip. Yup, a real cliff-hanger I believe the stories are a step above the average western book but it's the Meagher art: clean and highly readable, that's really helping separate this series from the pack. Compare this to, say, the Durango Kid series: the stories are better and the art is consistent. Also, it's much much better than the sausage making machine that the Fawcett line of Western was. Let's hear it from BB too as he's more familiar with the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 The radio series had quite a few premiums associated with it. Here are a few of the Injun-uities cards that were packaged in Shredded Wheat boxes. You'll notice that Fred Meagher did the artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 I loved reading Dell westerns when I was a kid. A few years ago I found a stack of old Dell Comics (with the logos clipped off) at a flea market. I started reading them with the expectation that the stories would prove disappointing now that I'm an adult. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they actually held up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) I never finished my collection of cards but I have quite a few. Edited October 16, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) I think the Red Hawk strip by Powell was also a pretty good back up in Straight Arrow. The SA stories were short with a moral. The indians weren't the bad guys in every story and the extra secret identity added more mystery to one of the few strips that treated our native Americans fairly. I liked the Durango Kid series because of the Frazetta White Indian stories. The later series was drawn by Guardineer which makes it interesting. Nice work and good artists. Meagher also drew the Tom Mix Purina Giveaway series which I also collect. I liked all of the ME westerns but particularly liked Straight Arrow and Ghost Rider. Ayers best work went into drawing GR but more people collect just the Frazetta covers. Edited October 16, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 And don't forget Bobby Benson. I purchased this cover with no book. Fortunately, a lot of the stories are in the GA.UK collection. Another pretty good cover by Ayers. This is pure nostalgia for me. I kept my Straight Arrow books and cards for a long times but recently upgraded everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Not much to say about Frazetta but "Wow!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) I have a bunch of Tom Mix rings and things but I posted this again because I think it is by Meagher. Edited October 16, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 From GA.UK Some Guardineer violence. Pretty common ambush theme for westerns but they added a little trickery to save the hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I like Meagher art. Me too. He has a distinguishable and distinct style quite his own. Here's # 23, the issue for March 1952 - Wish I had a better copy (wouldn't have gotten this one ... but Metro doesn't scan . In fact, that's the last time I ordered from Metro right there) Meagher could draw a pretty good damsel in distress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 The radio series had quite a few premiums associated with it. Here are a few of the Injun-uities cards that were packaged in Shredded Wheat boxes. You'll notice that Fred Meagher did the artwork. They solicited fans to write to their local newspapers to pick up the strip. More archery lessons and games were advertised in the comic. And extra premiums were advertised on the back. All SA 3 scans are from GA.UK I always wanted the secret cave ring and the Ghost Rider Mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 My favorite was Zorro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Already a dedicated collector at such a young age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 My favorite was Zorro. I liked the Zorro series on TV. I enjoyed watching Lost in Space with Guy Williams too. Whatever happen to Angela Cartwright? I was waiting for her to call me but I guess since she was only 16, and a few years younger than me, she was too shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 My favorite was Zorro. Zorro was my Mom's favorite as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 My favorite was Zorro. Zorro was my Mom's favorite as well. I liked the Tyrone Power movie with Linda Darnell. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I liked this Fighting American story and it has an appropriate title for this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I noticed my book club edition of Mastermind of Mars has some nice Frazetta illustrations. It is probably cheap and readily available for ERB and FF fans. Age and my scanner software have added a little Martian red color to the illo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) Similar, from what comic? Did we do this already or is it Deja vu all over again? Edited October 19, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 My favorite was Zorro. What a great photo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
