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April 29, 2022
Classics Illustrated: TEXAS AND THE ALAMO (1958)
The 100-page Classics Illustrated Special Edition, BLAZING THE TRAILS WEST featured this chapter devoted to Texas independence. The art is credited to John Severin. Some of it looks a bit like him, some not so much. My apologies for the lousy image quality. This is the best I could find.
April 28, 2022
The Agony and the Ecstasy of DAVY CROCKETT by Irving Stone (1955)
Back in 1955, the Crockett gravy train was going so strong that even novelist Irving Stone jumped on board. This was five years before The Agony and the Ecstasy, but among his already published books were historical treatments of Andy Jackson and his wife Rebecca, and Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln. This piece appeared in the newspaper supplement The American Weekly in three installments, beginning June 5, 1955, and was advertised as "Davy Crockett for adults."
April 27, 2022
Hammett Herald-Tribune: THE FAT MAN Radio Show - Part 2 (1946)
New York Daily News, Feb. 4, 1946
St. Louis Star and Times, Feb. 9, 1946
Jackson Sun, Mar. 18, 1946
Birmingham News, Apr. 16, 1946
Owensboro Messenger, Apr. 26, 1946
Indianapolis News, Apr. 27, 1946
Council Bluffs Nonpariel, Apr. 30, 1946
Jackson Sun, June 20, 1946
April 26, 2022
JOHNNY CRAIG and the BUCKSKIN KID in "The Eyes Have It" (1949)
Another cool silverprint from Gunfighter #12, Nov-Dec 1949. Yippee-ki-yay, You-Know-Whos.
April 24, 2022
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April 22, 2022
WYATT EARP and the "Tunnel of Terror" (1958)
Wyatt rides again (or maybe just walks) in this tale from Four Color Comics 921, from 1958. The art here is credited to Russ Manning, so if Wyatt looks like he's related to Tarzan, that's why.
April 21, 2022
DAVY CROCKETT meets "Two Little Paleface Indians" (1956)
Here's the King of the Wild Frontier from Frontier Fighters #3, Jan-Feb 1956. Pencils and inks by John Prentice.
