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Issue: Western Comics #2
Publication Date: March 1948
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Issues: #2 of 85 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/28/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (art); George Kashdan (story)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Wyoming Kid
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Pages: 1
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Credit Sales Company
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for wall plaques.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Yellow Spoked Rig!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Wyoming Kid
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Pages: 10
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Win One of These 1,000 Columbia Bikes!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Creig Flessel
Inker(s): Creig Flessel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: Rules and entry blank for a new Wheaties contest.
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Pages: 1
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She Makes a Honey of a Rescue

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Creig Flessel
Inker(s): Creig Flessel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bit-O-Honey Candy Bars
Character(s): Honey
Synopsis: Honey saves a skier.
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Pages: 1
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The Mysterious Wagon-Train!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Post [as Post] (signed)
Inker(s): Howard Post [as Post] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Rodeo Rick
Character(s): Rodeo Rick; Professor Erasmus Palmer; Bill Burton (wagon train leader)
Synopsis: A phoney wagon train uses false bottomed wagons to stash goods stolen from towns they have passed through. Their scheme is thwarted by Rick and the Professor.
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Pages: 8
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The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lou Fine
Inker(s): Lou Fine
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Sam Spade
Synopsis: Sam spots a hidden killer.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A list of the members of DC's Advisory Board and a list of currently published titles.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Published titles include: Action Comics, A Date with Judy, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics, All Funny Comics, All-Star Comics, Animal Antics, Batman, Boy Commandos, Buzzy, Comic Cavalcade, Detective COmics, Flash Comics, Funny Folks, Funny Stuff, Gang Busters, Green Lantern, Leading Comics, Leave It to Binky, Mr. District Attorney, Mutt & Jeff, Real Fact Comics, Real Screen Comics, Sensation Comics, Star Spangled Comics, Superman, Western Comics, Wonder Woman, World's Finest Comics.
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Danny's Dream

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. P. Black
Penciller(s): S. P. Black
Inker(s): S. P. Black
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): S. P. Black
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Character(s): Danny; Danny's mom
Synopsis: Smith Brothers Cough Drops ad.
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The Cowboy and the Killers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante (Greg Sanders); Stuff (sidekick); Dirk Biggers (villain)
Synopsis: The Vigilante and Stuff foil a plan by Dude Ranch owner Dirk Biggers to rob the homes of his wealthy patrons.
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Pages: 10
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Premiums Given Cash Commission

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cloverine Brand Salve
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
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Pages: 1
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U. S. Marshal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stookie Allen
Penciller(s): Stookie Allen
Inker(s): Stookie Allen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stookie Allen
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Feature(s): A Fact Feature
Character(s): Jack Abernathy
Synopsis: A brief account of Jack Abernathy's career as a law-enforcement officer.
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Rustlers' Roundup

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jesse Merlan
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Steve
Synopsis: A young man rescues his parents from rustlers.
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Pages: 2
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The Bells of San Filippo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ?
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle Jr.
Inker(s): Ed Smalle Jr.
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Cowboy Marshal
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Pages: 10
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Death on Wheels!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
Character(s): R.C.; Quickie; Bill Elliott
Synopsis: Ad for Royal Crown Cola.
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Pages: 1
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The Greatest Ball-Point Pen and Billfold Bargain in America!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
Synopsis: Ad for leather billfold with special coin holder. An engraved indentifiation plate is included.
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I Will Show You How to Learn Radio

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Character(s): J. E. Smith
Synopsis: Ad for a radio repair correspondence school.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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There's a Hard Way and an Easy Way to Change a Fuse

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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Eveready Batteries
Synopsis: Safety tips for changing and testing a fuse.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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