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Issue: Tom Mix Western #54 Public Domain
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 9
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 17 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Rattler

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western
Tony (horse, photos)
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Cal Smith on Model Building

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Fawcett Books
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Inside front cover. Promo for the Fawcett 144 page book "Cal Smith on Model Building."
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part 1...Invitation to Death!

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western
The Rattler (villain); Nancy Tanks; Burt Reynolds
Tom Mix rides to Huckster Flats to help a friend who's been appointed sheriff. The town is under siege by The Rattler and his gang, who have killed the last five sheriffs. Tom arrives just after the Rattler's men have blown up the jail and its new sheriff. Tom takes the job as sheriff to avenge his friend.
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Now You Can Get Tom Mix Western Each Month, By Mail
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Promo for subscriptions to Tom Mix Western. 12 issues for $1.20.
Give Up

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humorous, western
Cowboy Cal
Cowboy Cal makes a joke about Pete Spriggins not paying his doctor bills.
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Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook

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Jim Wise
Two boys have to run to get help to prevent a bank-robber from escaping.
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Ad in comics format for "P-F" Canvas Shoes. Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
Loafing Again!

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humorous, western
Saddlehead; Coley
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Wooden Witnesses

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Fightin' Forbes
Fightin' Forbes; Sheriff Starr; Crazy Ted; Highpockets Green
All evidence points to Crazy Ted as the one who shot Lawyer Sprague in the back, but newspaper editor Fightin' Forbes sets a trap for the real killer.
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Text story with one small illustration.
Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part II...The Trail of the Dried Beans

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The Rattler (villain); Nancy Tanks
The Rattler's gang blows up the jailhouse, but Tom Mix has anticipated this and follows the gang to their hideout
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The Prize Winner

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Tumbleweed Jr.; Happy (dog)
Tumbleweed finds a lost dog and tries to enter him in a dog show.
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Saw Loser!

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Cowboy Cal
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Real Corn

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Saddlehead
Saddlehead gets corn plasters for his feet, but doesn't know how to use them.
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Tom Mix and the Rattler! Part III...The Empty Closet!

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The Rattler (villain)
The gang dresses Tom in one of their costumes and leaves him in a barn where he is almost shot by a posse. He escapes and leads the posse to the hideout, where they capture the gang. The Rattler escapes, but lures Tom into a trap where he finds out the villain's surprising civilian identity.
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Pud
W-we're lost in this cave!!
When the gang is lost in a cave, Pud finds a way out.
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Ad in comics format for Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum.
Quiz

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Quiz with five questions.
Follow the Stars

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Motion Picture and Television Magazine
Audie Murphy (photo); Doris Day (photo); Ann Blyth (photo); Tony Curtis (photo); Jane Powell (photo); Alan Ladd (photo); Piper Laurie (photo); Rock Hudson (photo)
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Inside back cover. Ad for "Motion Picture and Television" magazine with photos of celebrities.
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Win one of these 4 free trips...
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Back cover. Ad for Daisy Air Rifles promoting the Daisy Shootin' Contest which runs March 15-May 29, 1952. Contest held in conjunction with the National Rifle Association. Top four prizes are trips to the Red Ryder Ranch in Pagosa Springs, Colo.

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