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Issue: Western Comics #2
Publication Date: March 1948
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Issues: #2 of 85 Issues
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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)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: western
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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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!

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Genres: western
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Win One of These 1,000 Columbia Bikes!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: Rules and entry blank for a new Wheaties contest.
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She Makes a Honey of a Rescue

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Feature(s): Bit-O-Honey Candy Bars
Character(s): Honey
Synopsis: Honey saves a skier.
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The Mysterious Wagon-Train!

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Genres: western
Character(s): 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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The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

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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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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Synopsis: A list of the members of DC's Advisory Board and a list of currently published titles.
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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

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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!

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Genres: superhero, western
Character(s): 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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Premiums Given Cash Commission

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Feature(s): Cloverine Brand Salve
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
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U. S. Marshal

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, 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

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Genres: western
Character(s): Steve
Synopsis: A young man rescues his parents from rustlers.
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The Bells of San Filippo!

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Genres: western
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Death on Wheels!

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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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The Greatest Ball-Point Pen and Billfold Bargain in America!

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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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Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Character(s): J. E. Smith
Synopsis: Ad for a radio repair correspondence school.
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There's a Hard Way and an Easy Way to Change a Fuse

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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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