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Issue: Western Comics #5
Publication Date: September 1948
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 07/28/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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[untitled]

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western
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Editorial Advisory Board

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A list of members on DC's Editorial Advisory Board plus a list of current titles. Dale Evans Comics has been added since last issue.
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Inside front cover.
Let the Facts Speak for Themselves

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western
Real Fact Comics
Reno Brothers
Ad for Real Fact Comics No. 16.
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Right side of inside front cover.
The Duke of Orofino!

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Ewell Blackwell Champion Pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds

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informational, non-fiction, sports
Wheaties
Highlights of Ewell BLackwell's career coupled with a Wheaties ad.
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Sam Takes Himself for a Ride

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crime, mystery
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Sam Spade; Effie
Sam foils a hi-jacking in this ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.
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The Lair of the Timberwolf

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western
The Nighthawk (intro)
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Fun! Easy! Make Your Own Photo-Prints!

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Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Ad for Kellogg's Corn Flakes and the latest premium available by mail.
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Nemesis of Gunmen!

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informational, non-fiction, western
Capt. Manny Gault; Ranger Frank Hamer
A summary of Capt. Manny Gault's career including mention of his involvement with the end of Bonnie and Clyde.
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Along the Owlhoot Trail!

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western
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10
Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light

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adventure
Coon Tail Charlie
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion are camping in the mountains.
Captain Tootsie uses a sniperscope to help shoot a bear that's terrorizing a girls' camp.
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Now! Hollywood's Queen of the Westerns in a Comic Book All Her Own!

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western
Dale Evans Comics
Dale Evans
Ad for Dale Evans Comics #1.
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Cover reproduction is not the best and shows the difference between printing photos on cover stock and printing them on newsprint. Later ads will have line-drawn versions of photo covers.
Peace Officer

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informational, non-fiction, western
Wyatt Earp; Mannie Clements; Ben Thompson; Johnny Deuce
Highlights of the career of Wyatt Earp. The OK Corral is NOT mentioned.
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The Pony Express

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typeset
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informational, non-fiction, western
A brief history of the Pony Express.
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Death in His Holsters!

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western
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[untitled]

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Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder
Out of the Old West on a horse that streaks like lightning...
Ad for All-American Comics #101 with a reproduction of the cover.
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Inside back cover.
Hey Gang! Get Your Free Movie Star Booklet!

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Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
Ad for Schwinn bicycles and an offer for a folder of movie star pictures.
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Back cover.

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