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Issue: Western Comics #5
Publication Date: September 1948
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Issues: #5 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: 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)
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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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Editorial Advisory Board

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Synopsis: 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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Pages: 0.33
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Let the Facts Speak for Themselves

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Genres: western
Feature(s): Real Fact Comics
Character(s): Reno Brothers
Synopsis: Ad for Real Fact Comics No. 16.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Right side of inside front cover.
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The Duke of Orofino!

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Genres: western
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Pages: 10
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Ewell Blackwell Champion Pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Synopsis: Highlights of Ewell BLackwell's career coupled with a Wheaties ad.
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Pages: 1
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Sam Takes Himself for a Ride

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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Sam Spade; Effie
Synopsis: 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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Genres: western
Character(s): The Nighthawk (intro)
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Fun! Easy! Make Your Own Photo-Prints!

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Feature(s): Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Synopsis: Ad for Kellogg's Corn Flakes and the latest premium available by mail.
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Nemesis of Gunmen!

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Character(s): Capt. Manny Gault; Ranger Frank Hamer
Synopsis: 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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Genres: western
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Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Coon Tail Charlie
First Line: Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion are camping in the mountains.
Synopsis: 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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Genres: western
Feature(s): Dale Evans Comics
Character(s): Dale Evans
Synopsis: Ad for Dale Evans Comics #1.
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Pages: 1
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Peace Officer

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

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

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Genres: western
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[untitled]

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Genres: western
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder
First Line: Out of the Old West on a horse that streaks like lightning...
Synopsis: Ad for All-American Comics #101 with a reproduction of the cover.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Hey Gang! Get Your Free Movie Star Booklet!

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Feature(s): Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
Synopsis: Ad for Schwinn bicycles and an offer for a folder of movie star pictures.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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