Comic books in 'Cowboy', graded by CGC

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom investigates when Dad's cattle are rustled by something that appears to be a werewolf. Miserly Uncle Amos wants to save money on a toll bridge by crossing the river in a bucket, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom suspects rumors of a Comanche raid are just a diversion for a stagecoach holdup. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including "genuine gold ore from the Comstock lode" and a Tom Mix toy plane. The Were-Wolf of the Range!; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Straight-Shooters! Lives of Great Americans; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; The Stagecoach Holdup. 36 pages, Full Color.

Tom Mix Comics Book No.5 (1941) A premium comic book published exclusively for Ralston Straight Shooters. In addition to a Tom Mix story, this issue features "Jane at Dream Castle," "Jane's Page" (two pages), plus Pecos, and "The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood." Other fun-filled pages include "My Favorite Magic Tricks", "Straight-Shooters!" (George A. Custer), and a "Straight Shooters Keep Busy" page that has a Wrangler's Prize Crossword Puzzle. Inside cover pages offer "Grand Premiums. Originally offered to children who sent in two Shredded Ralston Cereal Box Tops.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom tries to figure out what's causing the mystery explosions near the Causeway Dam that are threatening Colt Valley's munitions and airplane factories. Miserly Uncle Amos can even turn a family picnic into a comedy of errors, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Wash and Jane hide out from Trigger Dawson and his gang with only a blowgun to defend themselves. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and a Tom Mix toy plane. Another great cover by Fred Meagher. Mystery of the Cobra's Lair; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom must protect the experimental XP-80 plane from saboteur Doctor Goliath, in a story that contains an impressive splash page of a train explosion, and another scene of Tom lassoing a plane in flight (!). Miserly Uncle Amos decides the Fumble family's pet pig would be a cheap source of bacon, but luckily he's a lousy shot, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Outlaws trap Jane and Pop Johnson in a burning cabin, but luckily, she's got her Tom Mix Straight Shooter telegraph set. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a page praising "Clean, High-Grade" Tom Mix Comics, and emphasizing that they have no "blood-curdling horror, gangster heros, glorification of war " or "cheap, badly drawn illustrations, to debase young readers' conceptions of form and proportion." (!) An early salvo in the comics culture wars. Action-packed cover by Fred Meagher has a little bit of everything. The Train That Vanished from the Face of the Earth; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Great Straight Shooters: Teddy Roosevelt; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Teepee of the Plains Indians; Tom Mix and the Cry for Help! 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Investigating an outlaw gathering at a long-abandoned ghost town, Tom discovers that the nearby federal gold reserve has been robbed. Miserly Uncle Amos tries to save money on a car by building his own out of spare parts, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. In a combination of WWII and Western action, Tom takes on Grizzly Grebb, who's rustling beef intended for the US Army at the urging of Nazi fifth columnists. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a page discussing the process of making Tom Mix Comics, featuring photos of the entire creative staff, including the staging of a Tom Mix fight scene! An unusual bit of comics history. The Golden Hoard of Ghost Town; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Great Straight Shooters: Abraham Lincoln; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Bake Oven of the Desert Indians; The Taking of Grizzly Grebb. 32 pages, Full Color.

#1 "Tom Mix Hits the Bar Diamond." Inside is a text story (with illustrations), "Tom Mix and Tony at Bar-Diamond Ranch, Episode 1." 2-3/8 x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#2 "Tom Mix Mounts Guard." Inside is a text story (with illustrations), 2-3/8 x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#3 "Tom Mix on the Death Riders Trail." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#11 "Tom Mix to the Rescue." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#14 "Tom Mix Escapes the Poison Death." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-5/8 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#15 "Tom Mix Comes Through." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#17 "Tom Mix in Tony Gives a Big Day." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#18 "Tom Mix Shoots It Out." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#19 "Tom Mix Rides Against Death." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-5/8 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#20 "Tom Mix Too Tough to Kill." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#21 "Tom Mix Solves the Riddle of Thunder River." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#22 "Tom Mix Deals Death to the Scorpion." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#23 "Tom Mix and Tony Rope an Outlaw." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#24 "Tom Mix Greets Unwelcome Guests". Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#41 "Tom Mix Conquers the Unknown." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

#45 "Tom Mix Snatches a Life from the Sandstorm." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.

Tom Mix and the Hoard of Montezuma (1937 Whitman BLB) #1462, H.E. Vallely art. Hardcover book; 3.5-in. x 4.5-in.; black and white; 432 pages.

Publication commemorating the centennial anniversary of Tom Mix's birth and 40th anniversary of his death. Photos and articles cover the life and death of the famous cowboy movie actor. Written by Richard F. Seiverling. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 32 pages on slick white paper. Cover price $5.95.

1944 copyright date. 16 pages and measures 5" x 7". This Ralston premium lets you become a member of the Tom Mix Straight Shooters of America (popular radio program from the early 30's that ran for nearly 20 years) and learn the secret handshake and secret password.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. While Tom shows his stuff at a rodeo, outlaws scheme to steal the diamond-studded belt he won for being the Best Cowboy Ever. A desperate town sends a request that Tom "come hyar" and find out what happened to their missing sheriff. Confusion reigns when a 12-year-old outlaw calling himself The Pecos Kid shows up, right after wanted killer Pecos Pete wounds the local sheriff. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Saga of Tom Mix; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mystery of the Missing Sheriff; The Shooting of Little Duke; Tumbleweed Jr. Has a Pet Theory; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Big Bank Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; The Fallen Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom investigates when a stagecoach mysteriously disappears and reappears. Prospector Clem seeks Tom's help when he's haunted by a ghost in his mine, but Tom suspects it's owlhoots, not haints. Tom seeks the answer after a series of murders where the victims are all found smiling. The Mystery of the Vanishing Stagecoach; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Trespassers; The Dude Who Dood It; Tumbleweed Jr. The Pipe Dreams; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Ghost of the Dobie Gold Mine; Whipper-Snappers; The Smiling Dead Men. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and Carl Pfeufer. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Before Tom can stop an outlaw, he must rescue a trapped Ranger from a raging forest fire. To prevent a fight over a water source from erupting into bloodshed, Tom shoots the guns out of five men's hands in one panel. Tom meets Celia, who has tracked her father's killer from all the way Back East. The Blaze of Death; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Doc Greene's Dilemma; The Badman Wins; Tumbleweed Jr.: School Daze; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Whip; Whipper-Snappers; Scales of Justice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A mismatched love affair between two star-crossed lovers complicates Tom's rescue mission. When Farmer Minton's threshing machine is mysteriously destroyed, he risks losing his farm to Porter Meanfellow, and Tom Mix smells a rat. Someone mistakes Tom for "Jed" and tries to kill him, and Tom sets out to find out what makes Jed worth killin'. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Mary Marvel. Treachery in the Hills!; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Threshing Machine Threat!; Last Shot; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Home of the Brave!; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Dobie Rustlers; Mawby the Medicine Man; Dizzy Daisy; The Mistaken Assailant! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and Bill Brady. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom's friends Dick and Moonbeam Runningeagle are threatened by the return of Skunkheart, who wants a human sacrifice. Tom's old foe The Whip (from issue #3) returns with vengeance on his mind. Jed inherits a huge diamond from his uncle, but his two no-good cousins Ned and Red are keen to have it for themselves. The God of Evil!; Billy the Kid and Oscar; The Whip Stings Again!; Bedside Battle; Death Prances in the Arena!; Cowboy Cal; Tumbleweed Jr. Paddles Away; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Saddlehead; The Death Diamond! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman, Chad Grothkopf, Carl Pfeufer and Bill Brady. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom realizes that a suspicious freight-train crash was actually the work of "wheat rustlers" trying to swindle Dobie's farmers by shutting down trade. Tom investigates when a bandit is robbing patrons at the county fair. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And another vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! The Wheat Rustlers; Rustler Trap; Cowboy Cal; Willie the Worm; The County Fair Mystery!; Last Shot; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Black Gold; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Saga of Fleeing Beauty; Billy the Kid and Oscar; The Trade of Treachery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman, Chad Grothkopf, Carl Pfeufer and Bill Brady. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom rescues a baby from a burning farmhouse using only his lasso, then must protect the baby's family from a buffalo stampede. Outlaws try to get at Tom by poisoning his horse Tony. Outlaw "Red Bull" and his gang capture the Dobie town sheriff and plan to hang him, unless Tom can stop them. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring the Marvel Family. Also, a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Trail Blazer; The Mistaken Identity; Cowboy Cal; Guns of Destiny; The Poison Peril; Tumbleweed Jr.: Go Fly a Kite; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Badmen Roundup. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Everett Kinstler. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A corrupt newspaper editor who's the head of a rustling gang uses his paper to frame Tom for murder. Tom meets the beautiful Ann, but she has a strange connection to the outlaws who are plaguing the town. Tom realizes that the mysterious killer stalking the town is carnival performer Samara, and her trained leopard! Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Ibis and Taia. Also, a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Painted cover by comics and fine-art legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. Accused!; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Jail Break; Divided Loyalty!; Tom Mix and the Laughing Leopard Lady; Tumbleweed Jr.: and the Sunday Suit; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Gallant Guns. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and Bill Woolfolk. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom tracks a mad killer who hacks off his victims' hands. This disturbing (but not gory) pre-Code story was mentioned in the text (pp. 323-325) of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Tom opens his doors to strangers who need refuge, but they're actually outlaws who take him hostage and raid his larder. The constant "gunplay" in Big Boulder makes crossing the street a life-threatening decision, but one man wants to stop the madness. Tom tries to keep his friend's son "Spurs" from hanging out with gambler Giant Todd, but Spurs tells him to mind his own business. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! Homicidal Hospitality; A Tale of the Lonesome Cowboy; Hands Off; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Indian Lore; Stranger in the Night; The Tragedy of Joe Miller; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Bucking Bronco; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Song of the Deadly Spurs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. This issue was NOT mentioned in the text of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, despite an erroneous report in Overstreet (it was the previous issue that was mentioned). Tom tracks down the culprits who have been vandalizing various properties around town, in one of many stories from the era focused on "juvenile delinquents" (the story calls them "little coyotes"). The fierce competition between rival stagecoach companies escalates to sabotage and attempted murder. Outlaw Big Hat McCoy plots to get rid of Tom by switching out the blanks that Tom's gunfighting students use during training. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And another vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! The Vandals; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Murder in Advance; Accessories Before the Fact; Masked Treachery; Tumbleweed Jr.: A Tuneful Tale; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Uncle Oscar; Death on the Prowl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Three convicts captured by Tom Mix team up and escape to exact their revenge, leading to a fun fight in a working sawmill. Tom meets a lady passing through town with her dog, never suspecting that she's a deadly jewel thief... and so is the dog. Tom finds a lost will hidden in a well, but a killer wants to send Tom to a watery grave. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and "The Babe Ruth Story", with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And another vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show ,and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! Painted cover may be the work of comics and fine-art legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Triple Revenge; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Vault of Gold; The Mystery of the Canine Collar; The Creek Controversy; Masked Treachery; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Big Catch; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Letter of Crime. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom tracks the mysterious masked leader of the Black Onyx Gang, who managed to shoot Tom in the shoulder, only to learn the leader is actually a woman. Tom tries to get a homeless young boy to change his thieving ways, but outlaws want to make him part of their robbery scheme.After his father is killed by a train while fleeing Tom Mix, outlaw Mike Clifton swears revenge against all trains. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! And the original Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." The Black Onyx Queen; Cowboy Cal; The Youthful Menace; Death Rides the Rails!; Gunning for Slim; Tumbleweed Jr. and the Interminable Termites; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Secret of the Antique Sword! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Al Liederman and Carl Pfeufer. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Farmers and settlers alike are threatened when wolf packs overrun the town, but Tom suspects the wolf-hunters are involved somehow. The town captures the bandit who's been robbing ranchers, but Tom suspects they've got the wrong man. Tom realizes a showboat is a cover for cattle rustlers, leading to a daring cliffside leap to catch the escaping boat. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! Another cool painted cover by Norman Saunders. Wolf Cry; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Dangerous Evidence; Busting Stormy; The River Rats; Tumbleweed Jr.: This Side of Trouble; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Dobie Swindle! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Kid Craig is out of prison after three years and anxious for revenge against Tom. People begin disappearing while crossing the desert near Dobie, without leaving a clue behind. Tom tells Billy about the history of "running" cattle brands, and how rustlers figured out the way to rebrand cattle. Action-packed painted cover by Norman Saunders. The Secret of the Lake; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.; The Case of the Mysterious Disappearances; Double Trouble Cross; The Frozen Cache; Tumbleweed Jr.: Peace; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Brand of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Outlaw "Killer Reamer" escapes from jail, knocks out the sheriff, and proclaims himself the new law in town, with only Tom standing in his way. Tom goes to a friend's ranch for some rest and relaxation, but then the friend's son accidentally causes a horse stampede. Pistol Packing Pattie's wit is as sharp as her aim, and her fashion sense is pure Annie Oakley. The Masquerade of Death; Saddlehead; The Junior Menace; Fightin' Forbes Fights Fire; Masked Treachery; Pistol Packing Pattie; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Trouble-Maker; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Kanvasback: Horse King; The Desert Maelstrom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Al Liederman. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A rash of vicious stagecoach robbery-murders causes Tom to suspect someone's trying to put Tad Hodges' coach line out of business. Tom agrees to help Mr. Frost and his daughter search for the gold atop treacherous Vulcan's Peak, but outlaw Blackjack Creely wants the gold for himself. Henry, teen king of Transvania, travels to America to visit his hero Tom Mix, but his advisors are plotting to seize Henry and the throne. Death Rides the Highway; Cowboy Cal; Perils of Vulcan's Peak; Old Slick; Fightin' Forbes: Threat of the Skull; The Fatal Feather; Helpless Horatio: The Ambitious Job Agency; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Teacher's Pet; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Royal Threat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Al Liederman. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Vengeful gambler "Shuffles" devises a way to get back at Tom for running him out of town. When tribal shaman Big Bear is kidnapped, he leaves a series of symbols behind, to help Tom find and rescue him. A riverboat captain seeks Tom's help in dealing with the pirates known as the River Rogues. Action-packed painted cover by Norman Saunders. Tom Mix and the Deal of Death; Cowboy Cal; Tom Mix and the Mystery of the Symbols!; Fightin' Forbes: Forbes Fights a Faker; Tom Mix and the River Rogues; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Way to Build Up a Big Appetite; Tumbleweed Jr.: Papoose Sitter; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Trail of Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In an issue-length story, Tom's old foe Skunkheart escapes from prison. Soon he has an army of renegade Natives behind him when he frames Tom for a chieftain's murder. Skunkheart's Reign of Terror; Fightin' Forbes Fights a Flood; Tumbleweed Jr.: Flying High. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom suspects that an ex-sailor called Mainmast Thompson is involved in a series of sea-related crimes... or that someone wants him to think he is. An English lord has his ancestral castle shipped to his new home in the American West brick-by-brick, leading to the return of a strange figure from the castle's past. A famous violinist visits Dobie on his concert tour, but danger soon follows. The Sailor on the Range; Fightin' Forbes Fights the Ferret; The Desert Castle of Evil; Signs of Trouble; The Murderous Road Agents; Familiar Talk; Strings of Death; Acker the Actor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A cave-in near a Lopi tribal encampment leads to an ancient forgotten city full of gold, and trouble soon follows. Carnival strongman-gone-wrong Muscles Sanderson gets wind of where prospectors have stored their gold. When Honest Bill Jenkins is accused of stealing a saddle, Tom suspects hijinks, in a story that features Tom knocking out two bad guys by swinging a saddle. The Ancient Underground City; The Carnival of Death; Tumbleweed Jr.: Pie Jam; Fightin' Forbes: Hangmans Rendezvous; The Dreaded Appearance; Hotshot Hawley; Blank Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Even the jack-o-lanterns aren't smiling when an old friend gets Tom involved in a pumpkin-themed mystery. Escaped convict King Wilson seemed to be a quiet, unassuming model prisoner, but he makes a world of trouble for Tom. A con man schemes to take out an insurance policy on homeless local "Shiftless," and then cash it in by killing him. Action-packed painted cover by Norman Saunders. The Pumpkin Menace; Cowboy Cal; The Dynasty of Death; Fightin' Forbes Fights Fraud; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Shoe, Baby; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; Mustang Mack; The Search; Saddlehead; Hammerhead Hank; Rushing Russell; Fatty; The Fatal Hand Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom pursues bandits who robbed the audience during a performance at the Dobie Opera House. Prospector Daffy Dan has lost his grip on reality, and the worthless dust he brings to town isn't really gold...or is it? Tom realizes an attack by the Larado Kid is just a distraction for a bank robbery. The Bandits of the Opera; Fightin' Forbes Fighting for Justice; The Madman of Dobie; Tumbleweed, Jr.: The Great Ache; Human Bait; George the Glutton. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Al Liederman. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom finds the entire town of Dobie in an uproar. Rustlers disguise themselves as lawmen and steal the cattle from other rustlers, a new scheme if we've ever seen one. Tom investigates after he witnesses a wagon crash off a cliff, but a masked gunman doesn't want him examining the site. Painted cover by Norman Saunders is like Norman Rockwell at a dude ranch. The Rustling Hi-Jackers; Cowboy Cal; The Case of the Strange Horseshoes; Fightin' Forbes: The Threat; Helpful Hiram; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Danger from Above; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Secret of Single Trail Valley; Oscar the Outlaw; Saddlehead; Tom Mix and the Return of the Past. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom has an encounter with the Vanishing Tall Bandit, who's almost seven feet tall and always gets away. Prospecting Pete turns outlaw, but when Josh sees his face, he tries to get rid of Josh. Tom investigates after an injured man escapes from Gulch City, where the outlaws have taken power. The Vanishing Tall Man; Cowboy Cal; Death Reigns in the Dobie Hills; Fightin' Forbes: Gunning for Forbes; Spendthrift Spencer; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Pony Boy; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Signed Confession; Oscar the Outlaw; Saddlehead; Lawless City. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom realizes that the mysterious robbers who keep disappearing are using hollow "wooden Indians" as portable hideouts. Intellect-challenged outlaws scheme to steal Old Man Kerr's specially trained police dogs, and are surprised when that goes wrong. Outlaw Fatty Lee plots to double-cross his partners by tricking them into signing confessions BEFORE a robbery. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix "compass gun." The Strange Case of the Wooden Indians; Cowboy Cal; Wrightson the Writer; Fightin' Forbes: Gunman's Gamble; The Secret of the Circled X; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Dance Madness; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Visit; Vic the Vaudevillian; Saddlehead; The Signed Death Warrant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom has strange experiences in a mysterious inn, such as finding a man in a cage who later disappears, and can find no one who believes him. Tom Mix has met some low-down owlhoots in his time, but Grubber's gimmick is robbing old people. Tom and his posse track Barkley Snear's gang to an old cabin, and a standoff follows. The Mysterious Inn; Tumbleweed, Jr.: The Marble King; Gamblers Warning; The Enemy of the Old; Cowboy Cal; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Dangerous Escape; Doodley the Dude; Saddlehead. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.