Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday November 25!

Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 1
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.

  • Issue #4
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 4

    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.

  • Issue #7
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 7
    • 7/8" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust.
    • 2 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.

    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.

  • Issue #8
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 8
    • 2-1/2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Water damage. Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.

  • Issue #10
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 10
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.

    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.

  • Issue #12
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 12

    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.

  • Issue #16
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 16
    • Staples added (not manufacturing) and reinforced with tape. Small cover-to-cover hole (does not affect readability).

    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.

  • Issue #18
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 18

    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.

  • Issue #19
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 19

    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.

  • Issue #21
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 21
    • Pencil marking.

    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.

  • Issue #22
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 22

    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.

  • Issue #24
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 24

    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.

  • Issue #26
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 26
    • 7.25" Cumulative spine split.

    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.

  • Issue #27
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 27

    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 and his pal Sheriff Mike find public sentiment turning against them after a strange turn of events. Well-meaning but clueless Clyde keeps causing catastrophes while trying to be a hero, and now he wants to blow up the dam because he thinks the water is poisoned. An ex-con blackmails his former cellmate, who has gone straight and tried to put his life of crime behind him. And a vintage Carnation Milk ad, Rocky Lane Foils the Bank Robbers, featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. Tom Mix Faces Dishonor; Hero Without Glory; Fightin' Forbes: Moonlight Menace; Tumbleweed, Jr.: The Rain Maker; The $50,000 Riddle!; Bellowing Bellows; Cowboy Cal; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Great Mail Fraud; The Blackmailer; Saddlehead. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 28

    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 tries to figure out why the mysterious gang called the Storm Kings murdered a real-estate agent. When two scoundrels intend to rob a kind-hearted old lady, it's time for Tom Mix to step in. Tom agrees to escort a prisoner to the sheriff, but when he sees the prisoner is the beautiful blonde Caroline Marston, he's not sure what to think. The Swindlers!; Tumbleweed Jr. and the Fish Story; Fightin' Forbes: Murder Mission; Framed; Cowboy Cal: Sponger Deluxe; Saddlehead: Why, Oh, Why!; Trapped; The Hidden Loot!; The Storm Kings. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 34

    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. Owlhoots pull a fast one after the rodeo and steal Tom's championship trophy. Outlaws seem to be invisible, but Tom suspects all-too-natural trickery. Plus some exceptionally nice nature art by an unknown artist in the two-page edu-strip Roundup Time With Tom Mix. And a vintage ad for the "Explorer's Sun Watch" featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. The Case of the Missing Trophy; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Berry Boy!; Fightin' Forbes: Death Writes a Note; Clothes Horse Horice; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mysterious Death; The Invisible Outlaws! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #40
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 40
    • .5" Spine split from bottom.

    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. When Tom investigates the dead-letter office for missing money, he discovers his own death notice in the mail. A recluse invites Tom into his remote home, which is a deathtrap filled with deadly snakes. Outlaws capture Tom and attempt to auction him off to the highest bidder. Pistol Packing Pattie gets the last word once again. The Great Mail Mystery; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: Arrow Auction; Dick and Dan; Fightin' Forbes: Forbes Gets a Warning; Never Wory Neyers; The Human Viper; Round Man Rollins and Rolly; The Fatal Auction; Pistol Packing Pattie; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Face of the Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 50
    • Water damage.

    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 a two-part story, Tom investigates robberies of pack trains in the Pecos Valley. But the murder of the local sheriff points to an unlikely suspect. Tom pursues the ruthless killers into the Garnett Valley. And a vintage ad for Mark Trail magazine, a boys' magazine featuring the popular comic-strip naturalist. The Pack Train Mystery: Chapter 1: Shots in the Night; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Chapter 2: A Killer Stalks the Night!; Tumbleweed Jr.: Rolling Along; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Teaching Toughy; The Red Beard Bandit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #51
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 51

    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 a three-part story, Tom discovers the neighboring town of Pine Creek Hollow is being torn apart by a range war. Captured, Tom can only hope to escape and reach the Bull Run ranch, and its nearby water hole, before the bad guys do. In desperation, Tom sends a stampede directly at the ranch house. Range War Part 1: The Pine Creek Hollow Route; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Part 2: Death Chasm!; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Birthday Present; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Six Aces; Pinto Pete; Part 3: The Battle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 55

    Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When a dispute over a watering hole leads to murder, a chalk "X" on a coat points Tom Mix to the killer, much like in the classic movie "M." Outlaw Rex realizes he can seize the Harris family farm for himself because a proper deed was never filed on it. Trying to evade Tom Mix, a killer hides out in an ornamental suit of armor, leading to a clanking cowboy-knight fight. The Sign of the Killer; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; The Unrecorded Deed; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Race; Cactus Brain; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Frame-Up; The Treasure of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 56

    Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A con man swindles a small fortune by claiming to be Tom Mix's brother, but his telltale spurs give him away. A ranch hand sees a dispute between Tom and his cranky neighbor as the perfect opportunity to commit robbery-murder and frame Tom for it. Tom races to free a witness captured by two outlaws before he can put them away. The Deadly Spurs; The Murderers' Quest; The Trial of Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Race; Jeeter; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Dead Man's Tale; Hoghead Harry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #57
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 57

    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Chad Grothkropf. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom must run for his life when he comes into possession of a camera that reveals the identities of the Red Mask Gang. Tom escorts a valuable race horse to its new owner, so outlaws enlist the aid of a man who hates Tom Mix. Tom tracks the outlaws who are smuggling "dope" into Dobie. Plus a vintage ad for a "jet glow" decoder belt and "cosmic smoke" ray gun based on TV's Space Patrol. The Deadly Camera; Double Motive Revenge; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Race; Jeeter; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Branding Iron; Rawhide Hotchkiss: The Bum Steer; The Cursed Dobie Dope Ring. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #60
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 60
    • Double cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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 a two-part story, a fugitive killer takes over a Forest Ranger station. But when a fire breaks out, the forest is unprotected, and Tom must battle a disaster in the making as well as find the killer. In another story, Tom races to deliver a vaccine to a plague-infected area, but outlaws seeing him think he must be carrying valuables. The End of the Trail, Part I: Havoc in the Timber Woods; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Part II: The Blazing Inferno; Trapped!; Jeeter and His Talking Horse Preposterous: A Night Time Fable; Fightin' Forbes: Brave Man; Tom Mix and the Package of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.