Best of the West (1951 A-1 Comics) comic books 1952

(A-1 Comics #52) Cover by Fred Meagher. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #52. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Straight Arrow acquires an axe that has been cursed by a witch doctor; The Durango Kid discovers Senor Diego Robino's plot to marry and murder Marina for her fortune; Tim Holt, aka Redmask, is drawn in by a redheaded beauty and her gambler pal. The Curse of the Skulls; The Senorita and the Killer; The Trail of the Gun; The Coffin of Snow! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(A-1 Comics #59) Cover by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Dick Ayers and Frank Bolle. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, John Belfi, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #59. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Feather-Hat is jealous of Straight Arrow because of his war decorations; Ghost Rider seeks the truth about a shaman's severed head that seems to order its tribe to war; Durango Kid investigates a murder at a mining outfit and almost gets dynamited. Also featuring a color ad for the "Complete 15 Piece Bronco Buster" Cowboy and Cowgirl Outfits. The Mark of a Warrior; The Talking Dead; The Junk Robbers; The Blasts of Doom! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(A-1 Comics #66) Cover by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Dick Ayers and Frank Bolle. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #66. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Straight Arrow is believed to have been killed by renegade Comanche Thunder Cloud, who wants to violate the treaties with settlers; Ghost Rider is trapped in the town jail as owlhoots set it on fire; A corrupt banker tries to take over Melody Shane's ranch. The Man Who Killed Straight Arrow!; Crime on Film!; The Fiery Prison!; The Trouble in Gun-Juice Valley! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(A-1 Comics #70) Cover by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Dick Ayers and Frank Bolle. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #70. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Durango Kid intervenes when a town is terrorized by the lawless revels of the gang at Handsome Jack's Saloon; The Ghost Rider turns outlaw, but it's all part of a plan to catch a killer; Redmask starts robbing banks so the bad guys will let him take refuge in Hells Hideout. Cant See for Gunsmoke; Hells Hideout; Ghost Rider Gone Bad; The Bow of Bear Claw! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.