Outlaws (1948 D.S. Pub.) comic books 1948

Cover by Ed Moritz. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Bill Fraccio, Bill Allison, Ed Moritz, Leo Morey, Jack Keller and Tex Blaisdell. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Nate's new mail-order bride turns out to be tougher than she looks, or as the story describes her, "the rootin'est, tootin'est, purtyest, flirt-iest gal the town ever saw!" An outlaw faces a different kind of justice in the desert. Cowpokes Rafe and Johnny Ace take on a dozen cattle rustlers. Lead-Slinging Bride; Judgement in the Sun; Saddlebum; The Awakening of "Little Doc" Doolittle; Lone Vengeance; Judgement Day in Outpost; Eagle of the Wilderness; Rustler's Reward. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. A gunslinging preacher may not believe in killing, but he's such a good shot he doesn't need to kill to outgun the bad guys. Doc Dawson takes desperate measures after an outlaw tries to force Doc to treat his wounded son. Schoolteacher Sloan Sayers takes up arms when a murderous gambler threatens the kids in his schoolhouse. Outlaw "Gentleman" Ben Thompson crashes a cattlemen's party in Dodge City, in a story with early art by art legend Matt Baker. Action-girl cover by an unknown artist. Battling Parson Brown; Mystery Marshall; The Dude Goes West; Doc Dawsons Dilemma; Tarnation Tough Teacher; Men of the Badlands: Gentleman Ben Thompson; Fight at Adobe Walls; Dallas Boone: Perilous Patrol; Doc Bates: The Last Battle. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Leo Morey, Ed Moritz, Bill Allison, Tex Blaisdell, Bill Fraccio and Richard Case. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Reporter Red Crandall risks his life to reveal the truth about the outlaws in his town; luckily, he's a crack shot. Cattleman Long John Salt deals with rustlers and a runaway prairie fire. A cowhand faces a rogue cougar while riding in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Bad-girl cover (or "ornery wildcat," if you prefer) by an unknown artist. Justice on the Hoof; The Baffling Bad-Man; Aces Laugh Last; Big Spring Bang-Up; California Madness; Rustlers' Ruse; Fur-Trimmed Fury; Cougar City Cleanup. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Orlando, Leo Morey, Fred Bell, Mike Becker, and Pierre Charpentier. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. New horse Fireball looks like a killer, but when death strikes the ranch, cowboy Cal thinks there's something more sinister afoot. In a sequel to issue #1's "The Awakening of "Little Doc" Doolittle," Little Doc is forced to take up his guns again, in a story with early art by future art legend Joe Orlando. Avenging his gal, Johnny realizes one shot too late that he's been set up for Swifty Morgan's murder. Killer Hoss; Double Suicide; Dead Man's Justice; Little Doc Doolittle Does It Again; The Cougar and the Lady; The Man on the Ramparts; Double-Quick Trigger Man!; Death Stakes a Claim. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Jenney. Stories and art by Bob Jenney, Lawrence Dresser, John Rosenberger, Jay Alexander, W. B. Smith and Edmond Good. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. The strange but true tale of mercenary and would-be imperialist William Walker, who set out to capture the nation of Mexico and won Nicaragua instead. To catch a train-robbing gang, Rex Steele sets a trap known as the Avenger's Train. Judy and her bush-pilot boyfriend face an ambush in modern-day Montana because someone doesn't want her to finish the book she's writing. The Man Who Wanted Mexico; Denver's Crazy Copper Bug; Avenger's Train; Sheriff Allen and the Scarecrow; The Mark of Diamond T; Montana Madness; Breeze Lawson Sky Sheriff: Murder Mountain! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.