Outlaws (1948 D.S. Pub.) comic books 1949

Cover by Bob Jenney. Stories and art by Bob Jenney, August Froehlich, Al McWilliams, William M. Allison and Edmond Good. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Outlaws dress as "ghosts" to try to scare residents away from silver-rich Crackerbox Hill. Outlaw Clark turns in his own gang members for the reward money, but such treachery won't go unnoticed for long. A reporter and a deputy investigate the murder of Gold City's town sheriff. The Ghosts of Crackerbox Hill; River of Gold; Dakota Double-Cross; Man to Man!; The Last Ambush; Gold City. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Louis Schroeder. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Louis Schroeder, Frank Bolle, Leonard Starr and Tex Blaisdell. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Bandito "El Diamonte" terrorizes a border town, until he pushes his luck too far. Historical articles on the history of the saddle and the gun trigger. An honest politician takes on a Western town's political boss and risks his own life, in an early story illustrated by future EC legend Graham Ingels. El Diamonte Outshines Himself; Bridles and Saddles; Frontier Front Page; The Story of the Trigger; The Betrayal of Tucson McHugh; Backfire; Red-Letter Rodeo; Hoss Laffs; Dynamite for Boss Cavitt. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Arizona City sheriff Tex Farrell (later the star of his own comic) must dare a deadly bronco ride at the rodeo to best a land-grabbing outlaw. A woman on a train gets caught up in a deadly con game after her bag is switched with a handsome stranger's. The masked horseman called the Rangeland Phantom is attacking homesteaders by setting their properties ablaze. Plus a vintage ad for "Play-Safe Flame Proof Playsuits: Indian Chief, Cowboy King or Home Run." The Gun and the Pen; Law of the Longhorns; Trail of the Outlaw; Phantom of the Range; Death Valley Trail; Desert Justice; The Heath Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Richard Case. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Louis Schroeder, Paul Reinman, Art Gates and Howard Larsen. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Cattle rustler Boone Marlow starts a solo crime career after his brothers are captured, in an early story by future art legend Frank Frazetta. Tom doesn't believe neighbor Jean needs to learn how to handle a gun, but when the need arises, he's glad she's got one. The owners of an emerald mine face the wrath of Barento, king of the bandits. Prairie Jinx; Feud at Bitter Creek; Shoot to Kill; The Matador Merzon Mesa ; Heroes of the Old West: Sutter & Marshalls Wonderful Discovery; Green Gold. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.