Western Fighters Vol. 3 (1950) comic books 1951

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Ed Smalle and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A stagecoach driver figures out how to get the drop on robbers every time. A high-stakes card game leads to a gunfight when the con is revealed. A traveling tenor decides to join forces with the Blanton Gang to rob the patrons of his shows. Tuffy's Hidden Cannon; Buckskin Benson; The Stranger from Idaho; Star-Heeled Boots; Tonsils on the Trail; Frontier Facts; The Tin Badge; Death of a Polecat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Fast-shooting saloon singer Nan Flint becomes the object of a deadly love triangle during the Yukon Gold Rush. The disrespectful brother of a commanding officer causes trouble in his US Cavalry unit. A British noble discovers his missing father is working the West as an English-style highwayman and stage robber. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Fight" by boxing champ Jack Dempsey. The End of Nan Flint; Buckskin Benson; A Man in Every Saddle; Riders of the River; The Two-Gun Earl of Buckley; Western Swing Song; The Kid's First Gun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by John Prentice, Gerald McCann, Mike Becker, Charles Biro and Ross Andru. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Stage robbers confront Confederate guerrillas at a remote way-station in the wilderness. A tenderfoot from the city manages to stop bank robbers with a soapy solution. Outlaws are undone by the advent of the telephone, in a story with early art by Marvel legend Ross Andru. Also featuring a US Savings Bonds PSA with art by Crime Does Not Pay legend Charles Biro. The Grass Grows High…; The Arab of Lonesome Pass; Soapy Six-Gun; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Trixie Comes to Town; Scared; The Wonderful Squawk Box; Frontier Facts; Buckskin Benson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Don Perlin and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The Fargo Kid hates Christmas, because he watched his father get shot on that day, and longs for revenge against his killer. An outlaw takes a young boy under his wing and teaches him gunfighting, but years later, they find themselves on opposite sides of a showdown. A rope hung from a tree turns out to be non-lethal in Hemp Holiday, a story with early art by Marvel legend Don Perlin. Also featuring a US Savings Bonds PSA with art by Crime Does Not Pay legend Charles Biro. The Kid's First Xmas; The Crawler; Buckskin Benson; The Sound of the Bell; Ticket to Boot Hill; Three Fingers the Merchant; Waddy's Wardrobe; Hemp Holiday; The Wooden Saddle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The son of a hanged horse thief grows up bitter, with a grudge against his whole town. An outlaw decides to go straight after getting shot, but his partner wants him to help out on one last job. Childhood friends grow up and turn to crime, using a gun they found under their old schoolhouse, but their last lesson is a fatal one. The Branded Maverick; Every Man Has His Bullet; Buckskin Benson: The Jewel of Coronado; Wild Bill's Watch; Fire-Box Ronson; Dirty Joe Bites the Dust; The Gun Under the Schoolhouse; Stain Don't Wash Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Mike Becker, Jerry McCann and John Prentice. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A train engineer is shocked to see a robber is his own godson, but the kid is even more surprised. Lawyer Abraham Lincoln defends his nephew against a charge of killing a man with a slingshot. A tailor's son, an expert on branding, turns his skills to crime as a cattle rustler. Gun Lingo; Buckskin Benson and Muskrat; The Kid Comes Home; The Fadeaway Kid; Border Watchdog; Coffin Clarence; Uncle Shanks; A Good Man with an Iron. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A hot-tempered young gunfighter kills the wrong man and dooms his boom town called Saturday Night, Nevada. A US Cavalry deserter falls in with a gang of gun-runners, but a stray salute gives the game away. An outlaw buys Ripper, a horse that's just as wild and dangerous as he is, but Ripper has his own priorities. Saturday Night, Nevada; The Southpaw and the Bracelet; The Mark of the Quitter; Brown Saddle Fire; Just One Bullet; The Wooden Enemy; Buckskin Benson and Muskrat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Prospectors make a foolhardy expedition in search of the Lost Dutchman Mine. A man has a nightmare that he bet on a losing horse. A con man thinks he's found the easy marks that every swindler dreams of. Once There Was a Dutchman; Sundown Cinderella; Buckskin Benson and Muskrat; Wrong Horse; Cow Country Blot; Four-Footed King; Big Man of the Roost; The Easy Marks; The Bank Makes a Bet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Pedro Montez, a new recruit to the US Cavalry, must overcome prejudice to prove himself a good soldier. Mexican bandits target an Arizona rancher when US troops leave to fight in the Civil War. An outlaw foolishly goes on a solo raid into town while his gang is hiding out in the hills. The Sand Soldier; Death Rides the Slug; The Man From the Point; Arizona Ketchum; Teacher of the Tribes; The Trail in the Mud; .44-Calibre Tonsils; The Homesick Bandit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A killer plays the town organ before he shoots someone, but the town fights back when he targets the local doctor. An outlaw pretends to be a doctor to impress a saloon gal, but his masquerade backfires tragically. An ex-robber who's afraid of guns tries to go straight, but his old gang forces him to do one last job. The Organ Goes at Twilight; .44 Barrel Music; Apache Waterloo; Farley's Tools; Pint-Sized Kelly; No Guns for Harvey; The Rawhide Grip; The Liar of Red Gap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gerald McCann and Bernie Krigstein. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The last two survivors of a violent family feud debate whether they can trust each other not to seek revenge, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A settler's infant daughter is raised by wolves and becomes the wild and beautiful Wolf Girl of Texas. The story of the phony and real gold rushes that resulted in the founding of Cripple Creek, Colorado. The Last Gunhand; Cheyenne Wolf Men; Wolf Girl of Texas; Packy's Strange Find; Badlands and the Kid; This Way Out; Red Hunter's Magic; Cripple Creek Boomerang; The Man Who Hated Soldiers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.