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Real Western Hero (1948) comic books 1948

  • Issue #70
    Real Western Hero (1948) 70
    • 1.25" Internal page tear.

    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Numbering continues from Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) #69. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy battles scheming land-grabbers trying to steal homesteaders' land. The outlaw known as the Coyote targets the San Pedro bank, not knowing that Monte Hale is sleeping in the hotel next door. Western movie hero Tom Mix helps homesteaders defend their new land. Hopalong Cassidy: The Land Grab; Chief Gray Matter; Cactus Brain; Young Falcon; Li'l Buck; Monte Hale: Coyote Hunt; Muscle Hedd; Loco Lew; Red Roan: King of the Herd; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: Mule Head; Tom Mix: Gunfire Decision. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #72
    Real Western Hero (1948) 72
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Heavy water damage.

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Stan Campbell. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Hopalong Cassidy tracks outlaws across the Rio Grande, and gets trapped in a gun battle in a flooding tunnel. Tom Mix becomes a Pony Express rider, just as outlaws violate the peace treaty with Chief Thunder Eye's people. Investigating sudden hostilities between the Cheyenne and white settlers, Monte Hale is aided by a Cheyenne boy he once saved from an eagle attack. Hopalong Cassidy: Border Patrol; Chief Gray Matter; Young Falcon: The Escape; Monte Hale: Duel to the Death; Loco Lew; Red Roan: The Untamed; Gabby Hayes: Trail of Gold; Tom Mix: The Ride to Doom! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.