Black Jack (1957) comic books 1959 or before
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Published Nov 1957 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.30
- Cover detached. 5" spine split. Water damage.
Cover and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack" art by Maurice Whitman. Numbering continues from Jim Bowie (1955) #19. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack"; "Punch Drunk Pawley"; "Vouching Vardon" reprinted from Marvel Family (1945) #62; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Texas Ringer"; "Horses in Action" art by Maurice Whitman; "The Last Man Alive"; "Gopher-Face, His Neck Should Be Wrung!"; "Clothes Plenty Pickens"; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Horse Sense". "When the West Was Young: Gold and Buffalo." illustrated text story. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1958 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.20
Cover and all "Rocky Lane's Black Jack" art by Maurice Whitman. In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Haunted Shaft"; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Poison Spring"; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Outlaw"; "Meat for the Table"; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Killer Stallion". "The Mail Gets Through" text article. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1958 by Charlton Comics Group.$18.00
View scanMaurice Whitman cover. Steve Ditko art on all "Rocky Lane's Black Jack" features. In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Trail Pard" signed with Steve Ditko's partially-anagrammed pseudonym "J. Kotdi", reprinted in Golden Age Greats (1994) #11 and Steve Ditko Archives HC (2009-2016 Fantagraphics) #6-1ST; "The Chase" art by Rocco A. "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Horse Hunter's Bait" reprinted in Steve Ditko Archives HC (2009-2016 Fantagraphics) #6-1ST; "A Remembered Friend" art by Steve Ditko, reprinted in Ditko's Shorts HC (2014 IDW) #1-1ST and Steve Ditko Archives HC (2009-2016 Fantagraphics) #5-1ST; "The Kid Called Willie"; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Storm's Warning" reprinted in Steve Ditko Archives HC (2009-2016 Fantagraphics) #6-1ST. "Traders Transportation" illustrated text story. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.80
Steve Ditko art on "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Silver-Tip Outlaw". In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Mad Stallion"; art by Ernest Huntley Hart; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Badman's Prisoner"; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Silver-Tip Outlaw" art by Steve Ditko, reprinted in Steve Ditko Archives HC (2009-2016 Fantagraphics) #6-1ST; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Runaway" art by Ernest Huntley Hart. "Sue, Slim and Some Shooting" illustrated text story. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$8.40
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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Al Zere, Rocke Mastroserio, and Ernie Hart. Sometimes listed as Rocky Lane's Black Jack #29, the title on the indicia. Western adventure with Black Jack, legendary horse of movie cowboy Rocky Lane. Lewis's cattle are threatened by a gigantic cougar, but the real threats are Frisco and Jed, rustlers working at the Lewis ranch. To capture a fugitive, Rocky enters Black Jack in a horse race run by an outlaw town. Rocky tracks an outlaw into The Forbidden Valley, run by a strange cult under the command of "The Elder." The Lion's Claw; Outlaw Town; Ready and Able; Run or Fight; Forbidden Valley. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Nov 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.00
All "Rocky Lane's Black Jack" story art by Ernest Huntley Hart. In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Indian Attack"; "The Badge!" reprinted in Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles (1958) #75 and Wild Bill Hickok (Blue Bird Comics 1959-1964 Charlton) #5; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Blind Fear"; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Ambush"; "Showdown" art by Ernest Huntley Hart; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Rescue". "Find the Forger" text story. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.