Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-04-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Western (DC, 1948 series) #108 Edit Cover
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Vengeance of the Silver Bullet!
(Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Indexer Notes

Toth pencils per Nick Caputo, Mar 2011. Former indexer listed Gil Kane.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Vengeance of the Silver Bullet!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]

Get Your New Funny Face Cut-Out Masks
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

Editorial Advisory Board
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Cowboy Flips Starring Johnny Thunder
(Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Thunder / activity / 0.5 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Thunder
Synopsis:
Instructions are as follows: Cut out panels No. 1 and No. 2. Place No. 1 directly over No. 2. Then, as shown here, flip No. 1 rapidly up and down...and, PRESTO...your cowboy flips will move!

Indexer Notes

Johnny Thunder panels lifted from an unidentified story.

The Phantom Passenger!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Overland Coach / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Philip Evans ? (see notes)
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Per Evans Biblio published in Robin Snyder's History of Comics (Vol 1, No.6, August 1990) Evans wrote stories for this issue although the titles are not specified.

Ruining the Ransom Plan
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"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

The Treasure of the Great Smoky Mine!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Philip Evans ? (see notes)
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Per Evans Biblio published in Robin Snyder's History of Comics (Vol 1, No.6, August 1990) Evans wrote stories for this issue although the titles are not specified.

Kids! It's Easy to Win One of 400 Flexy Racers!
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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Western Facts / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel (signed)
  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When the Texas armadillo is attacked by some small animal...
Synopsis:
Facts about an armadillo, six-shooter, stampedes, cattle lullaby, and tenderfoot.

Lawmen of the Lone Star State
(Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Pencils:
?
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Short article about the Texas Rangers.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel (signed)
  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah once owned mah own one-hoss outfit...
Synopsis:
Deinitions for one-hoss outfit, cob-roller, knobhead, woolies, spots, peeps, wind devil, and sell mah saddle.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.

New! Dog Head Tokens
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Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page

Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Big Drive!
(Table of Contents: 16)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / comics-form advertising / 1 page

At the Radar Station
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Popsicle Pete; Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Announcing the New Daisy BB Pak
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Vengeance of the Silver Bullet!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. ["Bobby and Jane tell you why they chose Roadmaster for their summer vacation"]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  3. Vengeance of the Silver Bullet!
    Johnny Thunder
  4. Get Your New Funny Face Cut-Out Masks
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  6. Cowboy Flips Starring Johnny Thunder
    Johnny Thunder
  7. The Phantom Passenger!
    Overland Coach
  8. Ruining the Ransom Plan
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  9. Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  10. The Treasure of the Great Smoky Mine!
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. Kids! It's Easy to Win One of 400 Flexy Racers!
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  12. ["When the Texas armadillo is attacked by some small animal..."]
    Western Facts
  13. Lawmen of the Lone Star State
  14. ["Ah once owned mah own one-hoss outfit..."]
    Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary
  15. New! Dog Head Tokens
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  16. Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  17. The Big Drive!
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  18. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  19. At the Radar Station
    Popsicle Pete; Popsicle Products
  20. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand on these sure-fire western winners!"]
    DC Comics
  21. Announcing the New Daisy BB Pak
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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