Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-08-21
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Western (DC, 1948 series) #116 Edit Cover
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Buffalo Raiders of the Mesa!
(Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:western-frontier
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Indexer Notes

We previously credited Gil Kane on pencils.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Buffalo Raiders of the Mesa!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
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$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Thrills and Chills in This Big 52-Page 2nd Issue
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

3 Riders to Doom!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Overland Coach / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Tony Barrett

Captain Tootsie Braves Raging Torrent
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Case of the Rangeland Feud!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Epics of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier

The Saga of Goldville Jackie!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
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Harmony Hayes

Indexer Notes

Page 4, panel 2 has a wanted poster for Two-Gun Irwin.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Western Facts / cartoon / 0.67 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
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Martin Naydel (signed)
  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:About 22 per-cent of the land surface of the United States is desert!
Synopsis:
Odd facts about the desert, Carlsbad Caverns, parrors, and Capitol Reef.

Super-Bike for Super-Boys!
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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Texas Tim's Surprise Silhouette / activity / 0.67 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel (signed)
  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pencil ready, pardner? Well, just blacken every space containing a vowel...
Characters:
Texas Tim

Indexer Notes

Fill in the spaces that contain vowels to reveal an upside down picture.

The Day's Best Bite!
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Arizona Nightingale
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis:
Descriptions of various animals native to Arizona.

The Lawless Legion!
(Table of Contents: 14)

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

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  • Genre:western-frontier

[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page

School Children 'Round the World
(Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Superman
Synopsis:
Superman demonstrates the importance of education.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Shoot a Daisy Pump Gun!
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Buffalo Raiders of the Mesa!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own
    Tomahawk
  3. Buffalo Raiders of the Mesa!
    Johnny Thunder
  4. $100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  5. Thrills and Chills in This Big 52-Page 2nd Issue
    Strange Adventures
  6. 3 Riders to Doom!
    Overland Coach
  7. Captain Tootsie Braves Raging Torrent
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  8. Case of the Rangeland Feud!
    Epics of the Texas Rangers
  9. The Saga of Goldville Jackie!
    Minstrel Maverick
  10. ["About 22 per-cent of the land surface of the United States is desert!"]
    Western Facts
  11. Super-Bike for Super-Boys!
    Columbia Bicycles
  12. ["Pencil ready, pardner? Well, just blacken every space containing a vowel..."]
    Texas Tim's Surprise Silhouette
  13. The Day's Best Bite!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. The Arizona Nightingale
  15. The Lawless Legion!
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  16. ["I got the knot hole first!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  17. Editorial Advisory Board
  18. ["Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle?"]
    Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  19. School Children 'Round the World
    Superman
  20. Shoot a Daisy Pump Gun!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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Issue was modified by, among others
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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