Unofficial Western Comics Index

WESTERN COMICS #73

Cover Date: January-February 1959
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-11-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Joe Giella

Story: "The Return of the Fadeaway Outlaw!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Carmine Infantino
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Supporting Character(s):

Deputy Hank Brown (marries Sally Ann)

Villain(s):

Fadeaway Outlaw and his men (first appearance for all; terrorize miners and citizens of a small town)

Location(s):

Elkhorn

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Second Story: "Nighthawk's Tricky Dilemma!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Lettering	Joe Letterese
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Nighthawk (also in flashback to a month ago)

Supporting Character(s):

Nightwind (his horse)

Villain(s):

Bank Examiner Bandits (first appearance for both)

Location(s):

Adobe Corners (first appearance)

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Third Story: "The Riddle Robber!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Howard Sherman
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Supporting Character(s):

Racer (his horse)

Villain(s):

Riddle Bandit (first appearance; tries to find an answer for a riddle to find a buried loot)

Location(s):

Copperhead Gulch (first appearance)

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