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Western Comics 78

WESTERN COMICS #78

Cover Date: November-December 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-09-03

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Cover Credits:
Art: Gil Kane


Story: "Revolt in Painted Canyon!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsGil Kane
InksJoe Giella
LetteringMorris Waldinger
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Matt Savage (next in Armageddon: The Alien Agenda #3)

Supporting Character(s):

Clay Dixon
Jim Grant
Luther "Lute" Jones
Manuel Ortega
Abe Wilson
Red
Biscuits Baker

Villain(s):

Jed Groger (first appearance; a vicious land owner)
Jim Hale (first appearance; a hired gun)

Location(s):

Dry Grass

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #443 (January 1975)


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Second Story: "The Sheriff's Birthday Party!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtCarmine Infantino
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

Two Bank robbers (first appearance for both)
Three stage coach robbers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Elkhorn

Comment(s):

This story takes place in spring.
Pow-Wow's birthday is in May. It is decreed that his birthday is on May 15th, as he receives a US citizenship.

Story Reprinted in:

All-Star Western Vol. 2 #8 (October-November 1971)


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Third Story: "The Secret of the Empty Bottles!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Villain(s):

Andrew Tolliver and Brazos (first appearance; two stage coach robbers using a treasure map)

Location(s):

Pawnee Falls, Arizona Territory


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