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Western Comics 68

WESTERN COMICS #68

Cover Date: March-April 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-12-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Joe Giella


Story: "Menace of the Indian Stars!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksJoe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

A medicine man and his braves (first appearance for all; try to kill Pow-Wow so that Two Stars will go to war)

Other Character(s):

Chief Two Stars (first appearance; a Sioux Indian who was born on the same day as Pow-Wow; has a Liberty Silver Dollar with two stars as one of his totems)

Location(s):

Elkhorn

Comment(s):

If the date on the Silver Dollar is not artistic error, then this story takes place after 1884.


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Second Story: "Hero of Medicine Bow!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsGil Kane
InksJoe Giella
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Nighthawk

Supporting Character(s):

Nightwind (his horse)

Villain(s):

Several criminals (first appearance for all; some spread the belief that Nighthawk is Hannibal Hawkes)

Location(s):

Medicine Bow, WY


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Third Story: "The Secret of Cell Seven!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Wyoming Kid

Supporting Character(s):

Racer (his horse)

Villain(s):

Joe and Ed Barron (first appearance for both; use their twin status to commit robberies)

Location(s):

Clay City (first appearance)


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