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WESTERN COMICS #77
Cover Date: September-October 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-07-07
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Joe Giella
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Morris Waldinger |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Matt Savage (first appearance; a trail boss)
Supporting Character(s):
- Clay Dixon (first appearance; a former Confederate soldier and member of Savage's trail crew)
- Jim Grant (first appearance; a former Union soldier and member of Savage's trail crew)
- Luther Jones (first appearance; a young gunslinger and member of Savage's trail crew)
- Manuel Ortega (first appearance; a member of Savage's trail crew)
- Abe Wilson (first appearance; a member of Savage's trail crew)
- Red (first appearance; a member of Savage's trail crew)
- Biscuits Baker (first appearance; cook on Savage's trail crew)
Villain(s):
- A pass blocker (first appearance; strings barbed wire along a public pass)
- A Kiowa Indian brave (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Comanche Wells, TX (where the drive begins)
Comment(s):
- This story begins in the late 1860s.
- Savage uses the Dog Iron brand on the cattle.
Story Reprinted in:
- Action Comics #437 (July 1974)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Carmine Infantino |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Hank Brown (Pow-Wow's deputy)
Villain(s):
- Two outlaws (first appearance for both; commit robberies to mak Pow-Wow look bad and get him out of office so they can pull off a bigger robbery)
Other Character(s):
- Sally Ann Brown (Hank's wife)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the summer.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Wyoming Kid (masquerades as Charlie Tall Bear, a great Indian tracker)
Villain(s):
- Green Mask Bandit and his gang (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Longhorn Bend (probably in California)