Western Comics #4 (1948) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman
1	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
2	Tops in Radio! Now Tops in Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67	pencils: George Roussos, Win Mortimer; inks: George Roussos, Win Mortimer
3	The Fangs of the Rattler!	comic story	8	pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	The Four Notches of Hate!	comic story	10	pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Mort Meskin; letters: Ira Schnapp
9	Rodeo for Rogues!	comic story	8	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post; letters: Ira Schnapp
12	Brands and Branding Irons	text article	2	letters: typeset
13	The Ghost of Zuni Canyon!	comic story	10	pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle; letters: Ira Schnapp
15	Conqueror of Billy the Kid	comic story	1	script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie Allen	Pat Garrett; Billy the Kid
16	Hero of Death Valley	comic story	0.5	script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie Allen	R. J. "Dad" Fairbanks

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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