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53September-October 1955
$0.10

Western Comics #53

DC · September-October 1955 · on sale 1955-07-12

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Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
September-October 1955
Key date
1955-09-00
On-sale date
1955-07-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Indian without a Name!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4Navaho Names!comic story0.5
6The Men Who Looked Like Nighthawk!comic story5.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
9Indian Legends!comic story0.67
11Rodeo Rick's Mystery Telegram!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
12Cowboy Lingotext article2letters: typeset
13The Last Run of the Prairie Prince!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 8.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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