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61January-February 1957
$0.10

Western Comics #61

DC · January-February 1957 · on sale 1956-10-30

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Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
January-February 1957
Key date
1957-01-00
On-sale date
1956-10-30
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: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappPow-Wow Smith
2The Gun That Couldn't Misscomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaPow-Wow Smith
3-cartoon0.5
5Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quizpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
6The Metal Prison!comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt SnapinnNighthawk
8Tragedy in the Sierras 1846comic story1
9The Rodeo Alibicomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRodeo Rick
10The West's Hidden Gold!text article2letters: typeset
11The House with the Red Doorcomic story5.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanThe Wyoming Kid

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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