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81May-June 1960
$0.10

Western Comics #81

DC · May-June 1960 · on sale 1960-03-08

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Identification plate

Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
May-June 1960
Key date
1960-05-00
On-sale date
1960-03-08
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Raiders of the Dogiron Herd!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappMatt Savage
2Raiders of the Dogiron Herd!comic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4What's Wrong with These Pictures?public service announcement1
5The Bandit and the Bracelet!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino; letters: Joe Letterese
6Silver Badge of Courage!comic story1
7-letters page1letters: typeset
8The "Other" Wyoming Kid!comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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