Monte Hale Western #45 (1950) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Monte Hale	cover	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)
1	The Fence War	comic story	8
2	Hard Bargain	text story	2	script: Dick Kraus
3	The Thick Lariat	comic story	4
4	Menace of the Hills	comic story	6
5	Bank Buffoons	comic story	2
6	The Blizzard Stampede	comic story	7
7	Head Strong Hack	comic story	0.5

Collection	Year
Lash La Rue Western #66	1957	On eBay ›

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