Publishers / Fawcett / Western Hero (1949) / #76
76March 1949
$0.10

Western Hero #76

Fawcett · March 1949

First appearance: Little StarFirst appearance: Young Falcon
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Identification plate

Series
Western Hero (Fawcett, 1949 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
March 1949
Key date
1949-03-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Star - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Young Falcon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Flaming Adventurescover1pencils: ? (painting); inks: ? (painting); colors: ? (painting)Hopalong Cassidy
1Western Herotable of contents1
2The Counterfeiting Ringcomic story9pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: John JordanHopalong Cassidy; Luke; Tad Newton; Fingers Lawson; Amos; Garey
3Explanationcomic story0.67
4Peace Bondcomic story8script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Stan Campbell; inks: Stan Campbell
5Captive Herdtext story2script: Dick Kraus (credited); letters: typeset
6Bucking Wheels of Glory!comic story7Gabby Hayes
7Safekeepingcomic story0.5
8The Mystery Of Little Starcomic story3Little Star First, Young Falcon First
9Buckarooscomic story4pencils: ? [as M. H.]; inks: ? [as M. H.]
10The Infamous Revengecomic story9pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: John JordanTom Mix; Mike Shaw; Butler Brothers [Dick Butler; Evan Butler; Fred Butler]

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Series context

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Sources

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