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1December 1949
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True Western #1

Marvel · December 1949 · on sale 1949-08-24

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Identification plate

Series
True Western (Marvel, 1949 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1949
Key date
1949-12-00
On-sale date
1949-08-24
Indicia publisher
Mutual Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The True Unbelievable Story behind Billy the Kid!cover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
1The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Shootin'!comic story9pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Vince AlasciaBilly the Kid; Butch Parnell; Durango Kid; Crowder; Sheriff Brady; Antrim Bonny; Mrs. Bonny; McSween; Pat Garrett; Murphy; Tunstail; Lew Wallace
2Welcome Hometext story2letters: typeset
3He Came to Kill!comic story8pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave BergTodd Cleary; Munsy Karl; Stretch Corbett; Fred Martin; Slapper Daniels; Jack Cleary; Sheriff Paulson; King
4The Man with Two Lives!comic story6pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Chu F. HingMickey Free; Kelly; Peters; Donaldson; Colonel Bigelow; General George A. Custer

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