Publishers / Charlton / Cowboy Western Comics (1948) / #29
29October 1950
$0.10

Cowboy Western Comics #29

Charlton · October 1950

First appearance: Sunset Carson
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Identification plate

Series
Cowboy Western Comics (Charlton, 1948 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
October 1950
Key date
1950-10-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sunset Carson - 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
0Rio Grandecover1Sunset Carson First
1-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)Sunset Carson First
2Rio Grandecomic story8pencils: Bill Allison; inks: Bill AllisonSunset Carson First
3Rodeo Factscomic story3pencils: Mario DeMarco; inks: Mario DeMarcoSunset Carson First
4The Big Blue Snowcomic story4pencils: Clint Harmon; inks: Clint HarmonPaul Bunyan
5Sunset Carson Handles A Tough Situationtext story2script: Harold GluckSunset Carson First
6Winchester 73comic story4script: ? (adaptation); Borden Chase (original screenplay); Robert L. Richards (original screenplay); Stuart N. Lake (original screen story)Lin McAdam; High Spade Frankie Wilson; Lola Manners; Steve Miller (death); Marshal Wyatt Earp; Dutch Henry Brown (death); Joe Lamont (death); Chief Young Bull (death); Waco Johnny Dean (death)
7"Swingin' High" or "The Final Stretch"comic story6script: Clint Harmon; pencils: Clint Harmon; inks: Clint HarmonPecos Bill
8The Carson Storycomic story5pencils: Mario DeMarco; inks: Mario DeMarcoSunset Carson First, Tom Mix
9-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)Sunset Carson First

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Series context

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Sources

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