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78August-September 1954
$0.10

All Star Western #78

DC · August-September 1954 · on sale 1954-05-31

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Series
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
August-September 1954
Key date
1954-08-00
On-sale date
1954-05-31
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret Sheriff of Rocky City!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
2The Secret Sheriff of Rocky City!comic story6script: Lee Goldsmith; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs
4Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp
5The Dust Bowl Deathtrapcomic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry GrandenettiChief Great Elk; Dark Crow
6World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
7Silver Badge of Courage!comic story1
8The Greenback Raiders!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Robert StuartChief Crooked Hand
9Hijinks in the Old Westtext article2letters: typeset
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12Books vs. Bullets!comic story6script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Frank Giacoia

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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