Publishers / Fawcett / Real Western Hero (1948) / #72
72November 1948
$0.10

Real Western Hero #72

Fawcett · November 1948

First appearance: Gabby Hayes
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Identification plate

Series
Real Western Hero (Fawcett, 1948 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
November 1948
Key date
1948-11-00
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gabby Hayes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Barrels of Dynamic Actioncover1letters: typesetHopalong Cassidy; Tom Mix; Monte Hale; Gabby Hayes
1Adventure on Horsebackforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1
2Border Patrolcomic story8.67Hopalong Cassidy
4Minin' His Businesscomic story0.5Loco Lew
5Branded!comic story0.5Chief Gray Matter
6The Ride to Doom!comic story9script: Bill WoolfolkTom Mix
8Trail of Goldcomic story6Gabby Hayes First
9The Escapecomic story3Young Falcon
10The Untamedtext story2script: Dick KrausRed Roan
11Duel to the Deathcomic story10Monte Hale

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Rocky Lane Western #591954On eBay ›
Rocky Lane Western #651955On eBay ›
Six-Gun Heroes #311954On eBay ›
Monte Hale Western #871955On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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