Publishers / Quality Comics / Crack Western (1949) / #73
73July 1951
$0.10

Crack Western #73

Quality Comics · July 1951

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Series
Crack Western (Quality Comics, 1949 series)
Issue
#73
Publication date
July 1951
Key date
1951-07-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography)? (photograph of Bill Williams)
1Free Land!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonArizona Raines; Spurs
2The Counterfeit Whip!comic story10pencils: Charles SultanThe Whip [Johnny Lash]; Ben (rustler); Colt (rustler); Jess Berger (crooked mine owner); Lola Morse
3Six Guns from the Sky!comic story6script: Joe Millard; pencils: Charles Quinlan Sr.; inks: Charles Quinlan Sr.Two-Gun Lil [Lil Peters]; Bat Sheldon (gunman); Mike Peters (sheriff)
4Gun-Slinger's Gratitudecomic story8pencils: Harry Anderson; inks: Harry AndersonBob Allen; Sam Westley (banker); Bart Egan (villain); Matt Egan (villain)
5Cactus Pete's Goldtext story2letters: typeset
6Meet Ken Shannonpromo (ad from the publisher)1
7The Phantom Stagecoachcomic story7script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonArizona Raines; Spurs; Lucy Montain; Kem Randall (villain)
8Another Smash Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)1

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