DAVY CROCKETT AND THE FRONTIER FIGHTERS #10 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN 1956

Series Title: Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters (1956 series)

Story Title: King of Lost Valley, Redman's Magic, Sagebrush Sam The Challenge of the Old Pioneers (Buffalo Bill), The Outwitted Outlaws, The Wild Horse Army (Kit Carson), Dusty" Trail

Issue #: 10

Date of Publication: October 1956

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Bob Brown

Artists: Bob Brown, Joe Kubert, Howard Sherman, Henry Boltinoff

Writers: Henry Boltinoff

Characters: Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Medicine Man, desert-living tribe of Indians, Luke, Dusty, Sunfish, various frontier fighters and supporting figures

Key Facts: This is an issue from the Australian reprint series "Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters" by Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (produced by K. G. Murray Publishing), capitalising on the 1950s Davy Crockett craze from Disney media. It reprints black-and-white interior Western/frontier stories from US DC Comics (primarily from Frontier Fighters (DC, 1955 series) #8, with one backup from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #78 (September-October 1952)). Stories include: Cover (1 page, "King of Lost Valley" featuring Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson; art by Bob Brown); "Untitled (Redman's Magic)" (1 page, non-fiction on Medicine Man and desert tribe); "The King of Lost Valley (Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters)" (8 pages, art by Bob Brown, editing by Whitney Ellsworth); "Untitled (Sagebrush Sam)" (1 page, humour, script and art by Henry Boltinoff); "The Challenge of the Old Pioneers (Buffalo Bill)" (8 pages, art by Joe Kubert, editing by Whitney Ellsworth); "The Outwitted Outlaws" (3 pages, editing by Whitney Ellsworth credited/Mort Weisinger actual); "The Wild Horse Army (Kit Carson)" (8 pages, art by Howard Sherman, editing by Whitney Ellsworth); "Untitled ('Dusty' Trail)" (1 page, Western gag with Dusty and Sunfish). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding, colour format (full colour cover with black-and-white interiors typical for series). Part of Australia's 1950s reprints of US adventure/Western comics during the Davy Crockett boom. Series ran from #1 (1956) to #18 (1957).

Page Count: 32 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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