DAVY CROCKETT AND THE FRONTIER FIGHTERS #12 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN 1956

Series Title: Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters (956 series)

Story Title: Redman's Magic!, Drums along the Ohio, Eagle Dance!, Chief Hot Foot, The Outcast Mountaineer, Cowboy Games, The King of Mystery Mountain!, Hi! Kids, The Hidden Village

Issue #: 12

Date of Publication: December 1956

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Nick Cardy

Artists: Nick Cardy, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Henry Boltinoff, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Milt Snapinn

Writers: Julius Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Robert Kanigher

Characters: Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Chief Hot Foot, The Trigger Twins, Hopalong Cassidy, Redman, 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 The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.), capitalising on the 1950s Davy Crockett craze from Disney media. It reprints black-and-white interior Western/frontier stories from US DC Comics (e.g., from The Legends of Daniel Boone, Western Comics, Hopalong Cassidy, All Star Western). Stories include: Cover (1 page, Untitled featuring Daniel Boone, art by Nick Cardy, from The Legends of Daniel Boone #1); "Untitled (Redman's Magic!)" (Western Comics #60, 1 page, non-fiction on West coast medicine men); "Drums along the Ohio (Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters #2)" (7.6 pages, art by Nick Cardy, rebranded from Daniel Boone); "Eagle Dance!" (Hopalong Cassidy #13, 0.4 pages, non-fiction); "Untitled (Chief Hot Foot)" (The Legends of Daniel Boone #8 page, humour, signed by Henry Boltinoff); "The Outcast Mountaineer (Daniel Boone)" (The Legends of Daniel Boone #8, 6 pages, art by Nick Cardy); "Cowboy Games" (Hopalong Cassidy #88, 1 page, non-fiction); "The King of Mystery Mountain! (The Trigger Twins)" (All Star Western #91, 5.67 pages); "Hi! Kids (Hopalong Cassidy)" (0.33 pages, promotion); "The Hidden Village (Davy Crockett)" (The Legends of Daniel Boone #6, 8 pages). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding, newsprint interior paper. 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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