DAVY CROCKETT AND THE FRONTIER FIGHTERS #8 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN 1956

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

Story Title: Untitled (Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters) (cover), The Blind Frontiersman (Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters), The Man Who Captured Geronimo, Nine Men Against Fort Mohawk (Tomahawk), The Last Stand (Daniel Boone)

Issue #: 8

Date of Publication: September 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, Bob Brown

Writers: Unknown

Characters: Davy Crockett

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 popularity from Disney. It reprints black-and-white interior Western/frontier stories from US DC Comics with a matte colour cover. Stories include: Cover (1 page, untitled featuring Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters, art by Nick Cardy, original source The Legends of Daniel Boone #4 – Paleface Medicine Man!); "The Blind Frontiersman" (1 page, Davy Crockett feature, art by Bob Brown, original source The Legends of Daniel Boone #5 – The Last Stand!, originally a Daniel Boone story); "The Man Who Captured Geronimo" (4 pages, biography of John Clum, original source Superboy #6); "Nine Men Against Fort Mohawk" (10 pages, Tomahawk feature, art by Nick Cardy, original source World's Finest Comics #68); "The Last Stand" (8 pages, Daniel Boone feature, art by Nick Cardy, original source The Legends of Daniel Boone #5). Part of Australia's 1950s reprints of US adventure/Western comics during the Davy Crockett craze. 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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