DAVY CROCKETT AND THE FRONTIER FIGHTERS #9 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN 1956

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

Story Title: The Shawnee Raiders!, Return of Young Davy Crockett, The Perfect Fighting Machine

Issue #: 9

Date of Publication: August 1956

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Unknown

Artists: Unknown

Writers: Unknown

Characters: Davy Crockett, Young Davy Crockett, The Plains Indian, 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), capitalizing on the 1950s Davy Crockett craze from Disney media. It reprints black-and-white interior Western/frontier stories from US DC Comics (specific original sources not fully detailed; one backup "Return of Young Davy Crockett" noted as reprinted from Tomahawk #36). Stories include: Cover (1 page, "The Shawnee Raiders!" featuring Davy Crockett); main Davy Crockett feature "The Shawnee Raiders!"; backup "Return of Young Davy Crockett"; filler/feature "The Perfect Fighting Machine (The Plains Indian)" (1 page, non-fiction about The Plains Indian). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding, colour format (likely 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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