HOPALONG CASSIDY #91 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL *SCARCE* 1957

Series Title: Hopalong Cassidy (or Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.))

Story Title: Tinker Tom Shows You How to Make a Cowboy Hat, Ambush at Natural Bridge!, Hi! Kids, Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!, Johnny Thunder's Birthday Party!, Untitled (Chief Hot Foot), The Man Who Knew Everything!, Hopalong Cassidy's Double Danger!

Issue #: 91

Date of Publication: January 1957

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Gene Colan, Joe Giella

Artists: Gene Colan, Joe Giella, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Henry Boltinoff, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino

Writers: John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Robert Kanigher, Ed Herron, Gardner Fox

Characters: Hopalong Cassidy, Tinker Tom, Davy Crockett, Johnny Thunder, Chief Hot Foot, various supporting figures

First Appearances: None notable (this is a reprint issue, no new characters debut)

Key Facts: This is an issue in the ongoing Australian Hopalong Cassidy reprint series by Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.), reprinting Western adventures from US DC Comics in full color format (cover and interiors). Stories include: Cover (1 page, Untitled featuring Hopalong Cassidy – "Ambush at Natural Bridge!", penciller Gene Colan, inker Joe Giella, from Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #114); 1-page "Tinker Tom Shows You How to Make a Cowboy Hat" (Jimmy Wakely #8, Tinker Tom feature); 7.67-page "Ambush at Natural Bridge! (Hopalong Cassidy)" (scripter John Broome, penciller Gene Colan, inker Joe Giella); 0.33-page "Hi! Kids (Davy Crockett)" (promotion); 1-page "Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!" (Hopalong Cassidy #95, scripter Julius Schwartz, penciller Morris Waldinger, inker Tom Nicolosi); 6-page "Johnny Thunder's Birthday Party! (Johnny Thunder)" (All Star Western #91, scripter Robert Kanigher, art by Gil Kane); 1-page "Untitled (Chief Hot Foot)" (Tomahawk #39, humour, scripter and art by Henry Boltinoff, signed); 8-page "The Man Who Knew Everything! (Hopalong Cassidy #105)" (scripter Ed Herron as France Herron, penciller Gene Colan, inker Ray Burnley); 6-page "Hopalong Cassidy's Double Danger! (Hopalong Cassidy #118)" (scripter Gardner Fox, penciller Gene Colan, inker Ray Burnley). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding. Part of Australia's 1950s reprints of US licensed Western comics during the Hopalong Cassidy popularity era. No editor named for Australian production.

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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