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Cow Puncher Comics #1

Jan 1947 · Avon · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains multiple Western-themed stories. One story follows Master Johnson, a frontiersman near Cape Crawford who is murdered by an antagonist determined to kill him, with Johnson eventually heading home to his trading post with furs. Another tale, "Dead-Eye Dude," depicts a night club comedian named Bandy Range who attempts to prove his bravery by "throwing the bull" at a rodeo, where he is repeatedly tossed by a bucking bull despite his boasts. A third story features a White Witch who captures and torments a woman, binding her to a tree and threatening her with a venomous spitting snake, leading to a desperate struggle for survival in the wilderness.

Contains 6 stories
The White Comanche
10 pp · Western-Frontier
Clint CortlandProntoGrey LightningSamMort Meagher

Texas Ranger Clint Cortland ventures deep into Comancheland to track down the White Comanche—a traitor who's been supplying guns to Grey Lightning's tribe while feeding intelligence to the Rangers from within their own ranks. When a Comanche informant is silenced before revealing the culprit's identity, Clint and his ally Pronto discover the traitor is fellow Ranger Mort Meagher, forcing a desperate infiltration of Grey Lightning's camp that pushes them both to the edge of survival.

The Arctic Assassin!!
7 pp · Adventure
Ken KnightJohnsonNukuhdlah

Sergeant Ken Knight of the Northwest Mounted Police heads into the brutal Arctic wilderness to track down the so-called "Arctic Assassin"—a ruthless trader named Johnson who has terrorized the Eskimo villages of Baffin Island and left bodies in his wake. With guide Nukuhlah and facing some of the harshest conditions nature can throw at them, Knight must navigate treacherous ice storms and Johnson's desperate resistance to bring the killer to justice. It's a tale of courage against both the frozen wasteland and human cruelty in one of the world's most desolate corners.

Split-Second Stand In!
9 pp · Western-Frontier
AlabamMike ManteeJohn HylerMrs. Hyler

When gunslinger Alabam learns that his uncle, Sheriff John Hyler, has been gunned down by the ruthless Mike Mantee in the lawless town of Broken Creek, he hangs up his rangeland life to take the sheriff's star and bring Mantee to justice. But Mantee isn't about to surrender quietly—and Alabam's aunt, Mrs. Hyler, has her own score to settle. Tensions explode when Alabam confronts Mantee at the Paradise Bar, forcing a reckoning that neither man expected.

Throwing the Bull!
4 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier
Randy Range

Randy Range, a night club comedian, finds himself in hot water when his act about cowboys rubs a genuine cowpoke the wrong way—and the angry rancher gives him a choice: wrestle a bull tomorrow night or face a bullet. With his friends' help, Randy scrambles to pull off an impossible stunt using some creative frontier ingenuity, but his scheme threatens to backfire when the real test arrives. It's a wild ride of slapstick, showmanship, and desperation as this city slicker learns that sometimes the best way out of trouble is to bluff your way through.

Spitting Snake's Revenge!!
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Spitting SnakeKit WestLittle Snake

A young backwoods woman named Kit West stumbles into a Wyandotte village and finds herself caught between a vengeful chieftain and his warrior son—when her courage and quick wits turn a desperate fight into something far more dangerous. Spitting Snake, determined to claim his own vengeance after a terrible loss, pursues Kit relentlessly through the wilderness, but the resourceful frontier woman refuses to go down without a fight. This 1947 tale of survival, pride, and cunning twists pits strength against strategy in the untamed frontier.

Poisoned Pipers!!
8 pp · Western-Frontier
John WatkinsClaude Piperthe Piper Brothers

John Watkins, the Fighting Parson, arrives in Squaw Ridge just as Claude Piper faces the gallows—but the outlaw's brothers vow vengeance, and they make good on their threat by gunning down the sheriff during a church service. Determined to protect the town and bring the Piper Brothers to justice, Watkins trades his Bible for a pair of six-shooters and sets out to become a match for the most ruthless outlaws in the West.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $106
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,825
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,359
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $949*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $699
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $597*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $478
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CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $417*
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $360*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $268
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $228
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $213*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $168*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $136*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Kubert

Reprints

Reprinted in Geronimo #1 (1950), Wild Bill Hickok #4 (1950), Jesse James #1 (1950), Custer's Last Fight #[nn] (1950), Pioneer Western #1 (1950), Davy Crockett #[nn] (1951), Wild Bill Hickok #19 (1954), Wild Bill Hickok #11 (1963), The Golden Age Art of Joe Kubert #2 (1979)

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