Crack Western #69
Quality Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1950
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/204432
Credits
- Editing
- Al Grenet, Editor [as Alfred Grenet]
- Richard Arnold, Associate Editor
- Frank Furio, Associate Editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Ghost of Thunder Cloud!
(Arizona Raines)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Arizona Raines
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Arizona Raines; Spurs (his young companion)
Credits
- Art
- Paul Gustavson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Crack Western (Bell Features, 1950 series) #67 ([circa 1951])
1Featuring
- Feature
- Arizona Raines
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Arizona Raines; Spurs; Sheriff Tom Draper; Ann Draper (Sheriff's daughter); Prod Wilson; Wilk; Pete; Gil
Credits
- Writing
- Paul Gustavson, scripter
- Art
- Paul Gustavson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Paul Gustavson, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Crack Western Comic (Pyramid, 1952 series) #1 ([1952?]) —Arizona Raines — Cowtown Campaign!
Synopsis
Arizona rides into Owlhoot Pass just as a bitter election for sheriff is to be decided.
Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Bob Allen (frontier marshal); Ben Adams; Holly Dorgan; Sam; Holly Dorgan; Jud
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Harry Anderson, line art
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Ranchers are demanding that the marshal put an end to a wave of cattle rustling.
Notes
Art identification from Bill Devine.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Two-Gun Lil
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Lil Peters [Two-Gun Lil]; Mike Peters (sheriff; her uncle); Lefty; Dude Dacey; Bat Devlin; Pronto; Slick; Pee Wee; Mrs. Devon
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Millard, scripter
- Art
- Chuck A. Winter, line art [as Chuck Winter]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Wild Western (Horwitz, 1955? series) #16 ([February 1950?]) — Untitled [Hot-Lead Two Step!]
Synopsis
With the sheriff's niece Lil visiting town, Dude Dacey figures a way to settle a score with the sheriff.
Notes
Writer and artist credit by Martin O'Hearn.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Dead Canyon Days
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Dr. Enis Dent; Ned (barkeeper); Phil Bross; Ace Kenyon; Nan Bross; Sandy; Dan Bross; Lou; Trigger
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Reed Crandall, line art
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
A doctor travelling to California treats the wounds of a gambler and raises the ire of the powerful Bross family.
Notes
Reed Crandall pencils and inks per Saltarella; Roger Hill disputes the inks attribution.
Final appearance of feature.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Arizona Raines
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Arizona Raines; Spurs; Big Barney Rells
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
An escaped killer ambushes Arizona and Spurs during supper time at an open campfire.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Arizona Raines
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Arizona Raines; Spurs; Indian Chief Thunder Cloud; tribal medicine man; John Ellery
Credits
- Writing
- Paul Gustavson, scripter
- Art
- Paul Gustavson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Paul Gustavson, letterer
Synopsis
The ghost of Thunder Cloud stirs up trouble between Indians and white settlers in Peaceful Valley.
Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.