Bumper Western Album #75

Published
December 1980
Page count
100
Cover price
0.90 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Magazine size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Murray Comics (Red)
 
Murray Comics (Red)
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/63792

Credits

Editing
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Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

"Blazing tales of the old west"

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Art
, painter
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
Sweden
Western Serier (Semic, 1976? series) v1981#2 (1981)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. The Ambush of the Overland Stage (Buffalo Bill) Comic story, 8 pages
Show/hide 2. Christmas (Hawk, Son of Tomahawk) Comic story, 14 pages

Featuring

Feature
Hawk, Son of Tomahawk
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Frank Thorne, line art
Text
John Costanza, letterer
Editing
Joe Kubert, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #138 (January-February 1972)
Christmas
Also printed
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #57 ([November 1973])
Christmas
Show/hide 3. No Law in Little Bend (The Ghost Rider) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Ghost Rider
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Gardner Fox, scripter
Art
Dick Ayers, penciller
 
Ernie Bache, inker
Text
Dick Ayers, letterer
Editing
Raymond C. Krank, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tim Holt (Magazine Enterprises, 1948 series) #36 (June-July 1953)
No Law in Little Bend
Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #35 ([March 1968?])
No Law in Little Bend
Show/hide 4. The Gypsy Curse (El Diablo) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
El Diablo
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
J-114

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Alan Weiss, penciller
 
Dick Giordano, inker
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
All-Star Western (DC, 1970 series) #7 (August-September 1971)
The Gypsy Curse!
Show/hide 5. Make Your Own Indian Bead Ring (Indian Album) Comic story, 2 pages

Featuring

Feature
Indian Album
Genre
Non-Fiction
Code
K-493

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original editor
 
Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #22 (February 1954)
Make Your Own Indian Bead Ring
First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #63 (July-August 1959)
Make Your Own Indian Bead Ring
Show/hide 6. The Jinx Trail! (Tomahawk) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Brown, penciller
 
Ray Burnley, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Murray Boltinoff, original Art Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
Management
Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #39 (March 1956)
The Jinx Trail
Also printed
United Kingdom
Tomahawk (Strato, 1954 series) #17 ([November 1956?])
The Jinx Trail
Show/hide 7. The Sun-Dance of the Crow Indians! Comic story, 3 pages
Show/hide 8. The Hoodooed Stagecoach Comic story, 1 page

"In Phoenix, Arizona, at the close of the last century, a dismantled stagecoach stationed in the back yard of a livery stable was the center of attraction of curious onlookers…"

Featuring

Genre
Non-Fiction

Credits

Writing
Morris Waldinger, scripter
Art
Morris Waldinger, line art
Text
Morris Waldinger, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #93 (September 1954)
The Hoodooed Stagecoach!
First print
Australia
Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #81 ([March 1956?])
The Hoodooed Stagecoach
Also printed
United States
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #11 (July-August 1958)
The Hoodooed Stagecoach!
Show/hide 9. The Real Johnny Thunder (Johnny Thunder) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Thunder
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Alex Toth, penciller
 
Sy Barry, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
All-American Western (DC, 1948 series) #122 (October-November 1951)
The Real Johnny Thunder
Also printed
United States
Johnny Thunder (DC, 1973 series) #3 (July-August 1973)
The Real Johnny Thunder
 
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #61 ([February 1975])
The Real Johnny Thunder
Show/hide 10. Saturday - 1787 Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
K-246

Credits

Writing
Ric Estrada, scripter [signed]
Art
Ric Estrada, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Kubert, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #86 (November 1969)
Saturday - 1787
Also printed
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #58 ([April 1974])
Saturday-1787
Show/hide 11. Code of the Trigger Twins (The Trigger Twins) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 12. Untitled [Samantha and the Judge] (Bat Lash) Comic story, 24 pages

Featuring

Feature
Bat Lash
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Nick Cardy, plotter
 
Denny O'Neil, scripter
Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Joe Orlando, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Bat Lash (DC, 1968 series) #3 (February-March 1969)
Samantha and the Judge
Also printed
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #56 ([August 1973?])
Untitled [Samantha and the Judge]
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Bat Lash (DC, 2009 series) ([July] 2009)
Samantha and the Judge
Show/hide 13. Free Collection of Christmas Stamps. (Castle Stamps Pty. Ltd) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Castle Stamps Pty. Ltd

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, photographer
Text
, typeset

Notes

This version of the ad is in colour


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Mark Muller
  • Grand Comics Database

AusReprints ID

  • 2772

Entry created

  • 26/10/2005

Cover added

  • 09/05/2018

Last updated

  • 31/07/2019