The Fastest Gun Western #20

Published
November 1975
Page count
68
Cover price
0.30 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

"Ways of the Mighty West"

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Art
Sebastià Boada, painter [signed as Boada]
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

First print
Germany
Western-Bestseller (Bastei Verlag, 1970? series) #164 ([1980]) —Gebrandmarkt
Untitled
Show/hide 1. A Horse, Black Like Death (Jackaroe) Comic story, 15 pages

Featuring

Feature
Jackaroe
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
8697

Credits

Writing
Robin Wood, scripter [as Robert O'Neill]
Art
Juan Dalfiume, line art [as Dalfiume]

Reprint history

First print
Argentina
Cabo Savino (Columba, 1972 series) #6 (July 1972)
Un caballo negro como la muerte

Notes

This is probably episode 53.

Show/hide 2. The Long Shot (The Western Kid) Comic story, 5 pages
Show/hide 3. A Man Returns to Greenwood Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Characters
Abe Henderson

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Manel Ferrer, line art [signed as Manel]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Selecciones Ilustradas, editor

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Cowboy (Ursus, 1971 [1972] series) #1 (January 1971 [1972])
Un hombre regresa a Greenwood
Also printed
Australia
Ringo (Sport Magazine, 1967 series) #11 ([March 1970?])
A Man Returns to Greenwood
 
Australia
The Fastest Gun Western (Federal, 1984? series) ([April 1984])
The Day He Came Back to Greenwood

Notes

This is a different translation to the later version in The Fastest Gun Western 1984 (The Day He Came Back to Greenwood). The signature on this story is dated 1963.

Show/hide 4. Wild Bullets Versus Western Law (Lone Rider) Comic story, 9 pages

"Trouble blackened the sky, and when the storm broke it rained bullets and blood!"

Featuring

Feature
Lone Rider
Genre
Western-Frontier

Reprint history

Based on
United States
The Lone Rider (Farrell, 1951 series) #5 (December 1951)
Death Rides an Iron Horse!  (retitled)
First print
United States
The Lone Rider (Farrell, 1951 series) #23 (December 1954-January 1955)
Wild Bullets versus Western Law
Also printed
Australia
The Lone Rider (Transport, 1952 series) #29 ([March 1955?])
Wild Bullets Versus Western Law
 
Australia
Bumper Western Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #4 ([August 1960?])
Wild Bullets Versus Western Law
 
Australia
Ringo (Sport Magazine, 1967 series) #14 ([December 1970?])
Wild Bullets Versus Western Law

Notes

This version of the story has been retitled and is probably from The Rider, although the lead character is referred to as the "Lone Rider" in the story.

Show/hide 5. The Condemned (Ted Marlow) Comic story, 15 pages

Featuring

Feature
Ted Marlow
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Robin Wood, scripter [as Noel McLeod]
Art
Gustavo Trigo, line art [as Marcos Adan]

Reprint history

First print
Argentina
Nippur de Lagash (Columba, 1972 series) #7 (January 1973)
Los Condenados
Show/hide 6. The Powerhouse Trio [black and white] Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"The Powerhouse Trio Superman Superboy Supergirl. Follow their adventures in all the super comics at your newsagent now!"

Details

Printed
1974 to 1976
Genre
Superhero
More...
The Powerhouse Trio [black and white]

Notes

This image is based on the back cover of 100-Page Super Spectacular DC-15 (Pencils and Inks: Nick Cardy). Part of the "A" symbol on Aquaman's belt has been left on Superboy's costume, even though other elements have been drawn in.


Notes

Last 30 cent issue

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Spiros Xenos

AusReprints ID

  • 31783

Entry created

  • 29/05/2010

Cover added

  • 06/04/2019

Index completed

  • 29/05/2010

Last updated

  • 17/08/2019