Western Bandit Trails #2
St. John Publishing Company
United States
- Published
- April 1949
- Page count
- 36?
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/275141
Credits
- Editing
- Archer St. John (publisher)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- Minit Curl
Credits
- Art
- ?
(photos) ? - Letters
- typeset
Notes
How to curl and wave hair without permanent waving.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Western
- Characters
- Lon Hooper (Marshal); Tina Allen; Smoky Curran (maverick rider); Steve McBurney (maverick leader)
Credits
- Art
- Howard Larsen
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Texan (St. John, 1948 series) #8 (June 1950) — Ghost Riders Defy the Range Law
- Printed in
- Action Series (L. Miller & Son, 1958 series) #1
- The Texan (Pembertons, 1951 series) #8
Synopsis
The Marshal reckoned there must be a reason why the masked mavericks singled out Eagle Springs for their ruthless raids, but no one would agree until he revealed a clue to the shooter who used deadly silver bullets.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Jinx Jordan
- Genre
- Detective
- Characters
- Jinx Jordan (crime reporter); Ginny (reporter); Larry (newsboy); Davito (crooked contractor); Tom Shane (dam inspector); Davies (editor); Blackie (crook); Frank Collins (engineer)
Credits
- Art
- Charles Sultan
Synopsis
The public inspector is killed by the dam builder when he discovers that it is used inferior materials on the dam.
Notes
This artwork is very similar to Charles Sultan, as can be seen in Blazing West #18, Buffalo Belle. Sultan also had the Jinx Jordan story in Crime Reporter #1, so it is likely that this is him too.
JVJon at DCM has credited this story to Warren Kremer, but compared to a signed Kremer story, Frisco Mary in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #3, that is not very likely as Kremer's work looks more like Elias or Robbins, with more inking than this.
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Weatherman
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Pluto; Donald Duck
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Colours
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
5Featuring
- Feature
- "Globe" Trotter
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Globe Trotter [Steve Trotter]; Fang (hyena); Killer Corsino (jungle raider); Mary Carew; Carew (plantation owner); Captain Sanders
Credits
- Art
- Raphael Astarita ?
Notes
Artcredits is uncertain, but it looks like Astarita's work on Kaänga in Jungle Comics.
JVC at Digital Comics Museum has both Al Plastino and Astarita as artists.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Slide-o-matic
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
The Slide-o-matic combination lighter by mail order.
7Featuring
- Genre
- Fact
- Characters
- Arizona Pete
Credits
- Art
- Richard Speed
Reprint history
- First print
-
Star Ranger (Chesler, 1937? series) #6 (September 1937) — Arizona Pete
- Also printed
-
The Texan (St. John, 1948 series) #8 (June 1950) — Arizona Pete
-
Crack Western (Red Circle, 1950 series) #19 (May 1952) — Arizona Pete
Synopsis
Arizona Pete lived in the hills and defied the sheriffs of two states for years.
Notes
Artwork similar to original art at Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and Speed had many fillers in St. John western comics.
8Featuring
- Genre
- Western
- Characters
- Mary Lou; Lobo (robber); Rudy (robber); Sandy Welch (range detective); J. Gallagher (cattle buyer); Jack (robber); Claude (robber)
Credits
- Art
- Rudy Palais
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Texan (St. John, 1948 series) #7 (April 1950) — Bandits Ride the Buffalo Trail
-
Blue Ribbon Westerns (Rosnock, 1950? series) #11 ([February 1951?]) — Bandits Ride the Buffalo Trail
-
Triple Western Pictorial Monthly (Red Circle, 1955 series) #2 (July 1955) — Terror Trail to Texas
-
Colt Western Library (Approved, 1955 series) #27 ([September 1957?]) —The Texan — Terror Trail to Texas
Synopsis
A band of masked riders stampede a cattle herd down the main street to make is easy to rob the safe of cattle dealer Gallagher.
Notes
JVJon at Digital Comics Museum credits this stort to Palais, and comparing with an original from Jerry Bails' Who's Who, it matches fine with the somewhat crude faces and hands. Art ID by Steinar Ådland, March 2011.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Rubber-For-Molds Inc.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Life-like rubber masks by mail order.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Gaylark Products
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
11Featuring
- Feature
- American Seed Company
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Sell seeds and get prizes.
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.