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True Western 1

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PublishedDecember 1949 – March 1950
Issue Numbers1 – 2
Total Issues2
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1949
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Mutual Magazine Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The True Unbelievable Story behind Billy the Kid!
 
Cover Credits
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How much is True Western #1 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for True Western #1 shows a latest raw sale of FN/VF sold for $60.95 on March 9th, 2008, a latest graded sale of CGC 9.4 sold for $2,400 on May 16th, 2022.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $60.95-$89.63 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 9.4 $2,400-$2,520 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated October 3rd, 2026.

Stories

The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Shootin'!

Credits
Gene Colan pencils unsigned Vince Alascia inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 6310
Pages 9
Type art

Welcome Home

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-3918
Pages 2
Type text

He Came to Kill!

Credits
Dave Berg pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 6338
Pages 8
Type art

The Man With Two Lives!

Credits
Pierce Rice pencils unsigned Chu Hing inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 6607
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Supposedly the story of a white cavalry scout named Mickey Free (1852-1876) who was raised among the Sioux and died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Jun 1876); Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) appears. There was a half-breed Apache cavalry scout named Mickey Free (1847-1915), but the events of his life do not match those related here; cf. Mickey Free: Manhunter by A. Kinney Griffith (Caxton Printers, 1969).

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-10-03 07:35:02
Last Raw Sale FN/VF sold for $60.95 on March 9th, 2008
Last Graded Sale CGC 9.4 sold for $2,400 on May 16th, 2022
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $60.95-$89.63 (2 comps)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 9.4 $2,400-$2,520 (2 comps)
View Sold Comps (4)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.4
$2,400
May 16th, 2022
Heritage Auctions True Western #1 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Marvel, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages.
Sale record
9.4
$2,520
May 16th, 2022
Heritage Auctions True Western #1 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Marvel, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages.
Sale record
VF-
$89.63
September 3rd, 2006
Heritage Auctions True Western #1 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Marvel, 1949) Condition: VF-. Photo cover. Features a Billy the Kid story...
Sale record
FN/VF
$60.95
March 9th, 2008
Heritage Auctions True Western #1 New Hampshire pedigree (Marvel, 1949) Condition: FN/VF.
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Issue Overview

True Western #1 was published by Mutual Magazine Corp. in December 1949. It is part of the True Western series, which ran from December 1949 to March 1950.

Atlas Tales indexes 4 stories for this issue, including "The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Shootin'!." Indexed story credits include Gene Colan and Vince Alascia, among others.

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