On eBay
As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase
Searching eBay…
Series
Best Western 59
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Best Western #59 was published in August 1949. It is part of the Best Western series, which ran from June 1949 to August 1949.
Cover credits include John Severin. This issue features The Black Rider.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Mystery of the Mad Monk!." Indexed story credits include Russ Heath and Mario DeMarco, among others.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Best Western checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- August 1949
- Cover Titles
- The Black Rider Strikes!
- Starring
-
The Black Rider starring
- Cover Credits
-
John Severin pencils and inks unsigned
Notes: John Severin claims in Squa Tront #11 that this was his first ever cover, so I think he deserves the credit. - JVJ
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
The Mystery of the Mad Monk!
Kid Colt
starring
Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks unsigned (There is simply no one at Timely in 1949 who could ink like this except Russ Heath. )
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Siege of the Alamo
Feature: Scrapbook of the West
The Black Rider Strikes!
The Black Rider
starring
City Kid Carver
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Secret of the Valley of Fear!
Two-Gun Kid
starring
Credits
Syd Shores pencils attributed (Pages 1-3.)
John Severin pencils unsigned (Pages 4-8. Severin claims responsibility for these pages in the Squa Tront #11 interview, claiming "I still draw that way!")
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Notes: Shores pages 1-3, Severin pages 4-8 and possibly somebody. Weird books. - Doc V.