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Series
Wild Western 3
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- September 1948
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Rustler's Gold Means Hot Lead!
- Starring
-
Two-Gun Kid starring
- Cover Credits
-
Syd Shores pencils unsigned
Syd Shores inks guess
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Wild Western #3 shows a latest raw sale of ungraded sold for $27 on February 23rd, 2026, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC FN 6.0 sold for $79 on October 15th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good/Fine 5.0 $68 (1 comp); Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $135 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.0 $79-$660 (2 comps); CGC 9.0 $179.25-$660 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 7th, 2026.
Stories
Guns Bark in Batesville!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Rustler's Gold Means Hot Lead!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Annie Rides the Owl Hoot Trail
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Gallant Lady
Draw, Killer, or Die!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti
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Issue Overview
Wild Western #3 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in September 1948. It is part of the Wild Western series, which ran from September 1948 to September 1957.
Cover credits include Syd Shores. This issue features Two-Gun Kid.
Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Guns Bark in Batesville!." Indexed story credits include Syd Shores and Vince Alascia, among others.