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Wild Western 49
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- May 1956
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Gunmen's Choice!
- Starring
-
Kid Colt starring
- Cover Credits
-
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Wild Western #49 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in May 1956. It is part of the Wild Western series, which ran from September 1948 to September 1957.
Cover credits include Joe Maneely. This issue features Kid Colt.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Gunmen's Choice!." Indexed story credits include Jack Keller and Stan Lee, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
Gunmen's Choice!
Credits
Jack Keller pencils and inks signed
Kid Colt
starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Story Scan
The Challenge
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Train Robber!
Credits
Stan Lee script signed
Gene Colan pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Wrath of the Kiowas!
Credits
Mort Drucker pencils and inks unsigned
Billy Buckskin
starring
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Creator Credit
Wayne Hepner: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Creator Credit
Wayne Hepner: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: Despite this being listed on Gene Colan's website as being his work - the consensus is that this is typical of Mort Drucker's 50's work and there is no Gene Colan involvement.
Don't Draw That Gun!
Credits
Stan Lee script signed
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Story Scans (2)
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Bob Bailey: Story Scans (2)
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: For 1 Oct 1955. Stan Lee, Editor; Martin Goodman, Managing Editor; Monroe Froehlich, Jr., Business Manager.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Wild Western checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.