He also drew the durango kid backup feature dan brand and tipi for issues 16 to 32 concurrent with his work on the buffalo bill newspaper comic strip which began august. While the cover shows a 10 cent us price, this issue was sold and distributed in the uk, so more likely sold for 6 pence 6d, the price most common throughout the 1950s for uk comic books. A1 appears on the cover of the comic only under issues 117. On the straight and arrow the thundermans wiki fandom.
This is the first comic book series that ive come across that was. He started out originally as the star of his own radio show in the late 1940s that was sponsored by nabisco. Straight arrow, son of a great comanche warrior and well on his way become one. Straight arrow initially began may 6, 1948, on the west coast don lee network for 30 minutes on thursday night at 8pm pacific. Per gary watson january 20, 2007, the kerry drake no numbered issue seems to be the first issue of this a1 series as the other no numbered issue appears to match the. Straight arrow was also the spokespersona for national biscuit companys breakfast cereal, shredded wheat. If you were a kid growing up in the 1950s, you may remember the indian character, straight arrow. The definitive 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains. If you think that comic book archers begin with green arrow and the arrow family and end with hawkeye, you were obviously not buying comics during the golden age. Straight arrow sold up to 5 million copies a month during its run. Phoebes jealousy causes a problem between her and her best. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. Meagher started his career as an illustrator on hershey publications shortlived pulps dan dunn detective magazine and tailspin tommy air adventures. Straight arrow rescues a woman while seeking a missing herd of longhorns, but she turns out to be in on the rustle.
The comic book price guide for great britain straight arrow. Red hawk seeks his fathers killers, strange men in fearsome green bird masks. Rancher steve adams, a comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior straight arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. The program was sponsored by nabisco shredded wheat cereal. Straight arrow was the son of a comanche warrior, but was orphaned when his village was massacred. Green arrow comic book hero action figures, green arrow dc direct comic book hero action figures, green arrow dc comics comic book hero action figures, golden age western comic books, green arrow kenner comic book hero action figures, dc comics green arrow dc universe comic book hero action figures, ac comics golden age westerns comics, green. The straight arrow comic book, published by magazine enterprises, first came out in february 1950, running 55 issues until 1956. Charlie straightarrow is the author of where the hell is mulberry street 5. Straight arrow was the secret identity of the rancher steve adams. The straight arrow radio program was a western adventure series for juveniles which was broadcast, mostly twice weekly in the united states from 1948 or 1949 through to 1951. Straight arrow, son of a great comanche warrior and well on his way become one himself, is orphaned at the age of 10 when he is the only survivor of the massacre of his village by white bandits and another indian tribe working together. Only very minute printing and bindery defects or the most barely noticeable handling defects present. The straight arrow comic book first came out in february 1950.
Rancher steve adams, a comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior straight arrow, a hero who first appeared. Find great deals on ebay for western comics lot and war comics lot. We have 55 books to download or read online the latest is straight arrow 49. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. Western comic books, vol 7, best of the west, straight. Author joel reyes noche posted on september 22, 2015 categories comic books tags for sale, national book store. Howard culver played both adams and straight arrow. Straight arrow opened with an introduction by announcer frank bingman, who remained close friends with culver for years. Straight arrow comic strips, straight arrow comic strip the contract for the straight arrow newspaper strip was a threepart deal including nabisco as owner of the character, magazine enterprises as producer of the strip and bell syndicate as the distributor. The comic books actually outlasted the radio version by a full five years. Vintage western comic books, vol 7 244 vintage comic book issues. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
Steve tries to track down the outlaws who robbed a wagon train, but he has more luck as straight arrow. Population statistics grade universal signature series restored. Straight arrow comic books covers, scans of straight arrow comic books. A rogue medicine man and the mysterious painted man try to lead the kiowas to war. The drumbeat of the nabisco shredded wheat commercial is fondly recalled.
The program was sponsored by nabisco shredded wheat. Perhaps inspired by the popularity of errol flynns role as robin hood in 1937, archery was a very popular gimmick for costume heroes from 1938 right into the 50s. The first comic book came out in the spring of 1950 with gardner fox doing most of the writing and fred l. Harper also notes the comic book and newspaper comic strip versions of straight arrow, as well as the live promotions of the main character in some of the. Find the value of the magazine enterprises comic straight arrow volume 1. Straight arrow magazine enterprises comic book plus. Straight arrow number 19 western comic book by lou diamond. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. The contract for the straight arrow newspaper strip was a threepart deal including nabisco as owner of the character, magazine enterprises as producer of the. Straight arrow comic book cover photos, scans, pictures. Straight arrow, son of a great comanche warrior and well on his way become one himself, is orphaned at the age of 10 when he is the only survivor of the massacre of his village by white bandits and.
The newspaper strip, distributed by bell syndicate, was well done, but did not equal the duration of the comic books. Straight arrow radio program was a western adventure series for juveniles which was broadcast, mostly twice weekly in the united states from. This was one of my first superhero comic books, and one of the very few marvel comics i have ever read. Straight arrow helps shy warrior bent bow court the lovely small willow. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Internal evidence places the ranch in the vicinity of the colorado rockies in the 1870s. This news strip, again with story by fox, was illustrated by the talented duo. Cherry asks max to use his powers to help her pass her drivers test. Early rex allen comic books, straight arrow, hoot gibson. In addition, there was a straight arrow comic strip for which fox wrote all the scripts, as well as straight arrow collectible cards of indian crafts inserted in the. Although first broadcast only in california, in early 1949 it was broadcast nationally on the mutual broadcasting network. Published monthly by magazine enterprises, rhodesville, no. Magazine enterprises, which lay behind all of straight arrows graphic imagery, had comic books as its traditional product and was well prepared to provide the straight arrow comic book with a wide range of content to arouse readers interest.
To friends and neighbors alike, steve adams appeared to. On the straight and arrow is the second episode of season 3 of the thundermans and the fortyseventh overall. Straight arrow comic books, straight arrow comic book straight arrow comic books had the most varied content of all of straight arrows graphic presentations. Also featuring an ad for a glowinthedark ghost rider scarfmask for kids to wear. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Thanks for making this available the last time i heard straight arrow was in the late 40sor early 50s, decades before the we were drowned in political correctness. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. A sinister shaman foretells red hawks death with sand painting. The best possible existing condition of that comic book. But when problems require solutions outside the reach of the law, he dons the indian garb of straight arrow. Meagher was the artist of the 1950s monthly comic book straight arrow at magazine enterprise. Straight arrows manual of indian lore, book 1 walmart. This fictitious character was the hero of a childrens radio show and comic books.
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