TV Show Cowboys ...

and Comic Books!

I have posted previously about a few TV Shows that also had a one-shot comic book, or a comic book series...several of those comics were from the publisher, Dell Comics .

For example: 'Roy Rogers Comics' series ran for 145 issues from January 1948 to September 1961.

Additionally Roy Roger's horse Trigger received his own title running for 17 issues from September 1951 to June 1955.

Other TV Western Shows were as follows:

Bonanza was published by Gold Key Comics.

Maverick had a short run from Dell.

The Lone Ranger lasted for many issues, and his horse Silver had a short series.

Wagon Train was popular!

Johnny Yuma, the Rebel had an issue.

Have Gun Will Travel had several issues.

Buffalo Bill Jr was printed by Dell Comics.

Adventures of Jim Bowie was published.

Cheynne had a few issues.

Colt.45 had a few issues.

The Cisco Kid had several issues.

Dale Evans was featured in her own comic, Queen of the West!

Davy Crockett, tho technically not a true 'western' had a few comics based on the Walt Disney TV show.

Gunsmoke, the longest running western on TV lasted several years on the comic books stands.

Even the dog, Rin Tin Tin, had its' own series!!

Sugarfoot, (anyone remember that show?) had its' own comic.

Tales of Wells Fargo had a few issues.

Tombstone Territory had a one-shot issue!

Texas Rangers had a few issues also.

Surprisingly this list could go on and on, it seems that whenever comic book publisher found a good seller, others in the industry would copy that genre and print some of their own!

Sounds like the TV industry today, with new shows copying 'Lost' !

If I missed listing your favorite TV Western and you believe it had at least one comic book issue devoted to it, feel free to list it below in your comments!

For those interested in Western Comics we have several unslabbed comics listed in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.

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Michael

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Spider-Man 3 STILL #1 At The Theaters! !

(According to Media By Numbers LLC) 

Even after taking a large drop in revenue in its' second week, Spider-Man still topped the charts with $60 million dollars in estimated ticket sales from the previous Friday to Sunday the 13th!

The drop was a 60% plunge, but still outweighed its' nearest competitor '28 Weeks Later' which came in at an estimated $10 million dollars in ticket sales!

Spider-Man 3 has now hurtled past the Warner Bros film '300' as the year's top grossing film, which had taken in $208 million dollars!  For those of you that don't know, '300' was taken from a graphic novel (prestige comic book)!

Looking forward to see how Spidey fares against Shrek 3 this weekend, and Pirates the following week.... We have a large choice of films that need to be seen on the BIG SCREEN to be appreciated!

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Who Is YOUR Favorite Spider-Man MOVIE Villain from All 3 Movies?  

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 Our Take On the New Spider-Man 3 Movie !

That's right, we were able to see it this past weekend with Michael's pre-teen son, Vinnie, after Michael recovered from food poisoning from the previous Friday !!

Here's our thoughts on the movie with a SPOILER WARNING   If You have NOT yet seen the movie & Don't Want to Know the Plot or Ending, DON'T READ BELOW THIS LINE ! :

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The above are our thoughts on this new Spidey comic book Film! 

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 24 TV Show Update... 05-14-07

Setting Up For the Season Finale !

No this episode didn't just mark time until next week's 2 hour Season Finale! 

It did feature the end of the assault drama at CTU.... but hasn't CTU been breached so many times before?? The place must be leaking like a sieve !!  Also, why wouldn't there be bulletproof glass at CTU... maybe the season is coming up too quick for the writers at this point?

However this episode did set up next week's scenario to close the season, which Tina and I are looking forward to!  24 Hours is a lot of viewing time, but this show rocks!

This show really brings out the primal feelings in us for the characters that are being shown.... hate, love, cheering, booing all rolled up into one show!  And it is easy to watch IF you have been viewing from the Season Openetr. Which is why we have decided to watch this show and tape 'Heroes' which is broadcast at the same time because Heroes needs to be rewound on occasion to make sure you didn't miss a point!

Best moment of this episode ???

Philip Bauer switches sides at the end of the episode to get outta town with his grandson! 

For those interested in TV shows like '24', we have several Movie and TV based comic books in our eBay Featured Comic Book Store and eBay Pro Store.  Just click on the links provided!

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Michael

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Jimmy Olsen, known as 'Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen' in the comic books has a long history! 

He first became a star in his own right when he received his own comic book back in Sept/Oct of 1954. The comic started as a bi-monthly but went to a monthly publication when better sales warranted.

Jimmy, who we all know was 'the cub reporter for the Daily Planet', was also always getting into situations.  Unlike Lois Lane who would get into serious trouble with Superman coming to save her.... Jimmy would get into a humorous situation, like the one in the comic to the left bottom below.

He would be a Jungle Boy, a Boxer, a 'Superboy', an elastic superhero, a giant Jimmy, a turtle Jimmy, and on and on...

Jimmy went thru that phase of comic books when they were sometimes bland, silly, and actually just fun reading with no change in continuity.  However with the more realistic comics that kids later wanted, and then the grim and gritty era coming in, poor Jimmy just didn't make the grade anymore in his publisher's eyes!

Poor Jimmy's comic book lasted for 163 issues until February 1974.  His comic's title was changed to 'The Superman Family' where Jimmy was a role player...    

The 'Superman Family' comic book kept Jimmy's comic book numbering and ran from issue #164 to issue #222 ending in September 1982. The stories included adventures of Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Supergirl.... and even Jimmy! 

Today the mainstream public just thinks of Jimmy as that guy in the Superman movies with Christopher Reeve or the small appearance in Superman Returns, or the guy shown in the top left photo on the TV show Smallville, (Aaron Ashmore).  Jimmy has come a long ways down in comic book status since the the late 1950's when he was a major star in his own right!  

For those interested in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen or other Superman comic books or DC Comics that feature Jimmy we have them listed in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.

Michael

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Jack Kirby's KAMANDI...

However, if you were to think that Jack was copying the movie, he actually had drawn a similiar theme in a comic book story in 'Alarming Tales' #1 back in September 1957.

In that comic book Jack drew a story entitled "The Last Enemy." In the story, he has a man traveling in time to the year 2514, where he finds that humans are extinct! That time traveler finds that the world is ruled by tribes of intelligent tigers, dogs, and rats!

Jack's drawings of these intelligent animals are very much similar to his later drawings in Kamandi 15 years later.

This series was one of the last that Jack wrote and drew for DC Comics before going back to Marvel Comics.

For those interested in checking out the Kamandi comics run we have several unslabbed and CGC graded comics listed in our eBay Featured Comic Books Store and eBay Pro Store.

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