{"product_id":"space-western-comics-43-8-0","title":"Space Western Comics #43 8.0","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Western Comics #43 – Key Highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charlton Comics Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e April 1953\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover Artist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stan Campbell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Walter Gibson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterior Artist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stan Campbell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Science Fiction \/ Western \/ Space Adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Cover Price:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e $0.10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔥 Key Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unusual blend of Western adventure and science fiction, featuring the space-ranging hero \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpurs Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his companions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by Walter Gibson, the creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shadow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e under the name Maxwell Grant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover by Stan Campbell is swiped from Wally Wood's cover for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpirit Section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Will Eisner), August 3, 1952.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures a collection of interplanetary adventures involving meteor creatures, alien visitors, Soviet flying saucers, and ancient Mayan mysteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📖 Story Highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Menace of the Meteor Men”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – The Army encounters a meteor shower during maneuvers in the Arizona desert. Some of the meteors turn out to be hostile creatures made of rock and metal, impervious to bullets and explosions. Spurs Jackson must stop the invasion. Script by Walter Gibson; art by Stan Campbell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Battle of Spaceman's Gulch”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Spurs Jackson and Strong Bow investigate mysterious explosions on the moon, while Hank Roper prepares to welcome costumed science-fiction fans to a local convention. Instead, a real alien from Neptune named Jawa arrives. Script by Walter Gibson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Visit Spurs Jackson at His Spaceranch in Spaceman's Gulch”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – One-page feature scripted by Walter Gibson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Spurs Jackson and the Vanishing Water”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Text story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Beyond the Moon”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – The Soviets use flying saucers as guided-missile transport ships to carry slaves to lunar mines. The discs originate from a secret Soviet base orbiting just beyond the moon. Script by Walter Gibson; art by Stan Campbell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Space Prospectors!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – One-page nonfiction feature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Trip to Mercury”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Strong Bow joins Laughing Frog and another member of his Mayan tribe on an expedition to a Mexican pyramid associated with the disappearance of Princess Karna centuries earlier. Inside, they discover a spaceship. Script by Walter Gibson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📌 Additional Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover carries the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Space Western Comics.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe issue combines traditional Western characters and themes with classic 1950s science-fiction concepts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalter Gibson receives writing credit across the listed adventures and features, while Stan Campbell is specifically credited with artwork on “Menace of the Meteor Men” and “Beyond the Moon.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unusual Charlton science-fiction Western, made especially interesting by Walter Gibson's scripts, its imaginative space-adventure concepts, and the borrowed Wally Wood cover composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Golden Age Guru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67672253595798,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6960\/1942\/files\/IMG_0157.jpg?v=1793922866","url":"https:\/\/goldenageguru.com\/products\/space-western-comics-43-8-0","provider":"Golden Age Guru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}