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Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs And…

Dark Horse present a new 208-page collection of Space Western Comics written by Walter Gibson, John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales.

Published Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:57:08 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Dark Horse releases 208-page collection of '50s Space Western Comics.
Features work by Walter Gibson with art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, Lou Morales.
Includes an intro by comics historian Craig Yoe comparing to Star Trek.
Available in bookstores on September 17th, comic shops on the 18th.

Dark Horse Books and Yoe Books present a new 208-page collection of Space Western Comics written by Walter Gibson with art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales, collecting comics from the fifties for a new audience in the twenty-twenties.

"Welcome to the wild, WILD West! Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes bravely defended the frontier against commies from Mars, Venusian spies, Meteor Men, moon bats, and of course, Hitler and his space Nazis. Oh, and dinosaurs! With stories by Walter Gibson, famed creator/writer of The Shadow pulps, and art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales, Space Western Comics was one of the weirdest, most fun comic series of the '50s. Now, all the space western tales are collected and restored in this volume, including a "lost" story. This edition includes an illustrated intro, including revelations about the strange parallels between Star Trek and Space Western Comics by multiple-Eisner Award-winning designer and comics historian Craig Yoe. To Arizona…and beyond!"

Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis! to give it its full title, gained new fame when psychiatric Dr. Fredric Wertham, in his book Seduction of the Innocent, reported that Space Western was a favorite comic book of a juvenile delinquent arsonist that was treated at his clinic. The Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis! trade paperback will arrive in bookstores on the 17th of September and in comic shops on the 18th.

The wild, WILD West! Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes bravely defended the frontier against Martians, Venusian spies, Meteor Men, moon bats, and of course, Hitler and his space Nazis. Oh, and dinosaurs! With stories by Walter Gibson, famed creator/writer of The Shadow pulps, and art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales, Space Western Comics were one of the weirdest, most fun comics series of the '50s and are collected and restored here, including a "lost" story! Profusely illustrated intro by Eisner-award winning comics historian Craig Yoe. To Arizona . . . and beyond!

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