Western Bandit Trails #2 The Promise Collection Pedigree (St. John, 1949) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $10,200.00

Sold: Nov 21, 2021

Western Bandit Trails #2 Values

Publisher: St. John, 1949

About Western Bandit Trails #2

Matt Baker cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Matt Baker (signed)

Inks: Ray Osrin (see notes)

Notes: From Shaun Clancy's Facebook page, "Comics History Exchange", confirms cover inking work by Ray Osrin (September 24, 2014). Osrin was one of Matt Baker's inkers. Osrin also maintained copies of the covers he worked on the walls of his studio. Included in a picture of the studio (owned by Clancy and posted to this Facebook page) was this cover. Originally inks were credited to Matt Baker due to his signature on the cover.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: The Last Ride of the Masked Mavericks

Characters: Lon Hooper (Marshal); Tina Allen; Smoky Curran (maverick rider); Steve McBurney (maverick leader)

Synopsis: The Marshal reckoned there must be a reason why the masked mavericks singled out Eagle Springs for their ruthless raids, but no one would agree until he revealed a clue to the shooter who used deadly silver bullets.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Howard Larsen (signed)

Inks: Howard Larsen (signed)

Reprints: The Fightin' Texan (St. John, 1952 series) #16 (September 1952), | The Texan (St. John, 1948 series) #8 (June 1950)

Characters: Jinx Jordan (crime reporter); Ginny (reporter); Larry (newsboy); Davito (crooked contractor); Tom Shane (dam inspector); Davies (editor); Blackie (crook); Frank Collins (engineer)

Synopsis: The public inspector is killed by the dam builder when he discovers that it is used inferior materials on the dam.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Charles Sultan

Inks: Charles Sultan

Notes: This artwork is very similar to Charles Sultan, as can be seen in Blazing West #18, Buffalo Belle. Sultan also had the Jinx Jordan story in Crime Reporter #1, so it is likely that this is him too. JVJon at DCM has credited this story to Warren Kremer, but compared to a signed Kremer story, Frisco Mary in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #3, that is not very likely as Kremer's work looks more like Elias or Robbins, with more inking than this.

Characters: Globe Trotter [Steve Trotter]; Fang (hyena); Killer Corsino (jungle raider); Mary Carew; Carew (plantation owner); Captain Sanders

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Raphael Astarita ?

Inks: Raphael Astarita ?

Notes: Art credits are uncertain, but it looks like Astarita's work on Kaänga in Jungle Comics. JVC at Digital Comics Museum has both Al Plastino and Astarita as artists.

Title: Arizona Pete

Characters: Arizona Pete

Synopsis: Arizona Pete lived in the hills and defied the sheriffs of two states for years.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Richard Speed

Pencils: Richard Speed

Inks: Richard Speed

Notes: Artwork similar to original art at Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and Speed had many fillers in St. John western comics.

Title: Blood Blazes a Trail to Texas

Characters: Mary Lou; Lobo (robber); Rudy (robber); Sandy Welch (range detective); J. Gallagher (cattle buyer); Jack (robber); Claude (robber)

Synopsis: A band of masked riders stampede a cattle herd down the main street to make is easy to rob the safe of cattle dealer Gallagher.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Rudy Palais

Inks: Rudy Palais

Reprints: The Texan (St. John, 1948 series) #7 (April 1950)

Notes: JVJon at Digital Comics Museum credits this stort to Palais, and comparing with an original from Jerry Bails' Who's Who, it matches fine with the somewhat crude faces and hands. Art ID by Steinar Ådland, March 2011.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20

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