Frontier Fighters (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1956.
Synopsis for Davy Crockett: "The Renegade Fur Traders"
Appearing in Davy Crockett: "The Renegade Fur Traders"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Mr. Denton (Single appearance)
- Len (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Blackfoot Indians
- Piegan Indians
- Sunset Cloud (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Buffalo Bill: "Young Bill of the Pony Express"
Young Buffalo Bill rides into Fort Kiowa. He brings news that his hunting party is trapped at Thunder Butte fighting off Sioux Indians and they are quickly running out of ammunition. He asks the local military commander to send help. In the meantime the hunting party is holding up in their fight against the Sioux. They wonder if Buffalo Bill was successful in getting through and finding help. An old cowboy named Fletch starts to tell the tale of a young Buffalo Bill delivering mail for the Pony Express. Young Bill trecked across the Montana Prairie as he ran into riders that asked to join him. The men offer Bill a bribe to abandon his trip in an effort to keep the Overland Stage Company contract with the federal government. Bill refuses and starts to ride out when one of the men pulls out a gun, Bill notices that the shooter is stopped by the second man. They suddenly see a band of Sioux Indians about to attack and Buffalo Bill returns back to pick up the man who saved his life. They both climb onto the same horse and ride out their escape. The two men stop by a creek to rest and Bill learns that the mans name is Fred Bently. The two men are suddenly attacked by a huge grizzly bear. Bill is about to be mauled but Fred drops a few heavy boulders on the Bear and they both escape once more to safety. They continue on their pony express route but they find it necessary to steal horses from Apaches to complete their route. They complete their trip arriving in Benton California on schedule. As Fletch finishes his story the young members of the group doubt its authenticity. Buffalo Bill suddenly arrives with help and rescues the hunting party. He then reveals that Fletch is actually Fred, the cowboy who helped him on previous adventures. Fletch admits that he hates to blow his own horn and used a false name in his story.
Appearing in Buffalo Bill: "Young Bill of the Pony Express"
Featured Characters:
- Buffalo Bill (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Fred Benton aka Fletch (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Sioux
- Apache (Flashback only)
- Akins (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
- Farrel (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Ambrose (Single appearance)
- Augie (Single appearance)
- Willy (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Kit Carson: "The Gunrunners of Cheyenne"
Appearing in Kit Carson: "The Gunrunners of Cheyenne"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Blackmore (Single appearance)
- Cheyene
Other Characters:
- Ben (Single appearance)
Locations:
- American Old West
- Fort Powder Horn
Notes
- "The Renegade Fur Traders" is reprinted in All-Star Western (Volume 2) #8.
- "Young Bill -- Of the Pony Express" is reprinted in DC Special #6.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Western Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1): featuring Vigilante
- All-American Western (Volume 1)
- All-Star Western (Volume 1)
- All-Star Western (Volume 2)
- All-Star Western (Volume 3)
- Bat Lash (Volume 1)
- Bat Lash (Volume 2)
- Crack Western (Volume 1)
- Frontier Fighters (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
- Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)
- Weird Western Tales (Volume 2)
- Western Comics (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Bufallo Bill article at Wikipedia
- Davy Crockett article at Wikipedia
- Kit Karson article at Wikipedia