JOHN WAYNE and "The Claws of Death" (1950) by Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta?

This stirring tale comes to us from John Wayne Adventure Comics #3, Jan. 1950. The story is signed "Al Williamson," but most online sources believe Frank Frazetta helped out with the inks. A few panels do look a little Frazettaish. Thanks to movielover for sticking it up on ComicBookPlus. 

Al Williamson, Angelo Torres & the Cheyenne Kid fight THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN (Part 3)

Here's the thrilling finale to our three-part extravaganza from Cheyenne Kid #10 (1957). Mike Britt, who supplied these swell silver proofs, tells me that Williamson and Torres were pretty stoked about the first panel on the second-to-last page, There you'll see a trooper with an arrow that might be going through his head - and they somehow managed to slip it by the censors. 

Al Williamson, Angelo Torres & the Cheyenne Kid get closer to CUSTER'S LAST STAND (Part 2)

Here's the deal: Sometime in the ancient past, Steve Ditko (who did the cover for Cheyenne Kid #10, 1957) gifted these silver proofs to Mr. Mike Britt, collector extraordinaire. Mike courageously let them out of his mitts long enough for me to scan them, and here they are - for all the digital world to see. A round of applause for Mr. B, please! Part 1, if you missed it, is HERE. 

Next Friday: The Finale

Al Williamson, Angelo Torres & the Cheyenne Kid head for CUSTER'S LAST STAND (Part 1)

These one-of-a-kind color guide pages come to us from deep in the archives of the fabled Mike Britt Collection. Thanks Mike! The saga of Custer's Demise was presented in three parts in Cheyenne Kid #10, dated Dec. 1957. Should you desire to see the printed version, it's HERE on ComicBookPlus. 

Next Week: The Trap!

FRAZETTA, WILLIAMSON and "The Claws of Death" (1951)

From Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #3, Feb. 1951, comes this gritty tale of life in the wild. Thanks to movielover for adding it to ComicBookPlus.

Al Williamson & John Severin illustrate THE FARGO KID (1958)

Williamson pencils, Severin inks, from the Jun-Jul 1958 issue of Fargo Kid. "leahs_dad" did the deed for comicbookplus.

Forgotten Stories: "Sherry Strikes a New Note" by RAOUL WHITFIELD (1943)

Okay, I knew that Black Mask great Raoul Whitfield also wrote aviation fiction, and juvenile adventure novels, but I never expected to find him in a comic book like Calling All Girls. But here he is, in the September 1943 issue, as provided to comicbookplus by movielover.