{"product_id":"monte-hale-western-volume-five-standard-color-edition","title":"MONTE HALE WESTERN VOLUME FIVE STANDARD COLOR EDITION","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonte Hale started his movie career at Republic Pictures in April 1946 with ÒHome On the RangeÓ.\u003cbr\u003e\nPICTURE NEWS #8, adapted the film into comic form, but no other Hale stories were published\u003cbr\u003e\nuntil the popular Fawcett company began publishing MONTE HALE WESTERN with issue #29. It was\u003cbr\u003e\nthe first Monte Hale comic, but Fawcett picked up the numbering sequence from the recently\u003cbr\u003e\ncanceled MARY MARVEL Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Fawcett issues had beautiful photo covers Initially. Carl Pfeufer, best known for his exciting\u003cbr\u003e\nwork on FawcettÕs TOM MIX, drew MonteÕs stories with an inking assist from John Jordan. Jack\u003cbr\u003e\nBinder and Edmond Good also contributed artwork to the series. Leonard Frank did most of the\u003cbr\u003e\nartwork on the GABBY HAYES stories. The series lasted until issue #82. Charlton then published six\u003cbr\u003e\nissues, but they were reprints of the Fawcett issues.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis book is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions as well as in full color or\u003cbr\u003e\nblack \u0026amp; white\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETRO COMIC REPRINTS","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44337409425569,"sku":"9798889013983","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/w44kkw2-front-shortedge-384_557434eb-021d-4441-934f-abacd9ce36fb.jpg?v=1747584976","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/monte-hale-western-volume-five-standard-color-edition","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}