Monte Hale started his movie career at Republic Pictures in April 1946 with ÒHome
On the RangeÓ. PICTURE NEWS #8, adapted the film into comic form, but no other
Hale stories were published until the popular Fawcett company began publishing
MONTE HALE WESTERN with issue #29. It was the first Monte Hale comic, but
Fawcett picked up the numbering sequence from the recently canceled MARY
MARVEL Comics.
The Fawcett issues had beautiful photo covers . Carl Pfeufer, best known for his
exciting work on FawcettÕs TOM MIX, drew MonteÕs stories with an inking assist
from John Jordan. The series lasted until issue #82. Charlton then published six
issues, but they were reprints of the Fawcett issues.