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 Initially. Carl Pfeufer, best known for his exciting work on
FawcettÕs TOM MIX, drew MonteÕs stories with an inking assist from John Jordan. Jack Binder and Edmond
Good also contributed artwork to the series. Leonard Frank did most of the artwork on the GABBY HAYES
stories. The series lasted until issue #82. Charlton then published six issues, but they were reprints of the
Fawcett issues.
This book is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions as well as in full color or black &
white.