CREATOR

Name: Dell Publishing Co. (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1921. Stopped in 1973. Formed partnership with Western Publishing from 1938 to 1962. First editor was Harry Steeger.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Dell in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: Dell divided their comic book activities between original stories and stories based on films.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1960. Stopped in 1962 after 8 issues.

The series stars a real person, William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), who was known as a buffalo hunter, army scout, gambler, and a U.S. marshal in the Old West.

The series is a spinoff from a TV series (1958-1961).

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER

Bat Masterson

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#2 - 1960
#3 - 1960
#4 - 1960

#6 - 1961
#7 - 1961
#9 - 1961

 

 

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