CREATOR

Name: Fawcett Publications (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1919 by Wilford Hamilton Fawcett (1885-1940). After his death one of his sons, Roscoe, took over keeping the company a family business. Stopped in 1953.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Fawcett in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation never used a logo on their comic book front covers. The only identification (if any!) was the rather inconspicuous line A Fawcett Publication.

 

 

MAIN STORY
The series premiered in 1950. Stopped in 1952 after 23 issues.

The starring character is Bill Boyd, who, along with his horse Midnite, travel the Old West as a righteous cowboy. The series is built over the actor William 'Bill' Boyd (1895-1972), who played Hopalong Cassidy in multiple films.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Bill Boyd

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1950
#9 - 1950
#11 - 1951

#16 - 1951
#18 - 1951
#21 - 1952

 

 

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