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 8 issues.

The starring character is Ken Maynard, who, along with his horse Tarzan, travel the Old West as a righteous cowboy. The series is built over the actor Kenneth 'Ken' Olin Maynard (1895-1973), who played in multiple Westerns.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Ken Maynard

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1950
#3 - 1951
#4 - 1951

#5 - 1951
#6 - 1951
#7 - 1951

 

 

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