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 1951. Stopped in 1959 after 30 issues.

The series originates from a real person, Rex Elvie Allen (1920-1999), who was known as a Western film star, a songwriter, and a singer. Allen is a young cowboy, who, especially, travels Arizona on his steed Koko. On their way they encounter a multitude of problems, but the righteous Allen manages to conquer them all using his revolvers, his lasso, and his guitar.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER

Rex Allen

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#2 - 1951

#9 - 1953

#11 - 1953

#17 - 1955

#26 - 1957

#29 - 1958

 

 

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