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 1958. Stopped in 1961 after 10 issues.

The series is built around a real person, Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848-1929), who became well known as a Marshal in several communities in the Old West. His most famous feat took place in Dodge City, Kansas, and Tombstone, Arizona, and the series is primarily based on tales from those locations. 

The series is based on a TV series that ran from 1955 to 1961 under the title The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The full title of the comic book series is Hugh O'Brian, Famous Marshal Wyatt Earp.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER

Wyatt Earp

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#4 - 1958
#6 - 1959
#7 - 1959

#11 - 1960
#12 - 1960
#13 - 1960

 

 

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