Friday, February 14, 2020

STAR RANGER "Trouble Shooters in Dude Ranch Dramatics"

What do cowboys do on Valentine's Day?
Apparently, they dress in women's clothing!
From Chester's Star Ranger #2 (1937), this never-reprinted short, written by George Nagle and illustrated by an unknown artist, is the only one of the series to feature cross-dressing.
Oddly, the strip started as "Trouble Hunters" in the previous issue, and continued after this tale with the name restored!
Why this one tale was labeled "Trouble Shooters" is unknown!
Two trivia notes:
There was no character named "Star Ranger" in Star Ranger!
This book, along with Comics Magazine Company's Western Picture Stories were the first Western comic books, coming out the same month in 1937!