Russkies, Flying Saucers...and Cowboys? SPACE WESTERN COMICS "Spurs Sees RED!"

Space Western Comics (the ORIGINAL Cowboys vs Aliens) returns...

...but this time, the threat is Commies with a flying saucer!

(Hey it was the 1950s!)

Sadly, the Russkies didn't even salvage a crashed alien ship and retro-engineered it's tech.

It's just a disguised Flying Wing...which both we and they were working on at the time.

(We were also working on our own flying saucers, but don't tell the Russkies!)

Art on this tale was by John Belfi, with a script by Walter (The Shadow) Gibson!.

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Lunar Russkies! SPACE WESTERN "Spurs Jackson and His Space Vigilantes Battle the Red Menace Beyond the Moon"

Didn't think we could do a Western-themed blog post that related to travel to the Moon?

Then you don't know about Charlton's 1950s title, Space Western Comics, which we covered HERE!

And, because it was the 1950s...there had to be Russkies lurking about...

This seldom-reprinted (once in b/w in 1992) tale from Charlton's Space Western Comics #43 (1953) was written by Walter (The Shadow) Gibson and illustrated by Stan Campbell.
Considering how poorly the Russkies are doing in Ukraine, it's doubtful they ever could've mounted an attempt at lunar conquest!

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Halloween on the Prairie BULLSEYE "Devil Bird"

They just don't make comics like this anymore!

Masked cowboy hero vs pterodactyl!

It's the sort of concept a nine-year old would come up with while playing with his (or her) brand-new action figures under the Christmas tree, mixing the dinosaurs with superheroes and cowboys!

But, damnit, writer/artist Jack Kirby makes this cross-genre tale from BullsEye #4 (and Blazing SixGuns #12) work for both genres!

Believe it or not, this wasn't the cover story for it's first appearance (even though it was the lead story)...

Art by Jack Kirby

...but it was the cover-feature for the Super/IW reprint!

Art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito. Note that BullsEye is miscolored!

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SPACE WESTERN "Spurs Jackson and His Space Vigilantes Battle the Red Menace Beyond the Moon"

Didn't think we could do a Western-themed blog post that related to travel to the Moon?

Then you don't know about Charlton's 1950s title, Space Western Comics, which we covered HERE!

So, in tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first landing of men on the Moon, we're re-presenting this funky tale for your enjoyment!

And, of course, because it was the 1950s...there had to be Communists lurking about...

This seldom-reprinted (once in b/w in 1992) tale from Charlton's Space Western Comics #43 (1953) was written by Walter (The Shadow) Gibson and illustrated by Stan Campbell.

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SPACE WESTERN Hank Roper in "Battle of Spaceman's Gulch"

It's been awhile since we looked in on Spurs Jackson and His Space Vigilantes...

...so here's a tale involving cowboys and aliens (what a great title for a movie!) and a convention of sci-fi fans!

(Before you make a snarky comment about "They had sci fi conventions way back then?", sci fi cons date back to, at least, 1938!)

Written by Walter Gibson and illustrated by Stan Campbell, this tale from Charlton's Space Western #43 (1953) is probably the first comic story to feature science fiction (instead of comic book) fans involved in the story!

WANDER "Medicine Man"

It's been too damn long since we've looked in on the Man from Sirius 5...

...so, we'll rectify that little oversight right now!
Thankfully, the strip itself has provided a handy synopsis of the previous episode, so we can dive right in...

Wander's second appearance, from Charlton's Cheyenne Kid #67 (1968), was written by Denny O'Neil under the "Sergius" nom de plume and illustrated by Jim Aparo under his own name.

With the addition of Phineas T Bloat, the primary cast of the strip was now assembled, and many entertaining adventures would follow...

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