Outlaws of the West

    (Charlton, 1957-1970, 1979-1980)
™ and ©1979 Charlton Publications, Inc.

After World War II, the popularity of super-heroes declined for a while, opening the door for a wide variety of genre-comics. Western, horror, and mystery comics all enjoyed their time in the spotlight, until the resurgence of the super-hero phenomenon in the 1960s and 70s.

But these theme titles were never completely gone, as this comic, published in the late 1970s, attempts to prove. Unfortunately, the series lacks any central characters or continuity, and the individual stories are not particularly memorable or original. Given the title, readers might expect stories—fictional or fact—about notorious cowboy criminals. Instead, the recurring plot seems to involve basically nice guys who end up on the wrong side of the law by accident or circumstance. These reluctant outlaws usually see the error of their ways, often helping to bring their former partners to justice.
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  • 11
    Jul 1957
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    Continues from Cody of the Pony Express #10
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  • 12
    Dec 1957
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    A: Bill Molno, Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 13
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  • 14
    Feb 1958
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  • 15
    Jun 1958
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  • 16
    Sep 1958
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  • 17
    Nov 1958
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  • 18
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  • 19
    Apr 1959
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  • 20
    Jun 1959
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    A: Jack Keller
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  • 21
    Aug 1959
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    A: Ram
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  • 22
    Nov 1959
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  • 23
    Jan 1960
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  • 24
    Mar 1960
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  • 25
    May 1960
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  • 26
    Jul 1960
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Sam Glanzman
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  • 27
    Sep 1960
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  • 28
    Nov 1960
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  • 29
    Jan 1961
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  • 30
    Mar 1961
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 31
    May 1961
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno
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  • 32
    Jul 1961
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  • 32/A
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    Jul 1961
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  • 33
    Sep 1961
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    A: Bill Molno, Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas
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  • 34
    Nov 1961
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 35
    Jan 1962
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  • 36
    Apr 1962
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno
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  • 37
    Jun 1962
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 38
    Aug 1962
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  • 39
    Oct 1962
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  • 40
    Dec 1962
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  • 41
    Feb 1963
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  • 42
    Apr 1963
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas
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  • 43
    Jun 1963
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    A: Charles Nicholas
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  • 44
    Aug 1963
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 45
    Oct 1963
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Pete Morisi, Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 46
    Dec 1963
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 47
    Feb 1964
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    A: Tony Tallarico, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno
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  • 48
    May 1964
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    A: Pete Morisi, Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno
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  • 49
    Jul 1964
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  • 50
    Oct 1964
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno
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  • 51
    Dec 1964
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  • 52
    Feb 1965
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno
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  • 53
    May 1965
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Pete Morisi
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  • 54
    Jul 1965
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Pete Morisi, Tony Tallarico
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  • 55
    Sep 1965
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas
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  • 56
    Nov 1965
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Tony Tallarico
    1 copy for $7.98
  • 57
    Jan 1966
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  • 58
    May 1966
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    A: Jerry Grandenetti, Morris Waldinger
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  • 59
    Jul 1966
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    A: Charles Nicholas
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  • 60
    Sep 1966
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    1 copy for $14.98
  • 61
    Nov 1966
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Morris Waldinger, Rocke Mastroserio
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  • 62
    Jan 1967
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  • 63
    Mar 1967
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    A: Luis Dominguez, Rudy Palais, Bill Molno
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  • 64
    May 1967
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Rudy Palais
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  • 64-2
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Rudy Palais
    Ca 1977; Modern Comics Reprint
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  • 65
    Jul 1967
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  • 66
    Sep 1967
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    A: Charles Nicholas
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  • 67
    Nov 1967
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    A: Charles Nicholas
    1 copy for $4.00
  • 68
    Jan 1968
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
    1 copy for $6.98
  • 69
    May 1968
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
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  • 70
    Jul 1968
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
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  • 71
    Sep 1968
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Pete Morisi
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  • 72
    Nov 1968
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
    3 copies from $2.25
  • 73
    Jan 1969
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Bill Montes
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  • 74
    Mar 1969
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    W: Ruth Simpson  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
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  • 75
    May 1969
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
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  • 76
    Jul 1969
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Miguel Angel Repetto
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  • 77
    Sep 1969
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
    2 copies from $1.20
  • 78
    Nov 1969
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    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Don Perlin
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  • 79
    Jan 1970
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia
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  • 79-2
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
    Modern comics reprint
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  • 80
    Mar 1970
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    A: Pete Morisi, Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas
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  • 81
    May 1970
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    A: Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Pete Morisi
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  • 82
    Jul 1979
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    A: Jack Keller
    Reprints form Outlaws of the West #20
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  • 83
    Aug 1979
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Jack Keller
    Reprints
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  • 84
    Oct 1979
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    A: Rocke Mastroserio
    Reprints
    1 copy for $1.50
  • 85
    Nov 1979
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    A: Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
    Reprints
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  • 86
    Jan 1980
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    A: Pete Morisi, John Severin
    Reprints from Cheyenne Kid #22, Cowboy Western #59
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  • 87
    Mar 1980
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    A: Pete Morisi, John Severin, Charles Nicholas, Jack Keller
    Reprints from Masked Raider #28, Cheyenne Kid #20
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  • 88
    Apr 1980
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    A: Charles Nicholas, Rocke Mastroserio, Pete Morisi
    Reprints from Kid Montana #22, Masked Raider #5
    2 copies from $4.95