The Action Story of Wild Bill Hickok
Pencils & Inks: William M. Allison
Genre: western-frontier Characters: Wild Bill Hickok
Synopsis: Wild Bill's first fight with the McCandlas brothers.
Cowboy Western Comics / Comic Story
Issues: #17, #18, #19. #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #31, #32, #33, #34, #38 & #39
July 1948 - July/August 1952
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as
"Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life
on the frontier
on the frontier
as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement
in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time,
much of it bolstered
in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time,
much of it bolstered
by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself.
Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious,
Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious,
but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation.
Compiled by A. Wallace
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