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Tex Morgan 5
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Tex Morgan #5 was published by Comic Combine Corp. in April 1949. It is part of the Tex Morgan series, which ran from August 1948 to February 1950.
Cover credits include John Buscema. This issue features Tex Morgan.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Valley of the Missing Cowboys!." Indexed story credits include John Buscema and Fred Eng, among others.
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Issue Information
- Cover Date
- April 1949
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Comic Combine Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Valley of the Missing Cowboys!
- Starring
-
Tex Morgan starring
- Cover Credits
-
John Buscema pencils attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
Valley of the Missing Cowboys!
Tex Morgan
starring
Credits
John Buscema pencils guess
Fred Eng inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! Hi, Friends
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Killer's Brand!
Tex Morgan
starring
Credits
Pierce Rice pencils attributed
Maurice Del Bourgo inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Lazy Lawman
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: For 1 Oct 1948. Stan Lee, Editor; Martin Goodman, Managing Editor; Robert Solomon, Business Manager.
Killer's Mistake!
Blaze Carson
starring
Credits
Pierce Rice pencils unsigned
Chu Hing inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Mystery of the Desert Sands!
Tex Morgan
starring
Credits
Pierce Rice pencils attributed
Unknown inks
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Plot similarities with Paramount Pictures' Sahara (2005): sea-going treasure ship sailed up now-vanished river and
lies beneath desert sands.