CATALOG RECORD
Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #1
first appearance of The Durango Kid, Muley Pike, Dan Brand and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Durango Kid (Steve Brand, western hero, ME / AC) — first appearance
- Muley Pike (western hero sidekick, ME / AC) — first appearance
- Dan Brand (ME, White Indian) — introduction, origin, ancestor of Steve Brand
- Tipi (ME, from White Indian) — of the Catawbas, Dan's sidekick, introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- [October-November] 1949
- On sale
- September 16, 1949
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Joe Certa, Frank Frazettainks: Joe Certa, Frank Frazettascript: Ray Krank
Stories
- Fraud on the Hoof · 9 pages
In Gun Hammer Gulch, Steve Brand, a.k.a. The Durango Kid, exposes and defeats Jagger, a banker who has hired gunmen to rob money from his own bank in order to cause local ranchers to go broke, whereupon Jagger buys up their properties cheap.
- Blood of the Pioneers · 7 pages
- Rebel Guns · 7 pages
- Trigger Justice · 2 pages
Characters
Steve BrandThe Durango KidMuley PikeDan BrandTipi
Reprinted in
White Indian (1953), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), Best of the West (1998), The Complete Frazetta White Indian (2011)