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Original Irwin Hasen / John Belfi art for a page published in All-American Comics #85, featuring Green Lantern (and his pal Doiby Dickles) against the Sportsmaster Original Art (DC, 1947).
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Original Irwin Hasen / John Belfi art for a page published in All-American Comics #85, featuring Green Lantern (and his pal Doiby Dickles) against the Sportsmaster Original Art (DC, 1947).
If you can’t beat’ em, join ‘em! With this issue, Cowboy Western Comics caved in to the pressure of the dominant genre, introduced Spurs Jackson, a cowboy kidnapped by Martians (the other stories were still pure Western comics–guess the decision to add sci fi to the formula was pretty sudden), and became Space Western Comics... but would soon become Cowboy Western Comics again with #46.
Guess cowboys and aliens don’t mix that well.
Space Western Comics #40, cover by John Belfi
ISOLATED COMIC BOOK PANEL #1739 title: CLUE COMICS #10 - P14:1 artist: JOHN BELFI year: 1946
Irwin Hasen and John Belfi “The Rise and Fall of ‘Crusher’ Crock” Green Lantern Sportsmaster All-American Comics #85 title splash (DC 1947) Source
John Belfi Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #11 (1951) Source
Colorist uncredited
Dark Horse and Yoe Books Announces "Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis!"
Dark Horse And Yoe Books' Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis! collects the six issue Space Western Comics series into one trade paperback. The 1950's series was written by Walter Gibson with art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales. The collection also features an illustrated introduction by Craig Yoe as well as a "lost" story.
"Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes bravely defended the frontier against commies from Mars, Venusian spies, Meteor Men, moon bats, and of course, Hitler and his space Nazis. Oh, and dinosaurs!" (Dark Horse)
Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis! trade paperback goes on sale in bookstores on September 17, 2024, and in comic shops on September 18, 2024.
(Image via Dark Horse - John Belfi's Cover of Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis!)
Joe Certa and John Belfi - Durango Kid #6 (1950)
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Spurs Jackson vs. The Saucer Men - art by John Belfi (1952)