Dark Horse Comics announced it is collecting Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis, the six-issue mini-series by Walter Gibson and artists John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales.
Welcome to the wild, WILD West! 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! With stories by Walter Gibson, famed creator/writer of The Shadow pulps, and art by John Belfi, Stan Campbell, and Lou Morales, Space Western Comics was one of the weirdest, most fun comic series of the ’50s. Now, all the space western tales are collected and restored in this volume, including a “lost” story. This edition includes an illustrated intro, including revelations about the strange parallels between Star Trek and Space Western Comics by multiple-Eisner Award-winning designer and comics historian Craig Yoe. To Arizona…and beyond!
Space Western Comics: Cowboys vs. Aliens, Commies, Dinosaurs, and Nazis! trade paperback arrives in stores on September 18, 2024. the 208-page tome will have a cover price of $24.99.
