Archive for June, 2009
Tom Mix Western No. 36
In 1950 the real Tom Mix had been dead for a decade, but his comic book was at its peak. Along with dozens of similar westerns, Tom Mix Western was enjoying great popularity as the golden age of super-heroes passed away. The title began in 1940, and eleven issues were published by Ralston-Purina, [...]
The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin
I could write that The Tarnished Star is a terrific adventure story, something with some real hidden depth, a slick addition to your western bookshelf, and that if you don’t track down a copy online (most readily through The Book Depository) you’d be doing yourself a disservice. I could write that [...]
Wyoming Territorial Prison
The Wyoming Territorial Prison, built in 1872, housed a wide variety of inmates from mundane lawbreakers to infamous criminals (including Butch Cassidy). In 1988, when I lived in Laramie, the broken down prison building and surrounding grounds were undergoing an expensive upgrade, and one night I drove out and took a few [...]