Monday, May 31, 2010

A Disabled American Vet



I bet y'all thought ol' Jonah Hex was the only disfigured, ex-Confederate gunfighter floatin' around the comic book West. But he ain't! (Although I'm sure there were plenty in the real West.) Captain Doom debuted in Outlaws of the West #64 back in May of 1967. That's five whole years before Jonah Hex rode his way into All-Star Western #10!

Captain Doom would last for 11 issues of Outlaws of the West before ridin' off into the sunset.

Here we have his debut (albeit in a Modern Comics reprint from 1977). The writer is uncredited but the artwork is by Charles Nicholas with inks by Vince Alascia, Cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio.









4 comments:

  1. Great post! I'm always in for work by the team of Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Those are some mighty heavy, uncharacteristic inks from Alascia, but I like it! I really think these two are very under-appreciated.

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  2. Brother, I have been waiting for someone to do an all-western comics blog... and yours was worth the wait, for sure!!

    Keep it up, my friend... I love each post you've put on here so far.

    Western comics rule!

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  3. Mykal: I know you likes your Nicholas and Alascia!

    Albie: Thanks, brother! I really appreciate it. I was beginning to wonder if the fan-base for this blog was gone. You keep readin'it, I'll keep postin' it.

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  4. The short-lived TV series "Tate" (1960) also starred a one-armed Civil War veteran, although I don't know if the show ever said which side he had served on.

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