COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Four Color 893 Universal
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Grade:
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9.2
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE
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Pedigree:
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File Copy
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Certification #:
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0779894001
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Owner:
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4GEMWORKS
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Jim Bowie 4/58 File Copy Based on 1956-58 ABC TV series "The Adventures of Jim Bowie." First of two Jim Bowie Four Color issues.
Photo Cover: Jim Bowie (as played by Scott Forbes, photo)
Script: Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
Pencils & Inks: Bill Ziegler
This is currently the single best copy of three graded to date. I bought this graded , as is, from Heritage Auctions.
Table of Contents
1. 1. Jim Bowie...Woodsman, Patriot, and Gentleman...
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
2. 2. Jim Bowie's Secret
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3. 3. Thieves Paradise
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
4. 4. The Bowie Brothers
5. 5. The Famous "Bowie Knife"
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http://www.comics.org/issue/173547/
Wikipedia provides additional info on the original series:
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958.
Synopsis
The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by his ever-present weapon the Bowie Knife, something he designed in the first episode The Birth of the Blade. Although Bowie used the blade quite a bit in early episodes, its prominence was downplayed as the show went on.
Gradually the series shifted from the country to the city, having Bowie instead spend the majority of his time in New Orleans. He was frequently shown looking to invest his money in real estate, or coming to the aid of someone who had been swindled.
Story lines focused on the exploits of Bowie before he moved to Texas (then part of Mexico), and his death at the Alamo in 1836. During the series' two season run, Bowie encountered many historical figures of the era, such as President Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, John James Audubon, Sam Houston, and Davy Crockett.
Among the actors and actresses who guest-starred more than once on the series were William Schallert, Denver Pyle, Michael Landon, Chuck Connors, Walter Coy, and June Carter Cash. Those making single guest appearances included Douglas Kennedy.
Jim Bowie did not appear in the last episode of the series. Instead, he was said to be away on an important assignment, and the attention was placed on criminal Jess Miller. Miller was given the task to retrieve a great sum of money, and the episode focused on whether Miller would complete his assignment or take the money for himself. At the end thereis an indication that Miller would join up with Bowie on further adventures, but no further episodes were produced.
[edit] Theme Music
The series' music was unusual in that is was primarily vocal, provided by Ken Darby and The King's Men (save for a few episodes in season two).
[edit] Recurring cast members
• Scott Forbes - Jim Bowie (75 episodes)
• Peter Hansen - Rezin Bowie (17 episodes)
• Minerva Urecal - Ma Bowie (6 episodes)
• William Schallert - Justinian Tebbs (8 episodes)
• Denver Pyle - Sam Houston (3 episodes)
[edit] References
• Tim Brooks & Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (7th ed. 1999), pp. 14–15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Jim_Bowie
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