Monday, October 4, 2021

European Western Comic Book ~ Avventure del West Le Grandi AVVENTURE DEL WEST (I Tre Bill - Gordon Jim - Mani in Alto! - Rio Kid - Yuma Kid - Za La Mort - Il Sergente York - Il Cavaliere Nero - Il ritorno dei Tre Bill - El Kid - Cherry Brandy - La Pattuglia dei Bufali - Yado - Big Davy - Rocky Star)

Adventures in the West ~ Great Adventures in the West (The Three Bills - Gordon Jim - Hands Up! - Rio Kid - Yuma Kid - Za La Mort - Sergeant York - The Black Knight - Return of the Three Bills - El Kid - Cherry Brandy - The Buffalo Patrol - Yado - Big Davy - Rocky Star)

The series was published between April 1, 1954 to January 15, 1960, by SBE in Milan, Italy under the direction of Tea Bonelli. Each issue contained 32 black and white pages with color covers.

A total of 132 numbers are released divided into 10 series. Non-progressive numbering. Series I n. 1 (April 1, 1954) n. 9 (Aug 1, 1954) Series II n. 1 (September 15, 1954) n. 6 (Dec 1, 1954) Series III n. 1 (April 1, 1955) n. 21 (Jan 15 1956) Series IV Red n. 1 (February 1, 1956) n. 9 (June 1, 1956) Green V Series n. 1 (June 15, 1956) n. 12 (Dec 1 1956) Series VI Yellow n. 1 (15 December 1956) n. 15 (July 15 1957) Series VII Apache No. 1 (1 August 1957) n. 18 (April 26, 1958) Series VIII Yuma n. 1 (May 1, 1958) n. 14 (Nov 15 1958) Series IX Coyote No. 1 (22 nov. 1958) n. 14 (June 15, 1959) Series X Bisonte n. 1 (July 1, 1959) no. 14 (Jan 15 1960).

 

Series I: reprint I TRE BILL by Giovanni Benvenuti (ZENIT Series, V series #1/27, 1952/53). Covers by Aurelio Galleppini.

Series II: GORDON JIM reprint by Rinaldo D’Ami (Roy D’Amy) (Series ZENIT, Series IV #1/18, 1952). Covers by A. Galleppini and R. D'Amy.

Series III: reissue HANDS UP! (I series #1/48, 1949/50; II series #1/16, 1950). In this series the inscription HANDS UP! appears first as a header and then always on the cover, in brackets, in typeface, under the title of each issue. Covers by Rinaldo D’Ami.

Series IV Red: RIO KID reissue in #1/3 and YUMA KID in #4/9 (ZENIT series #1/9, 1953; ARCO series #1/18, 1953). Covers by Rinaldo D’Ami. The books show as subtitle HANDS UP! Green  

Series V Green: ZA LA MORT reprint (ARCO Series #1/24, 1953/54). Issues 1/6 contain the I series, the following ones the II. Covers by Rinaldo D’Ami.

Series VI Yellow: reprint IL SERGENTE YORK (ZENIT series #1/15, 1955). Covers by Rinaldo D’Ami.

Series VII Apache: in #1/9 reprint IL CAVALIERE NERO (FIAMMA series #1/26, 1953/54). From page 19 of n. 9 reissue THE RETURN OF THE THREE BILLS (ZENIT series #1/18 and #1/9, 1955/56). Covers by Emilio Uberti and Franco Bignotti.

Series VIII Yuma: in #1/8 reprint EL KID (ARCO series #1/15, 1955/56). In #9/14 reprint CHERRY BRANDY (ARCO series #1/18, 1956). Covers by Emilo Uberti and Franco Bignotti.

Series IX Coyote: in 31/8 reissue THE PATROL OF THE BUFFALOS (ARCO series #1/16 and #1/5, 1957, and in appendix to KOCISS, I series #1/15, 1957). From #9 to #14 reprint YADO already published in the appendix to TEX strip from the Kansas series to the Mefisto series. Covers by Franco Bignotti.

Series X Bisonte: in #1/7 reprint BIG DAVY (ARCO series #1/21, 1957). Starting from page 9 of #7 ROCKY STAR reissue (ARCO series #1/24, 1957/58).

Series I Titles

01 (01.04.54) - "The three Bills", "Tragic encounter", "Flames in the night" 02 (15.04.54) - "Running with death", "Ambush on the Black Mountains", "The last charge" 03 (01.05.54) - "The horrible sentence", "On the trail of a renegade", "Justice is done" 04 (15.05.54) - "The red trail", "Forsaken", "On the Tucson trail" 05 (01.06.54) - "Flames in the night", "A diabolical plan", "Tucson in flames" 06 (15.06.54) - "Lynch", "Indian Duel", "Cochise!" 07 (01.07.54) - "Ambush at Passo Coronado", "Tragic race", "The last hope" 08 (15.07.54) - "Red Hell", "Difficult moments", "In the hands of Geronimo" 09 (01.08.54) - "The bloody trail", "Moonbeam", "Flight into the abyss"

Series II Titles

 01 (09.15.54) - "Relentless hatred", "Flight to America", "Rangers ahead!" 02 (01.10.54) - "The end of Mary Anna", "The fugitives", "The mystery of Fort Concord" 03 (15.10.54) - "The test of the horizontal pole", "The story of Lafayette", "In search of the totem" 04 (01.11.54) - "The waters of truth", "The end of Powatan", "Towards Quebec, Canada" 05 (15.11.54) - "In the enemy's lair", "The iron mask", "The bloody idol" 06 (01.12.54) - "On the warpath", "War drums", "Alla ventura"

Series III Titles

01 (01.04.55) - "Hands up!" 02 (10.04.55) - "Indian revenge" 03 (20.04.55) - "Fire Eve" 04 (01.05.55) - "The siege" 05 (20.05.55) - "Colorado Express" 06 (01.06.55) - "To the last blood" 07 (10.06.55) - "The last prank" 08 (01.07.55) - "The corsairs of the West" 09 (15.07.55) - "The assault" 10 (01.08.55) - "Melee" 11 (08.15.55) - "Geronimo's escape" 12 (01.09.55) - "The end of a tyrant" 13 (15.09.55) - "After the hurricane" 14 (01.10.55) - "The brand of fire" 15 (15.10.55) - "An interrupted show" 16 (01.11.55) - "Sioux River" 17 (15.11.55) - "The Northern Path" 18 (01.12.55) - "The tragic lighthouse" 19 (12.15.55) - "Pierre, the left-handed" 20 (01.01.56) - "Outlaw Hunt" 21 (15.01.56) - "The strange Mister York"

Series IV Titles
01 (01.02.56) - "Il cavaliere del Texas" (The Texas Knight)
02 (15.02.56) - "Rio Kid gioca la prima carta"(Rio Kid Plays the First Card)
03 (01.03.56) - "Nelle mani dello Scorpione" (In the Hands of Scorpio)
04 (15.03.56) - "Yuma Kid"
05 (01.04.56) - "Tragico assedio" (Tragic Seige)
06 (15.04.56) - "La Banda dei Fantasmi" (The Gang of Ghosts)
07 (01.05.56) - "Il tesoro della Mesa Verde" (The Treasure of Mesa Verde)
08 (15.05.56) - "Il ritorno del Coccodrillo d'Argento" (The Return of the Silver Crocodile)
09 (01.06.56) - "Agguato a Thunder Canyon" (Ambush in Thunder Canyon)

Series V Titles
01 (15.06.56) - "Il giustiziere rosso" (The Red Executioner)
02 (01.07.56) - "La carica infernale" (The Infernal Charge)
03 (15.07.56) - "La freccia misteriosa" (The Mysterious Arrow)
04 (01.08.56) - "L'oro del deserto" (The Gold of the Desert)
05 (15.08.56) - "I Figli del Sole" (The Sons of the Sun)
06 (01.09.56) - "La cattura di Jefford" (Jefford’s Capture)
07 (15.09.56) - "Arizona in fiamme" (Arizona on Fire)
08 (01.10.56) - "La gola del serpente" (The Snake’s Throat)
09 (15.10.56) - "La scomparsa di Jefford" (The Disappearance of Jeffords)
10 (01.11.56) - "Il massacro della valle segreta" (The Massacre of the Secret Valley)
11 (15.11.56) - "Il segno di Za La Mort" (The Sign of Zia La Mort)
12 (01.12.56) - "Mortale insidia" (Deadly Pitfall)

Serie VI Titles
01 (15.12.56) - "Il Sergente York" (Sergeant York)
02 (01.01.57) - "La cittร  morta" (The Dead City)
03 (15.01.57) - "La foresta in fiamme" (The Forest in Flames)
04 (01.02.57) - "Addio Grande Capo" (Goodbye Big Boss)

05 (15.02.57) - "I Cavalieri del Demonio" (The Knights of the Devil)
06 (01.03.57) - "Il segreto del monastero" (The Secret of the Monastery)
07 (15.03.57) - "La voce del vulcano" (The Voice of of the Volcano)
08 (01.04.57) - "Sangue sul fiume" (Blood on the River)
09 (15.04.57) - "Fucili contro frecce" (Rifles Against Arrows)
10 (01.05.57) - "Fuga disperata" (Desperate Escape)
11 (15.05.57) - "Il fortino abbandonato" (The Abandoned Fort)
12 (01.06.57) - "Jute, il meticcio" (Jute, the Half-Caste)
13 (15.06.57) - "Il totem parlante" (The Talking Totem)
14 (01.07.57) - "Partita d'azzardo" (Game of Chance)
15 (15.07.57) - "I misteriosi Bora-Bora" (The Mysterious Bora-Bora)

Serie VII
01 (01.08.57) - "Il Cavaliere Nero" (The Black Knight)
02 (15.08.57) - "Il cerchio si stringe" (The Circle Tightens)
03 (01.09.57) - "La fine della traccia" (The End of the Track)
04 (15.09.57) - "Fiamme al Big Pecos" (Flames at the Big Pecos)
05 (01.10.57) - "Nel rifugio di Barton" (In Barton's Refuge)
06 (15.10.57) - "Sinistri alleati" (Allied Claims)
07 (01.11.57) - "Il cimitero indiano" (The Indian Cemetery)
08 (15.11.57) - "Un colpo clamoroso (A Sensational Blow)
09 (01.12.57) - "Ore disperate" (Desperate Hours)
10 (15.12.57) - "Attacco al ranch" (Attack on the Ranch)
11 (01.01.58) - "Lo sceriffo di Winter City" (The Sheriff of Winter City)
12 (15.01.58) - "Giustizia รจ fatta!" (Justice is Done)
13 (01.02.58) - "Dollari falsi" (Fake Dollars)
14 (15.02.58) - "Ai ferri corti" (At Loggerheads)
15 (01.03.58) - "Assalto al treno" (Assault on the Train)
16 (15.03.58) - "Fuga nel deserto" (Escape to the Desert)
17 (01.04.58) - "Complotti nell'ombra" (Plots in the Shadows)

18 (26.04.58) - "L'ultima carta di Crocker" (Crocker's Last Card)

Series VIII Titles
01 (01.05.58) - "El Kid, il fuorilegge" (El Kid, the Outlaw)
02 (15.05.58) - "La fine di un rinnegato" (The End of the Renegade)
03 (01.06.58) - "Comanches!"
04 (15.06.58) - "El Kid attacca" (El Kid Attacks)
05 (01.07.58) - "Fra due fuochi" Between Two Fires)
06 (15.07.58) - "Il ritorno di El Kid" (The Return of El Kid)
07 (01.08.58) - "Intrighi nell'ombra" (Intrigue in the Shadows)
08 (15.08.58) - "Impresa disperata" (Desperate Enterprise)
09 (01.09.58) - "Il segreto della caverna" (The Secret of the Cave)
10 (15.09.58) - "Strada bloccata" (Road Blocked)
11 (01.10.58) - "Sterminio nel canyon" (Extermination in the Canyon)
12 (15.10.58) - "Sangue per le strade" (Blood in the Streets)
13 (01.11.58) - "La fine di Kanada Kid" (The End of the Canada Kid)
14 (15.11.58) - "Lotta con Serie IX (Fight With Series IX)

Series IX Titles

01 (01.12.58) - "La Pattuglia dei Bufali" (The Buffalo Patrol)
02 (15.12.58) - "Il traditore di Fort Bufalo" (The Traitor of Fort Buffalo)
03 (01.01.59) - "Delitto nella riserva" (Crime in the Reverse)
04 (15.01.59) - "Il terribile Murieta" (The Terrible Murieta)
05 (01.02.59) - "Evasione da Fort Bridger" (Escape from Fort Bridger)
06 (15.02.59) - "Il grande sterminio" (The Great Extermination)
07 (01.03.59) - "Un caso misterioso" (The Mysterious Case)
08 (15.03.59) - "La cittร  senza legge" (The City Without Law)
09 (01.04.59) - "La Gola del Coyote" (Coyote Gorge)
10 (15.04.59) - "Senza scampo" (Without Escape)
11 (01.05.59) - "Il figlio della magia" (The Son of Magic)
12 (15.05.59) - "La notte di terrore" (The Night of Terror)
13 (01.06.59) - "La carica dei bisonti" (The Charge of Bisnon)

14 (15.06.59) - "L'uomo di pietra" i mostri" *The Stone Man Monster)

Serie X Titles
01 (01.07.59) - "Il segno del corvo" (The Sign of the Crow)
02 (15.07.59) - "Disperata difesa" (Desperate Defense)
03 (01.08.59) - "Il palo della tortura" (The Torture Pole)
04 (15.08.59) - "Attacco notturno" (Night Attack)
05 (01.09.59) - "Sangue sulla prateria" (Blood on the Prairie)
06 (15.09.59) - "La danza della scure" (The Dance of the Axe)
07 (01.10.59) - "Morte all'alba" (Death at Dawn)
08 (15.10.59) - "La capanna sulla collina" (The Hut on the Hill)
09 (01.11.59) - "Rocky contro tutti" Rocky Against All)
10 (15.11.59) - "L'uomo nell'ombra" (The Man in the Shadows)
11 (01.12.59) - "Buffalo Rosso" (Red Buffalo)
12 (15.12.59) - "Alla riscossa" (To the Rescue)
13 (01.01.60) - "La conca dell'oro" (The Gold Basin)
14 (15.01.60) - "Il gorgo fatale" (The Fatal Vortex)

 

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