Monday, January 13, 2025

European Western Comic Books - California

 








California

This comic book series is a translated western series of Billy the Kid produced in English by Fleetway integrating the original plates (partly by Jesus Blasco) with others created by A. Crespi. In the appendix western stories by Pier Luigi De Julio, Gaetano Vitelli and Restaino and episodes of Cino and Franco by Lyman and Bob Young: “The Living Fossil” (#1), “Black Adventure” (#2), “Manhunt” (#4) and “Packy’s Adventure” (#7). Covers were by Enzo Carretti, A. Crespi and Tullo Palasciano. California is then reprinted in other periodicals of the American Editions: Avvenrua West (4) in 1963, Lo Sceriffo Slade in 1964 and Gli eroi dell’avventura in 1965. Images were drawn by Nestore Corti.

It was published in 1963 with issue #1 being released on January 3, 1963, and ending later that same year on July 1. It was published by ENG in Rome, Italy under the supervision of editor Mario Nerbini. Each issue contained 32 black and white pages with colotr covers.

 

Titles

01 (15.03.63) - "I fuorilegge del West" (The Outlaws of the West)

02 (01.04.63) - "La valle della sete" (The Valley of Thirst)

03 (15.04.63) - "I terroristi del Nevraska" (The Terrorists of Nebraska)

04 (01.05.63) - "L'attacco alla ferrovia" (The Railroad Attack)

05 (15.05.63) - "Assalto alla banca" (The Bank Robbery)

06 (01.06.63) - "La banda di Spider Levis" (The Spider Levis Gang)

07 (15.06.63) - "La scomparsa di Satana" (The Disappearance of Satan)

08 (01.07.63) - "Il principe dei pistoleros" (The Prince of Gunslingers)

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