European Western Comics - COLLANA GRANDE WEST

 

Grand West stories

A comic book series in the "Albo d'Oro" format reprinting various material, primarily sourced from the Collana Jolly series (Astro, 1959)—such as Gordon Short, Bill West (using Lone Ranger artwork), and selected episodes from Albi del Condor (Cecchini, 1955, all by Annibale Casabianca), Scotty Rider by N. Benedettuci, Calam, la Pantera del West by Franco Donatelli, Roger Falco by Guida, and Jimmy Turbine by Bongrani—as well as Silver by Gino Cossio (Ardea, 1959) and Buffaletto Bill by Giovanni Benvenuti from the Collana Arizona series (Artistampa, 1963). Issue #8 is listed in records but has not been located.

Grand West Stories was issued in 1962 with issue #1 being released in January of that year and ending with issue #7 in July. It was published in Milan, Italy by ARA. Each issue contained 128 black & white pages with color covers.

 

Titles

01 (00.00.62) - "Agguato alla diligenza" (The Stagecoach Ambush)

02 (00.00.62) - “La vendetta del viso pallido” (The Paleface’s Revenge)

03 (00.00.62) - "Furore al Messico" (The Mexican Way)

04 (00.00.62) - “Il seme dell’odio” (The Seed of Hatred)

05 (00.00.62) - “Wanted 50.000 $” (Wanted, $50,000)

06 (00.00.62) - “Evasione!” (Escape!)

07 (00.00.62) - "La carovana" (The Caravan)