Welcome to the Wild (but kid-friendly) West!
But, we are BIG fans of the fictional Old West...
Men were REAL men.
Women were REAL women!
And, best of all, EVERYBODY carried guns!
Return with us now, to those thrilling days of Yesteryear...(Gee, that sounds familiar!)
Masked Western Heroes 2010 12-Month Calendar

A dozen Golden Age comic covers featuring Western heroes who know that to fight for Justice beyond the Law, sometimes you must wear a mask.
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Cisco Kid (& Pancho) 2010 12-Month Calendar

12 classic comic book covers featuring the FIRST Hispanic multi-media superstar and his sidekick Pancho!
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Real-Life Western Comics 2010 12-Month Calendar

A dozen classic comic covers featuring Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Annie Oakley, Sam Bass of DeadWood, and other REAL Western personalities fill this calendar to bursting with Old West excitement!
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Western Comics Adventures 2010 12-Month Calendar

See why the Western was the most popular genre of the 1950s with these 12 dynamic, digitally-restored and remastered covers from the Golden Age of Comics!
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The ORIGINAL Ghost Rider
with art by the great Frank Frazetta!

He began life in the late 1940s as The Calico Kid, a masked hero whose secret identity was a lawman who felt justice was constrained by legal limitations. (There were a lot of those heroes in comics and pulps of the 40s!)
But, with masked heroes in every genre doing a slow fade-out, and both westerns and horror on the rise, the character was re-imagined in 1949 as comics' first horror / western character!
The Ghost Rider himself was NOT a supernatural being.
He wore a phosphorescent suit and cape, making him glow in the dark, appearing as a spectral presence to the (mostly) superstitious cowboys and Indians he faced.
And, since the inside of the cape was black, he'd reverse it, and appear in the dark to people as just a floating head, usually scaring a confession or needed information out of them.
In the series' early days the villains were standard owlhoots or, like The Rider, people pretending to be supernatural beings.
That changed around 1952, when he started facing real mystic menaces including Indian spirits, vampires, and even the Frankenstein Monster (though not the one from Prize Comics.)
Unfortunately, it was about this point in time that Dr. Wertham began his crusade against comics in general and horror comics in particular...
By 1954, The Ghost Rider had lost his series. The next year he disappeared entirely.
If you're a fan of Westerns, horror, masked heroes, or all three genres, take a long, lingering look at The Ghost Rider!
You'll not see his like again!
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here in the "Masked Heroes" section!
Masked Heroes
Sometimes Justice had to wear a mask...

Masked Ranger!
Black Phantom!
Red Mask!
Lone Rider!
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Annie Oakley
Does Hillary remind you of her?

Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here.
Lobo
The FIRST Black Cowboy Hero in comic books!

Show off your pop-culture knowledge with kool kollectibles featuring comics' FIRST Black cowboy!
Created the same year (1966) as Marvel's Black Panther (who guest-starred in Fantastic Four, but didn't get his own strip until 1973 or his own book until 1977), Lobo was the FIRST Black character with HIS OWN BOOK! (Other Black characters had their own strips in anthology titles, but Lobo was the first to have his name AS the title!)
Lobo only ran two issues, and now you can have the collectibles like t-shirts, magnets, mousepads, etc., they never made during his title's too-brief run!
Choose from several designs (including his FIRST and FINAL appearances) on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking on either Lobo the First or Lobo the Second
The Cisco Kid & Pancho
The FIRST Hispanic multi-media heroes return!

O Henry's "Robin Hood of the West" and his amigo wandered thru movies, radio, tv, newspaper strips and comic books from the 1920s to the 60s (in each case BEFORE Zorro!)...and finally they're back in retro-style collectibles for you or your parents!
And they make great Cinco de Mayo gifts!
Choose from several designs (including their FIRST appearance) on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Native American/Indian/AmerInd Heroes!
Good Guys who AREN'T SideKicks!

We're proud to offer designs featuring heroic Indian/Native American/AmerInd lead characters (not sidekicks like Tonto or Little Beaver, who also had their own comics) who battled evil and injustice, no matter who was committing it, cowboy or Indian! (Yes, in these books, the Indian wins!)
So far, we have two collectible designs each for Red Arrow and Indian Braves (featuring Green Arrowhead), and we'll be adding more as we acquire or borrow books to scan.
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Bad Grrrls, Bad Grrrls, What'cha Gonna Do...?
Men aren't the ONLY Outlaws!

On the prairie, the females sometimes had to be as hard as the males...if not harder!
Show you're a woman who doesn't take sh-t from anyone!
Shirts, tops, mousepads, and other goodies featuring gals who can shoot as well as guys are just the thing for you!
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
REAL Western Heroes (& Heroines)
Where truth and myth collide...

Many of the tales of the Old West are based on the lives of REAL men and women.
Of course, how MUCH of the tales are true, and how much was (to put it politely) embellishment may never be ascertained, but the stories (and art) remain for our enjoyment.
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Broncho Bill

Choose from several designs (including his FIRST appearance) on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Pancho VIlla of Mexico
Hero or Villain?

Freedom Fighter!
Bandit!
Hero!
Villain!
I suppose it depends on which side of the Rio Grande you were born on.
No matter what you think of him, he looks impressive in this image from his FIRST comic book appearance!
AND, it's illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler, who's done five official portraits of American Presidents!
Read about him at...
http://www.mastersofportraitart.com/portraitartists/everettraymondkinstler/bio.htm
Have a look at this classic design on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Make great Cinco de Mayo gifts!
Kid Cowboy
The Cowboy ANY kid could be!

A Kid-Only EXCLUSIVE!
From the 1950s, heyday of Western Pop Culture comes...Kid Cowboy!
Rough!
Tough!
Ready to take on ANY hombre! (but not old enough to shave!)
And his merchandise is KID-ONLY! NO adult sizes!
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here!
Love in the Old West
Romantic Westerns (or is that Western Romances?)

Nothing says "I Love You" like gunpowder, horse blankets, and guys who don't bathe for days, right?
Right?
They thought so back in the 1950s, when two of the most popular fiction genres--romances and Westerns were combined!
We have digitally-restored and remastered the best of the comic cover art from that all-too-brief period of American literature for a new line of Valentine's Day goodies including greeting cards, diaries, teddy bears, even shirts, tops, and, well...bottoms for men & women.
Just the thing for the cowboy or cowgirl in your life!
Choose from several designs on shirts, messenger bags, mousepads, mugs & other kool kollectibles by clicking here
Comic CowBoy Christmas Cards
Try saying THAT five times fast!

Classic design featuring The Lone Ranger you and your parents will remember from your childhood, now digitally-restored and remastered!
Only $4.99 each!
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Or get a 10-pack for $24.99! Save $2.50 per card!
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Or...go for a 20-pack for only $34.99! That's MORE than HALF-PRICE over the single card price!
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Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear...
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Bad Cowboys!
CowGIRLS!
Masked Cowboys!
and...DINOSAURS???
It's not just a Wild West, it's a Weird West, too!
Chose from clothing, mousepads, magnets, and other goodies that will make great birthday or Christmas presents!







