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Cover: Neal Adams

DC Special #6

Jan 1970 · DC · 0.25 USD
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"Behold the Wild Frontier" delivers a gripping Western tale from 1970, spotlighting Bill Cody’s return to Fort Kiowa as he races to save his friend Old Fletch and his men from an imminent Indian attack. Through a tense flashback, the story revisits a pivotal moment from twelve years prior, when a young Bill Cody stood on the brink of becoming a Pony Express rider. Joe Kubert’s powerful artwork brings the frontier’s raw drama to life, while Neal Adams’ iconic cover captures the story’s rugged intensity.

Contains 7 stories
Behold the Wild Frontier
9.33 pp · Western-Frontier
Gramp (narrator of tales)LarryMike
Daniel Boone, Son of Chief Black Fish!
7.44 pp · Western-Frontier
Daniel BooneChief Black FishWalking Beaver
The Junior Ghost Patrol!
9.12 pp · Historical, Western-Frontier
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]Dan HunterThe Ghost Patrol [Captain Joe CarsonSergeant Jim BellCorporal Jack BirchArtilleryman Johnny Little - all young teenagers and younger]Captain Rawson
War Stick of Chief Fighting Elk!
7.44 pp · Western-Frontier
Davy CrockettGeneral Andrew JacksonBright Fox

In "War Stick of Chief Fighting Elk!" from DC Special #6 (1970), Davy is sent on a high-stakes mission to meet with the Chocktaw chief Bright Fox, tasked with securing their alliance before the British can sway them—each side hoping to turn the tide of the frontier war. The story unfolds with the weight of diplomacy and danger, as Davy must navigate the delicate politics of tribal leadership and the looming threat of conflict.

Raiders of the Oregon Trail
7.33 pp · Western-Frontier
Kit CarsonLt. John FremontWallaceKnowlesSilent Deer

In "Raiders of the Oregon Trail," Kit faces a relentless threat as the warlike Klamath tribe dismantles the vital 500-mile supply line he's building to open the West to California. With the frontier at stake, Kit must protect his fragile progress against a determined enemy that sees the trail as a threat to their way of life.

Young Bill -- of the Pony Express!
7.44 pp
William F. "Buffalo Bill" CodyOld Fletch [Fred Benton]AugieFarrel

In a tense stand at Fort Kiowa, Bill rides in to rally the Army’s aid for his friend Old Fletch and his trapped party under Indian attack. As the fighting pauses, Fletch shares a memory from twelve years prior—when young Bill Cody faced his own test before joining the Pony Express.

The Tenderfoot Deputy
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]Sheriff Tom MilesRudy RansomHighboy HigginsEddie GravesRed-Eye (crook)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $51
CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $901
CGC 9.6 · 11 in census $267*
CGC 9.4 · 11 in census $154*
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $109*
CGC 9.0 · 7 in census $89*
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $73*
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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $36*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $32*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $27*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $25*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Kubert
cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

Reprints

↩ Reprints Detective Comics #178 (1951), World's Finest Comics #69 (1954), The Legends of Daniel Boone #1 (1955), Frontier Fighters #4 (1956), Frontier Fighters #6 (1956)

Reprinted in Tomahawk #6/1970 (1970)

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