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The Alex Toth Reader #2

Oct 2005 · Pure Imagination · 25.00 USD
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This second volume in the Alex Toth Reader series continues to showcase the master storyteller's legendary work, collecting a range of his comic book stories and illustrations from the 1950s through the 1970s. Featuring a curated selection of Toth's crisp, dynamic artwork across genres like war, western, and adventure, this edition highlights his influential draftsmanship and innovative panel layouts.

"War on the Streets" showcases Alex Toth’s masterful storytelling and sharp, expressive art in a classic military satire, as country bumpkin Will Stockdale’s earnest but bewildering attempts to transfer from the Air Force to the infantry spark chaos and hilarity. With every line drawn and inked by Toth himself, this 2005 issue from Pure Imagination presents a uniquely crisp, timeless comic experience, and the cover by Toth perfectly captures the story’s wry, deadpan tone.

Contains 12 stories
War on the Streets
12 pp · Crime
Danny RogersBomber BoydNickPeggy ReganPaMotherBushyJudge
The Burner
5.5 pp · Crime
Nick LugoIke DoyleKittyCharley
The Armored Car Murders
7.75 pp · Crime
JakePete GruberJoe Wirtz
Stephen Fuller Austin "Father of Texas"
4 pp · Biography, Western-Frontier
Stephen Fuller AustinSam Houston
The Temptation of Sam McGraw
9 pp · Western-Frontier
Roy RogersTrigger (horse)Sam McGraw
No Time For Sergeants
32 pp · Humor
Script John Lee Mahin
Will StockdaleBen WhitledgeSgt. Orville KingIrvin Blanchard

Will Stockdale, a country bumpkin fresh out of the draft, stumbles into the Air Force with all the grace of a bull in a china shop. His earnest attempts to transfer to the infantry keep Sergeant Orville King on his toes and leave Ben Whitledge and Irvin Blanchard scratching their heads—until they realize just how much trouble he might be.

The Time Machine
33 pp · Science Fiction
GeorgeDavid FilbyMrs. Watchett (housekeeper)James FilbyWeenavarious Morlochs
The Wild 'Un Comes Home
4 pp · Western-Frontier
Tim HallRon HallDake Dabby (bank robber)Slim Creel (bank robber)
Lights, Camera, Danger
16 pp · Detective-Mystery
Stuart BaileyJeff SpencerKookie
Pirate, Beware
10 pp · Humor
Captain HuxleySusanna Pomeroy
Gale Storm
1 pp · Humor
Captain HuxleySusanna Pomeroy
A Wet Walk
1 pp · Humor
Danny WilliamsRusty WilliamsLinda Williams

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Full credits

artist, inker Alex Toth
cover pencils, inks Alex Toth

Reprints

↩ Reprints Crime and Punishment #66 (1954), Jace Pearson's Tales of the Texas Rangers #15 (1957), Roy Rogers and Trigger #119 (1957), Four Color #914 (1958), Four Color #1066 (1960), The Rifleman #3 (1960), Four Color #1105 (1960), Four Color #1106 (1960), Four Color #1085 (1960), Four Color #1180 (1961)

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