Western True Crime

From 1948 to 1949, Superior Publishers brought a gritty, fact-based approach to the Old West with Western True Crime, a six-issue comic series that blended frontier lore with hard-boiled crime reporting. Each installment presented dramatized accounts of real-life outlaws, lawmen, and vigilantes, aiming to entertain while claiming a foundation in historical events. Though short-lived, the series stands as a notable early example of the true-crime comic trend, predating the genre's later boom and offering a raw, unvarnished look at the lawless side of American history.