| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | The Nightmare Empire |
| Featuring | Young Eagle |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Young Eagle |
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| Comic Story | The Nightmare Empire Chapter One The River of Flame (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two military supply trains have been bushwacked and the wagons stolen. South of the border, phony U.S. soldiers rob and kill. In his search of the bandits, Young Eagle is trapped in a cave, which is set on fire with burning oil. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Young Eagle; Colonel Scott; Captain Price; Lieutenant Santoro; General Blaine |
| Notes | The art here matches Peddy's credited work on Explorer Joe, especially the faces with broad mouth. |
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| Comic Story | Bathing Blues (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Mule and a friend are gone fishing. |
| Featuring | Mule Ears |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Mule Ears |
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| Text Story | Overtime Sheriff (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The brother of a jailed rustler is out to kill the Sheriff who put him there. |
| Credits | Script: Dick Kraus (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Roy Jeffers (Sheriff); Newt Robie (cattleman); Clint Houghton (rustler); Blackjack Houghton (gunman) |
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| Comic Story | Safety Alarm |
| Synopsis | Buckshot has invented a new burglar alarm. |
| Featuring | Buckshot |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Bolle | Inks: Frank Bolle |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Buckshot |
| Notes | Very probable Bolle art. He made a few western gag strips, like Pistol Pakin' Patty, and the inklines on Buckshot is very similar to his Tim Holt stories, also the hats, trousers and faces are matching. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Coming Comic Attractions |
| Featuring | Lash LaRue Western |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Lash LaRue |
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| Comic Story | The Nightmare Empire Chapter Two Death's Horsemen (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Eagle escapes from the burning oil in the cave and gets back to warn Captain Price of an ambush. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Young Eagle; Colonel Scott; Captain Price; Lieutenant Santoro; General Blaine; Spider |
| Notes | Notes as for chapter one. |
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| Comic Story | Moment Musical (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Old Smokey has been at a concert led by Beethoven, he thinks. |
| Featuring | Old Smokey |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Old Smokey; Higgle |
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| Comic Story | The Nightmare Empire Chapter Three Traitor's Trap (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Eagle escapes from Blaine's army of murderers and leads the cavalry back to wipe them out. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Young Eagle; Colonel Scott; Captain Price; Lieutenant Santoro; General Blaine |
| Notes | Notes as for chapter one. |
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