Number 2024: Nuggets ain’t chicken

This is an example of early work by comics journeyman and Marvel star artist, John Buscema. Wild Bill Pecos and his scruffy, bearded sidekick, Nuggets Nugent, were characters appearing in The Westerner Comics. This story not only showcases Buscema's ability to draw cowboys and horses, but also beautiful girls. Dang, that Lulu Belle certainly turned Nuggets’ head; mine too!

From The Westerner Comics #33 (1951):

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