Matt Savage Trail Boss

Matt Savage was an army scout who served bravely, but then went into work as a miner, but that didn't work out. So, Matt Savage took to the trails and was a trail boss, leading cattle and settlers through the rough terrain of Texas to Kansas in the 19th Century.

His adventures ran from Western Comics #77 to #85 (and looked a little like John Wayne!), with cover art by Gil Kane and Joe Giella, with stories by Gardner Fox.

Later stories related him to Scalphunter/Brian Savage and Balloon Buster/Steve Savage.

Western Comics #77 and #78 (September-October and November-December, 1959)

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Western Comics #79 and #80 (January-February and March-April, 1960)

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Western Comics #81 and #82 (May-June and July-August, 1960)

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Western Comics #83 and #84 (September-October and November-December, 1960)

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Western Comics #85 (January-February, 1961)

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