Artifacts: Classics Illustrated #135 and Dell #860 Wyatt Earp

Classics Illustrated seems like a pretty good idea: put classic novels into a comic book format for kids.  The artwork here is pretty good.

By and large, the story is from the regular soldiers' point of view and deals with events leading up to the conflict.  Here's the pivotal moment in the battle.

The war ends up leaving a bunch of cynical, jaded survivors to carry on.  Oh, belated spoilers.  The French lose.  Sorry.

Meanwhile, here we have an adaption of a 50's TV show.  My parents remembered it.

Old Black Bart (or whatever his name is) may be a dirty, no-good cattle rustler, and card cheat, but he does have a point here.

Lastly, I have to wonder.  How did Wyatt Earp get to be a quick-draw artist with that ridiculously long-barreled gun?  The guy must have insane reflexes.

Hopefully I will someday become famous enough on the Internet to merit my own comic page listing my enemies.  Dare to dream.