Amazed by Aparo: "The Fastest Gun in De Wast" by O'Neil and Aparo

Saddle up, Side-winders! It's time Wander down the ol' dusty trail again for another chapter in the greatest sci-fi/western series ever produced by Denny O'Neil (under the pen name of Sergius O'Shaugnessey) and Jim Aparo! From Cheyenne Kid #70 (October 1968) here comes..."The Fastest Gun in De Wast"!

Bring on the Back-ups Week! Amazed by Aparo: "Medicine Man!" by O'Neil and Aparo

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's been way too long since we Wander-ed into the back-pages of Charlton's Cheyenne Kid to dig on Denny O'Neil (writing as Sergius O'Shaugnessey) and Jim Aparo's western/sci-fi romp Wander! "Medicine Man!" is Wander's second appearance (you can read the first one here), appearing in Cheyenne Kid #67 (April 1968). Slap leather and grab your laser gun, kemosabe!

Bring On the Back-ups: Charlton Comics' Wander

Starting with issue #66 (February 1968), in the back pages of Charlton's Cheyenne Kid there ran a very strange and literally far-out strip called Wander. Created by writer Denny O'Neil (under his nom de plume Sergius O'Shaugnessy) and initially drawn by the magnificent Jim Aparo (with Charlton mainstay Fred Himes taking over the art chores with issue #72,--he'd eventually write the strip, as well), Wander is the story of an alien who comes to earth right smack in the middle of the U.S. Old West. To give the strip an even wilder twist, our hero speaks The King's English, since it was around the Middle Ages since his people last visited the earth. The mixture of sci-fi, cowboys, and humor made for a fun strip, to say the least, and Wander's adventures lasted through Cheyenne Kid #87 (August 1971). Check out Wander's debut story by "O'Shaugnessy" and Aparo, raht'chere, raht now! Forsooth!