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| − | During the 1990s,American Comics Group (ACG) assets were acquired by entrepreneur Roger Broughton. |
+ | During the 1990s,American Comics Group (ACG) assets were acquired by entrepreneur Roger Broughton. However all published works published before 1964 had to have their copyrights renewed 28 years after publication, and all of the ACG comics published before 1964 were not renewed. So, Broughton's estate only owns the copyrights for the work published after 1964 such as Nemesis, Magicman, and later Herbie stories. |
== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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Revision as of 23:10, 27 November 2010
| Cowboy Sahib | |
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Real Name |
Joe "Cowboy" King |
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First Appearance |
Hooded Horseman #26 (1952) |
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Original Publisher |
ACG |
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Created by |
Richard Hughes and Leonard Starr |
Golden Age Origin
Riding the Tiger
Joe "Cowboy" King was an American World War II pilot who operated in and around India, who dressed and acted like a cowboy. Even though the military command thought his theatrics were ridiculous, they could not deny he was their best pilot. While planning to return home after the war, he saw a horse that belonged to a local ruler, Sultan Malevo, and decided he wanted the animal for himself.
To win the horse, Joe challenged the Sultan to a game of poker. If the American won he would receive all of the Sultan's cash, a nice ring, and the throne of Larijuna, a small principality near Tibet. Of course Joe won the game, but since the sultan was a sore loser, he had to shoot his way out cowboy style. Unfortunately, in the chaos, Joe killed the brother of Almita, a girl he was attracted to. Even though she also loved Joe, she swore revenge against him for the death of her brother. Joe became the ruler of Larijuna and ordered his people to call him Cowboy, to which they added the honorific Sahib and thus he became Cowboy Sahib.
Golden Age Appearances
- Hooded Horseman vol. 1 #26-27
- Hooded Horseman vol. 2 #18-22
Notes
During the 1990s,American Comics Group (ACG) assets were acquired by entrepreneur Roger Broughton. However all published works published before 1964 had to have their copyrights renewed 28 years after publication, and all of the ACG comics published before 1964 were not renewed. So, Broughton's estate only owns the copyrights for the work published after 1964 such as Nemesis, Magicman, and later Herbie stories.