Legends of the Old West
Real People from the American Wild West
As a child and teenager living in England, I was entranced by movies showing the Wild West - ones like High Noon, Gunfight at the OK Corrall and Cheyenne Autumn. While many of the characters in movies and television westerns were fictional, some were based on and used the name of real people. Gunfight at the OK Corrall is a case in point. Wyatt Earp and his brothers really existed and they really did take part in that gunfight. Without a doubt, Wyatt Earp is a legend of the American Wild We...

Belle Starr Famous Woman of the West
Belle Starr Bold Woman of the American West
There is myth that has to be sorted out if you explore the story of Belle Starr. Nevertheless, think about the path a young lady may go down if guys like the Jesse James brothers, and also another set of brothers called the Youngers, rode in on horses with fancy saddles to your parent's home, asked for sanctuary, and were allowed to stay. Or when a teenager, your father was proud that your older brother, Ed, joined a band of civil war guerrillas for the Confederate Army in Missouri to reek ha...

Dress Like Belle Starr
Belle Starr Halloween Costume
Put together a Belle Starr costume for Halloween, Rodeo or Mule days. It might take awhile to put the getup together and I advise to start early enough it make the target date. I will give you a little background. Belle Starr made the newspapers in the late nineteenth century. Back then many newspapers where like the grocery aisle sheets of today. You may not be getting facts. The printers of her day did call her the Bandit Queen and she did have to stand before county judges to answer for t...

Wild West Action!
Welcome to the Wild (but kid-friendly) West!
You wouldn't expect a group with a name like Atomic Kommie Comics to have a line of kool kollectibles with a Western flavor! But, we are BIG fans of the fictional Old West... Men were REAL men. Women were REAL women! And, best of all, EVERYBODY carried guns! Return with us now, to those thrilling days of Yesteryear...(Gee, that sounds familiar!)