I should not be surprised that the "Bandit Chieftain of the Wild West"was a popular subject for comic books. Boasting of prison breaks, deadliest deeds, gun-toting trap of terror and death to the gringos, I can see the appeal for youngsters who buy into the mythology of the cowboy bandit.
I wondered if these vintage comics made a resurgence at Comicans that are so popular around the country. When googling Jesse James at Comican, I discovered a Jesse James Comics located in Glendale, Arizona who regularly shows at various Comicans.
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Can it be a mere coincidence that Jesse James comics is based in Glendale and one of Jesse James' most notorious crimes was the heist of the Glendale Train? I found a rare newspaper from 1881 that details the event. Notice not only their names and cities match, but the train robbery occurred in 1879 and Jesse James comics was formed in 2009. Could the comic book hero have come to life as a comic book owner? Or perhaps the outlaw was reincarnated as a comic book owner? That seems like a bit of a stretch, but stranger things have happened.
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