by Paul Green
Kiel and Isaac join forces with assassin Golgol 30 to confront the men chasing Laila.
“GONE WITH THE SMOKE” (1:19); AIR DATE: MARCH 6, 2000.
Sheyenne, Kiel, and Isaac arrive at their final destination, to discover they are wanted.
“FALUNA STRUCK” (1:20); AIR DATE: MARCH 13, 2000.
Sheyenne discovers that Kianu has been using Sheyenne's body.
“ONCE UPON A TIME IN FARGAIA” (1:21); AIR DATE: MARCH 20, 2000.
Sheyenne duels with Kianu as centuries-old secrets are finally revealed.
“The Last of Sheyenne” (1:22); Air date: March 27, 2000.
The frustrated desires of a goddess result in the second coming of Twilight Venom.
Wild Bill Pecos
[Comic book character]
Adventures of the marshal of Tombstone City, Wild Bill Pecos, and his deputy, Nuggets Nugent.
“THE RIDDLE OF THE PETRIFIED FOREST” [WMW]
First publication: The Westerner (1949); Art: Mort Lawrence; Publisher: Patches Publications.
Wild Bill Pecos and Nuggets Nugent investigate reports of ghostly sightings in Petrified Forest. To their amazement they discover the ghosts are albinos, “the last survivors of an ancient cave man tribe” living deep within the forest.
Wild Guns
[Video game; SFW]
Release date: August 12, 1994; Third-person fixed viewpoint shooter (TPS); Developer: Natsume; Publisher: Natsume, Titus Software.
Wild Guns is a science fiction Western shooter from a third-person perspective. Annie hires bounty hunter Clint to help her seek revenge on the gang who killed a member of her family.
Levels of play include Carson City, Desolation Canyon, an armored train, a gold mine and an ammunition depot. Robots serve as adversaries.
Wild Horse Phantom
(1944) [Film; WMW]
Premiere: October 28, 1944; Main Cast: Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson, Al “Fuzzy” St. John as Al St. John, Elaine Morey as Marian Garnet, Budd Buster as Ed Garnet, Kermit Maynard as Link Daggett; Producer: Sigmund Neufeld; Story: Milton Raison, George Wallace Sayre; Director: Sam Newfield; 56 min.; Producers Releasing Corporation; b/w.
Link Daggett and his gang are allowed to escape from prison so that Billy Carson can follow them through the labyrinths of supposedly haunted tunnels in the Wild Horse mine to recover stolen bank money.
Although the series of “Billy Carson” Westerns was set in the Old West, this feature begins with a 1940s prison break, complete with automobiles, before returning to an Old West setting.
Wild Times: Deathblow
[Comic book; SPW]
First publication: June 1999; Story: Norman Partridge; Art: Tommy Lee Edwards; Publisher: WildStorm-DC Comics.
Western adventure starring gunslinger Michael Cray a.k.a. Deathblow in a tale about the passing of the Old West as an industrialist seeks to gain power at the turn of the century with his steam-controlled airplane.
Wild West
[Pulp; UK; WW]
Alternate title for Wild West Weekly.
Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa
(1992) [Animated TV series; SFW]
Premiere: September 13, 1992; Main Cast: Pat Fraley as Marshall Moo Montana, Jim Cummings as Dakota Duke / Sheriff Terrorbull / The Masked Bull / Skull Duggery, Jeff Bennett as Cowlarado Kid, Kay Lenz as Kate Cudster; Creator: Ryan Brown; Producer: Mitch Schauer; 26 × 30 min.; Greengrass, DiC, Ruby-Spears, King World, Gunther-Wahl Productions; Color.
A radioactive comet crashes into the Western desert, causing a huge mesa cloud that transforms the local cattle and animals into cowboys.
Season One
Another Fine Moo Mesa (1:01); A Sheepful of Dollars (1:02); A Snake in Cow's Clothing (1:03); Bang 'em High (1:04); Bulls of a Feather (1:05); Dances with Bulls (1:06); Legend of Skull Duggery (1:07); School Days (1:08); Stolen on the River (1:09); The Big Cow Wow (1:10); Wedding Bull Blues (1:11); Westward, Whoa (1:12); Thoroughly Moodern Lily (1:13)
Season Two
Billy the Kidder (2:01); Boomtown or Bust (2:02); Circus Daze (2:03); Cow Pirates of Swampy Cove (2:04); How the West Was Shrunk (2:05); Night of the Cowgoyle (2:06); No Face to Hide (2:07); No Way to Treat a Lady (2:08); Skull Duggery Rides Again (2:09); The Cacklin' Kid (2:10); The Down Under Gang (2:11); The Fastest Filly in the West (2:12); The Wild West Pest (2:13)
1. [Comic book] First publication: 1992; Creator: Ryan Brown; Publisher: Archie Publications.
2. [Arcade game] Release date: 1992; Designer: Ryan Brown; Platform: Shooter Scrolling; Publisher: Konami.
Wild West Companion
[RPG book; WW]
Author: James Moore; First publication: 1998; Setting: Werewolf: The Wild West; Publisher: White Wolf Publishing.
Combination players and storytellers guide. Includes a history of the World of Darkness in the Savage West, a detailed description of the Storm Umbra and the Storm-Born creatures.
Wild West Weekly
[Pulp; UK; WW]
First publication: 1938; Publisher: Amalgamated Press.
Although this U.K.-produced pulp featured predominantly standard Western stories it did venture into Weird Western areas at times with its regular characters The Phantom Sheriff and Willis Screever.
Weird Western stories featuring The Phantom Sheriff:
The Trail of the Robot Robber: First publication: January 7, 1938.
The Trail of the Iron Octopus: First publication: January 14, 1938.
The Trail of the Ten-Inch Cowboys: First publication: Vol. 2 #42.
Weird Western stories featuring Willis Screever:
Willis Screever's Cast-Iron Cowboy: First publication: Vol. 2 #41.
Wild Western
[Comic Book]
First published: #3 (September 1948); Publisher: Atlas Comics.
Anthology title that continued the numbering from Wild West. The comic book included the occasional Weird Western story featuring Black Rider, Red Larabee, The Gunhawk, Kid Colt and Two-Gun Kid.
The Wild, Wild West
(1965) [TV series]
1. A blend of James Bond, steampunk and science fiction set in the Old West of the 1870s, The Wild Wild West was an inventive series created by Michael Garrison. Robert Conrad starred as James T. West, a secret agent working for President Ulysses S. Grant. His companion was master of disguise, Artemus Gordon, played by Ross Martin. Their mission was to save America from evil scientists such as Miguelito Loveless, a 3'6" dwarf intent on death and destruction. Plots involved Loveless attempting to poison the world's water with LSD, a giant tuning fork designed to destroy the homes of the rich, deformed puppetmaster Zachariah Skull accusing West of murdering a marionette and a Doctor Faustina creating a robot double of West.
Working from their gadget-filled customized train car, West provided the action with his love of fighting and Gordon portrayed numerous characters with his love of disguises.
Premiere: September 17, 1965; Main Cast: Robert Conrad as James T. West, Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon; Creator: Michael Garrison; Executive Producers: Philip Leacock, Michael Garrison; 104 × 60 min, 2 × 90 min.; CBS; b/w (Season One), Color.
Season One [SFW episodes]
“THE NIGHT OF THE GLOWING CORPSE” (1:07)
Air date: October 29, 1965; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Irving Moore.
The clues to the whereabouts of stolen radioactive franconium lead West and Gordon to a set of fingerprints found on the ankle of an attractive secretary.
“THE NIGHT THAT TERROR STALKED THE TOWN” (1:10)
Air date: November 19, 1965; Guest Stars: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Richard Kiel as Voltaire; Story: John Kneubuhl, Richard Landau; Director: Alvin Ganzer.
West awakes in a ghost town populated by dummies and is imprisoned by Dr. Loveless, who has plans to create a perfect double to replace West.
“THE NIGHT OF THE HUMAN TRIGGER” (1:12)
Air Date: December 3, 1965; Story: Norman Katkov; Director: Justis Addiss.
> West and Gordon are sent to investigate a series of devastating earthquakes accurately predicted in threatening pamphlets warning of destruction.
“THE NIGHT OF THE HOWLING LIGHT” (1:14)
Air Date: December 17, 1965; Guest Star: Sam Wanamaker as Dr. Arcularis; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Paul Wendkos.
Evil scientist Dr. Arcularis (Sam Wanamaker) is turning his staff into near-zombies who obey his commands.
“THE NIGHT OF THE STEEL ASSASSIN” (1:16)
Air Date: January 7, 1966; Guest Star: John Dehner as Iron Man Torres; Story: Calvin Clements; Director: Lee H. Katzin.
Following an explosion that left him crippled, Civil War officer Colonel “Iron Man” Torres has reconstructed his body with steel. With superhuman strength, Torres seeks revenge on those who wronged him, including President Grant.
“THE NIGHT OF THE FLAMING GHOST” (1:19) [WW]
Air date: January 21, 1966; Guest Star: John Doucette as John Obedian Brown; Story: Robert Hamner, Preston Wood; Director: Lee H. Katzin West tracks a man who claims to be abolitionist John Brown and says he cannot die.
“THE NIGHT OF THE PUPPETEER” (1:21) [SPW]
Air Date: February 25, 1966; Guest Star: Lloyd Bochner as Zachariah Skull; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Irving Moore.
Crazed craftsman Zachariah Skull creates steam-powered life-size puppets for a mock courtroom in order to seek revenge on West and the Supreme Court justices who sentenced him to execution.
“THE NIGHT OF THE DRUID'S BLOOD” (1:24)
Air Date: March 25, 1966; Guest Stars: Don Rickles as Asmodeus, Rhys Williams as Dr. Tristam; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Ralph Senensky.
Distinguished scientists are bursting into flames. West and Gordon discover that Amadeus and his evil assistant Dr. Tristam are killing them for the knowledge stored in the scientist's preserved brains.
“THE NIGHT OF THE BURNING DIAMOND” (1:26)
Air date: April 8, 1966; Guest Star: Robert Drivas as Morgan Midas; Story: Ken Kolb; Director: Irving Moore.
Investigating the puzzling case of the vanishing Kara diamond, West and Gordon discover that Morgan Midas is using an extract of distilled diamonds to enable him to move at super-speed and commit robberies.
“THE NIGHT OF THE MURDEROUS SPRING” (1:27)
Air date: April 15, 1966; Guest Star: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless; Story: John Kneubuhl; Director: Richard Donner.
West suffers hallucinations as a result of a powerful drug that Dr. Loveless has created to pollute the water supply and cause mass killing across America.
“THE NIGHT OF THE SUDDEN PLAGUE” (1:28)
Air date: April 22, 1966; Story: Ken Kolb; Director: Irving J. Moore.
The townsfolk of Willow Springs have been paralyzed while the entire town has been stripped of cash. An evil professor is perfecting the paralysis drug to kill the entire population of San Francisco.
Season Two [SFW episodes]
“THE NIGHT OF THE RAVEN” (2:03)
Air Date: September 30, 1966; Guest Stars: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Phyllis Newman as Princess Wanakee; Story: Ed Di Lorenzo; Director: Irving J. Moore.
West and Gordon enter the deserted town of Gravestown to rescue Chief War Eagle's kidnapped daughter Wanakee. The trail leads to their nemesis Dr. Loveless who shrinks West and Princess Wanakee to six inches in height, leaving them to fight a comparatively huge cat.
“THE NIGHT OF THE BIG BLAST” (2:04)
Air date: October 7, 1966; Guest Star: Ida Lupino as Dr. Faustina; Story: Ken Kolb; Director: Ralph Senensky.
Dr. Faustian and her mute servant Miklos bring a corpse, a look-like for Jim West, back to life. Faustina plans to have the duplicate West kill members of President Grant's cabinet and a look-alike Artemus kill the president.
“THE NIGHT OF THE RETURNING DEAD” (2:05)
Air date: October 14, 1966; Guest Stars: Sammy Davis Jr. as Jeremiah; Peter Lawford as Carl Jackson; Story: John Kneubuhl; Director: Richard Donner.
When West and Gordon confront a mysterious Confederate ghost rider, their bullets have no effect. The mysterious Jeremiah, a stable boy, claims to have power over animals and holds the key to the secret of the ghost rider.
“THE NIGHT OF THE FLYING PIE PLATE” (2:06)
Air date: October 21, 1966; Guest Star: Leslie Parrish as Morn; Writer: Daniel Ullman; Director: Robert Sparr.
When three green-skinned women claiming to be Venusians exit a spaceship that has apparently crashlanded and ask to trade their precious gems for gold to fuel their spaceship, West and Gordon sense confidence tricksters at work.
“THE NIGHT OF THE WATERY DEATH” (2:09)
Air date: November 11, 1966; Guest Star: Jocelyn Lane as Dominique; Story: Edward Di Lorenzo, Lew Garfinkle, Leigh Chapman; Director: Irving J. Moore.
West is shot with a dart from a blowgun by a woman dressed as a mermaid at the Mermaid Bar in San Francisco. He awakes aboard a gambling ship with a beautiful woman who screams they are being attacked by a fire-breathing sea dragon.
“THE NIGHT OF THE GREEN TERROR” (2:10)
Air date: November 18, 1966; Guest Star: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless; Story: John Kneubuhl; Director: Robert Sparr.
West and Gordon, riding through a forest surprisingly devoid of life to meet with Indian chief Bright Star, are approached by a knight in armor and an armed group of “Merry Men” who take them to meet their leader, Robin Hood alias Dr. Loveless. Loveless is killing the food supply of the Indians with his poisonous gas and promises to feed them if they will accept him as their ruler. West and Gordon soon discover Loveless has more lethal plans for his gas.
“THE NIGHT OF THE MAN-EATING HOUSE” (2:12)
Air date: December 2, 1966; Guest Star: Hurd Hatfield as Liston Lawrence Day; Story: John Kneubuhl; Director: Alan Crosland Jr.
West and Gordon, Sheriff Hollister and prisoner Liston Day rest at a deserted mansion haunted by the ghost of the prisoner's dead mother. A rejuvenated Liston Day plans to kill everyone in the state of Texas.
“THE NIGHT OF THE LORD OF LIMBO” (2:15)
Air date: December 30, 1966; Guest Star: Ricardo Montalban as Noel Bartley Vautrain; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Jesse Hibbs.
Crippled Confederate colonel Vautrain travels back in time with West and Gordon to restore his legs and change the outcome of the Civil War by murdering General Grant.
“THE NIGHT OF THE FEATHERED FURY” (2:17)
Air date: January 13, 1967; Guest Star: Victor Buono as Count Carlos Manzeppi; Story: Henry Sharp; Director: Robert Sparr.
Count Manzeppi imprisons West in a giant bird cage and threatens him with torture unless he reveals the whereabouts of a toy bird. The bird contains the mystical Philosopher's Stone which transforms everything in its presence to gold during a full moon.
“THE NIGHT OF THE BRAIN” (2:21)
Air date: February 17, 1967; Guest Star: Edward Andrews as Mr. Brain; Story: Calvin Clements; Director: Lawrence Peerce.
West and Gordon receive newspapers with accurate reports of future deaths. They soon learn of Mr. Brain's plans to replace all the world leaders with doubles.
“THE NIGHT OF THE DEADLY BUBBLE” (2:22)
Air date: February 24, 1967; Guest Star: Alfred Ryder as Captain Horatio Philo; Story: Michael Edwards; Director: Irving J. Moore.
Coastal destruction by massive tidal waves is being caused by giant undersea bubbles produced in the volcanic laboratory of Captain Philo.
“THE NIGHT OF THE SURREAL MCCOY” (2:23)
Air date: March 3, 1967; Guest Star: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless; Story: John Kneubuhl; Director: Alan Crosland Jr.
Miguelito Loveless' latest invention is a device that allows people to move in and out of paintings. After successfully using a painting to steal a priceless jewel, Loveless plans to have the rulers of the world killed by placing assassins inside paintings.
“THE NIGHT OF THE COLONEL'S GHOST” (2:24) [WMW]
/> Air date: March 10, 1967; Guest Star: Roy Engel as President Ulysses S. Grant; Story: Ken Kolb; Director: Charles Rondeau.
Transporting President Grant to San Francisco, West and Gordon check out the town of Gibsonville but find it virtually deserted. A murder is blamed on the ghost of the father of Wayne Gibson but West and Gordon suspect that there is a more logical explanation.
“THE NIGHT OF THE CADRE” (2:26)
Air date: March 24, 1967; Guest Star: Don Gordon as General Titus Trask; Story: Digby Wolfe; Director: Leon Benson.
Titus Trask plans to implant a franconium crystal in the brain of West to gain access to President Grant and then implant a crystal in his brain. Controlling the president will allow Trask to become the first dictator of the United States.
“THE NIGHT OF THE WOLF” (2:27)
Air date: March 31, 1967; Guest Star: Joseph Campanella as Talamantes; Story: Robert C. Dennis; Director: Charles Rondeau.
After West is savagely attacked by a wolf, he learns of the mysterious Talamantes who has a power over wolves and is an expert in the study of werewolves.
Season Three [SFW episodes]
“THE NIGHT OF THE UNDEAD” (3:21)
Air date: February 2, 1968; Guest Star: Hurd Hadfield as Dr. Articulus; Story: Calvin Clements Jr.; Director: Marvin Chomsky.