In the summer of 1942, a new illustrator graced Collier’s pages: Edwin Dawes.  Edwin Dawes was a pseudonym that Teague used only with Collier’s from mid 1942 until the magazine ceased publication in 1956.  According to Teague, Pete Martin, The Post’s art editor, did not want Teague to work for Collier’s since they were their major competitor.  Rather than having to pick a side, Teague requested that he be allowed to continue working for Collier’s under a different name.  Bill Chessman, the Collier’s art editor, agreed to this compromise.  And so Teague continued working for Collier’s under a pseudonym – his father’s name, which was Edwin Dawes Teague.

Teague’s first assignment under the Dawes pseudonym was a 10-installment western serial, Action By Night, again by Ernest Haycox.  In Action By Night, Tracy Coleman takes over a failing ranch – and things soon go from bad to worse.  His foreman, George Pairvent, has contrary ideas regarding to how to run the ranch.  Coleman’s neighboring rancher, Dan Stuart, wants the valley for himself.  Stuart’s daughter Ann fancies Coleman, but is supposed to be another man’s girl.  For a rookie, Dawes really knocked it out of the park.  Many years later, Teague recalled that as Action By Night was being published, Bill Chessman received 6 inquiries from other magazine art editors, wanting to know who the new guy was!  

Action By Night is presented in its entirety below.  Story text has been omitted for a cleaner presentation.  At the bottom of the page, materials from the Teague archive are presented that speak to his process, and also to the plentiful Hollywood props available to Teague to assist in the creation of his illustrations.