▁more ▁traditional ▁Western ▁hero es ▁in ▁films ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁the ▁formula ▁was ▁set ▁with ▁Paul ▁Hur st ▁joining ▁the ▁series ▁as ▁H ale ' s ▁side k ick ▁and ▁R iders ▁of ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁S age ▁providing ▁the ▁music . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁he ▁ceased ▁playing ▁the ▁character ▁named ▁for ▁himself . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁back ▁to ▁see ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Shaw ne e ▁plus ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁other ▁Oklahoma ▁towns ▁to ▁promote ▁his ▁latest ▁movie , ▁Son ▁of ▁God ' s ▁Country . ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁horse ▁P ard ner ▁behind . ▁ ▁H ale ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁recording ▁star ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Western ▁com ics ▁published ▁by ▁F aw c ett ▁Comics . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁H ale ▁had ▁his ▁own ▁title ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁issues . ▁In ▁fact , ▁his ▁com ic ▁book ▁st ard om ▁last ed ▁longer ▁than ▁his ▁film ▁st ard om . ▁Republic ▁began ▁cutting ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁genre ▁moving ▁to ▁television . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁Republic ▁contract ▁with ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Roy ▁Rog ers - D ale ▁Evans ▁mov ies ▁Tra il ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁with ▁fellow ▁Republic ▁stars ▁R ex ▁Allen ▁and ▁Rock y ▁Lane . ▁ ▁H ale ▁made ▁many ▁public ▁appearances ▁at