All Star Western #75

In "Dead Man's Alley!" from All Star Western #75 (1954), a trio of corpses in a forgotten alley has turned the town’s streets into a ghost zone—except for Walt, the self-proclaimed sheriff, who’s determined to uncover the truth. When he’s ambushed and left to die in a barn, it’s up to Wayne, the quiet man with a knack for disguises, to take on the role of the sheriff, scale rooftops, and infiltrate the danger-laden alley to stop the bank robbers hiding in plain sight. Though Walt wants Wayne to take the credit, the real reward might just be the smiles of the kids who cheer for the man in the badge.

In "The Slaves of the Painted Eagle!" from All Star Western #75 (1954), Strong Bow stumbles upon a hidden valley where Aztec forces enslave locals to construct a massive pyramid, marking each captive with a painted eagle. Disguised with the same symbol, he infiltrates the camp, secretly unites a group of oppressed workers, and engineers a daring escape by smuggling them out in a basket of dirt. With precise arrows, he triggers a landslide that damms a river, creating a path for the freed slaves to flee and return as a force of resistance.

In "The Spy Wore Red Feathers!" from All Star Western #75, Charley Trail—a quiet Indian farmer in a frontier town—finds himself falsely accused of stealing jewels and branded an Apache spy. When Lt. Dan Foley arrives on a mission from Washington, he must cut through a mob’s fury and a web of lies to uncover the truth: Charley was a secret agent for the U.S. Army, and the real criminals are still at large.

In "The Scarecrow Hero!", Jo, the quiet schoolteacher, becomes the unlikely defender of the frontier when the Crazy Hat Gang mocks him by shooting up a scarecrow in his likeness. When the outlaws return to their target, they’re met with a blazing surprise—Johnny Thunder, hidden in plain sight, strikes back with the element of shock. The sheriff, impressed by the scarecrow’s bold stand, pins a badge on the straw man, declaring a new legend in the dust.