All Star Western #82
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Riddle of Rawhide River!", schoolteacher John Tane—secretly the frontier hero JT—learns the old ways from his friend Swift Deer, teaching his students to read smoke signals. When the signals turn urgent, JT races to save Swift Deer from a grizzly, only to find the school itself under siege, its pupils trapped by bandits using the same signals to lure him. Written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated with sharp detail by Mort Drucker, with inks by Joe Giella, this classic Western tale blends quiet wisdom with sudden danger. The cover, by Gil Kane and Joe Giella, captures the tension of a lone rider facing a hidden threat.
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Schoolteacher John Tane (JT's secret identity) has his Indian friend Swift Deer show the pupils how to communicate with smoke signals. The kids think it's a waste of time. Later JT sees smoke signals and rescues Swift Deer from a grizzly bear. But more signals come from the school, where the kids are held hostage by bandits after JT. He rushes to the rescue and the kids gets credit for quick thinking.
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