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Buckskin #[nn]

Jan 1959 · Magazine Management · 1/3 [0-1-3 AUP]

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In the 1959 Western tale "Stranger in Town…," Annie O'Connell and her son Jody ride the stagecoach into Buckskin, only to be caught in a robbery just outside town. When a mysterious stranger checks into the local hotel, suspicion flares—especially when one passenger insists he’s the outlaw leader. The man is arrested, but the real gang isn’t done: they frame him by slipping a note through the jail window. Young Jody, determined to clear the man’s name, follows the note’s sender to a hidden shack, leading the marshal to the truth. Written by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, with art and inks by Sparky Moore, this tense frontier mystery unfolds with quiet suspense and sharp pacing.

Contains 2 stories

Stranger in Town....

36 pp · Western-Frontier

In the dusty frontier town of Buckskin, a stagecoach robbery sets off a tense chain of events when Annie O'Connell and her son Jody are caught in the aftermath. A mysterious stranger checks into the local hotel, sparking suspicion—and a hasty arrest—when one passenger claims he’s a known outlaw. As the real gang moves to frame the accused, Jody follows a cryptic clue to a hidden shack, leading the marshal on a desperate pursuit. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by the artist of the series, this taut western unfolds with quiet tension and the weight of a town’s secrets.

Young Heroes

28 pp · Western-Frontier

In the dusty frontier town of Buckskin, Jim Dawson’s sudden telegram sets the stage for tension—his brother is jailed, and he’s coming to free him. When Dawson instead takes the schoolhouse hostage with three outlaws, it’s 12-year-old Jo who steps up with a bold plan to outwit them.