Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #1

Oct 1949 · Magazine Enterprises · 0.10 USD

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In "Fraud on the Hoof," The Durango Kid, aka Steve Brand, rides into Gun Hammer Gulch to uncover a devious scheme: a banker using hired guns to stage robberies at his own bank, driving local ranchers into ruin so he can buy their land cheap. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Joe Certa, this 1949 western thriller blends sharp plotting with the rugged honesty of the frontier, all wrapped in a cover by Joe Certa.

Contains 4 stories

Fraud on the Hoof

9 pp · Western-Frontier

Raider (Durango Kid's horse)J.M. Jagger (bank manager, villain)Zack (death)Mike

In Gun Hammer Gulch, The Durango Kid, known as Steve Brand, rides in to uncover a slick fraud: a banker using hired guns to rob his own bank, driving ranchers into ruin so he can buy their land cheap. With sharp eyes and a steady hand, he sets out to expose the scheme before the whole valley falls under Jagger’s grip.

Blood of the Pioneers

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Raider (Durango Kid's horse)Dutch Briller (villain, death)Buck Dawson (villain)Chief Little Wolf (of the Blackfeet Nation)

Rebel Guns

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Raider (Durango Kid's horse)Jud Evans (villain, death)Red Legger (villain, death)Sam

Untitled Adventure story

7 pp · Adventure, Western-Frontier

Lucy Wharton (Dan's fiancée, introduction, death)Chief Great Deer (chief of the Catawbas, Tipi's father, introduction, death)Peter Bradford (villain, introduction, death)CatawbasChippewas