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Cover: Reed Crandall
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Crack Western #82

Jan 1953 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Killer with a Thousand Faces!", a woman driven by grief and fury accuses Lil of murdering her lover, her suspicion sparked by a torn piece of the killer’s shirt sleeve found at the crime scene. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Pete Morisi, this gripping 1953 installment from Crack Western delivers a tense, mystery-laden tale set against the stark backdrop of the American West. The cover, by Reed Crandall, captures the story’s ominous mood with a striking, shadowed image of Lil under scrutiny.

Contains 4 stories
The Killer with a Thousand Faces!
9 pp · Western-Frontier
Arizona RainesThunder (a horse)SpursCalico (a horse)Eric Arno (villain)
Boss Lady!
5 pp · Western-Frontier
Lil Peters [Two-Gun Lil]Bush Peters (killer)Sandy JonesRita

In "Boss Lady!" from Crack Western #82, Jo, a woman with a sharp mind and sharper resolve, sets out to avenge her lover’s death, leading her straight to Lil, the woman she believes is responsible—after finding a torn piece of Lil’s shirt sleeve at the crime scene. The tension builds as suspicion hardens into accusation, and the frontier’s harsh truths begin to blur the line between justice and vengeance.

Range War!
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Johnny Lash [The Whip]Cal Morseby (villain)Mrs. Baxter
Triple Cross
7 pp · Western-Frontier

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Raw (Good) $55
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $307*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $126*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

Reprints

Reprinted in Crack Western #48 (1953), Apache Trail #2 (1957), Super Thrill Album #[nn] (1959), Good Girl Art Quarterly #14 (1994)

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