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Cover: Reed Crandall
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Crack Western #83

Mar 1953 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Fiend in Knee Pants," Johnny rides into town with a check in hand, only to find the bank emptied and the Sheriff dead—another victim of a killer who leaves a single, precise shot between the eyes. With the trail cold and the town on edge, Johnny must piece together the clues before the next victim falls, all while the shadow of a notorious outlaw known for his strange, knee-length pants looms ever closer. Cover by Reed Crandall.

Contains 4 stories
Untitled Western-Frontier story
9 pp · Western-Frontier
Arizona RainesSpursBlue FlameRicardo PortegoLittle Panther
The Fiend in Knee Pants
5 pp
Two-Gun LilPop LodgeDocHollisJoey

Two-Gun Lil's evening stroll turns deadly when a mysterious gunman strikes from a hotel window, leaving a young man dead—but the bullet wound and the killer's escape set off a chain of suspicions that points toward an unlikely culprit. As Lil investigates, evidence seems to condemn Joey, Pop Lodge's adopted son, but the sharpshooter known as Two-Gun Lil isn't convinced the obvious answer is the truth. What unfolds is a tense confrontation that reveals the real fiend has been hiding in plain sight all along.

The Dead Shot
7 pp · Western-Frontier
The Whip [Johnny Lash]Diablo (The Whip's horse)Jeb Haskins (death)Mr. JonasLupo Dorish [aka The Dead Shot] (villain, death)Lupo's gang [Ed (death)Chub (death)others un-named (all die)] (villains)

In "The Dead Shot," Johnny rides into a town already steeped in silence, only to find the bank emptied and the Sheriff dead—his killer leaving behind a chilling signature: a precise shot between the eyes. With the trail of blood and betrayal leading straight to Lupo Dorish and his ruthless crew, Johnny must follow the evidence before the next life is taken.

Rattlesnake Pete's Revenge
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Bob AllenPete KimballCal Kimball

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $34
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $255*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $126*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

Reprints

Reprinted in Crack Western #51 (1953), Best of the West #65 (2007), Men of Mystery Comics #93 (2014)

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