Desperado #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Desperado #4 (October 1948) This anthology issue contains two stories: "Law and Order in the Wild West," featuring Charlie Storm dealing with trouble at a saloon where he confronts drunken men causing disturbances, and "Obey the Law," in which Miss Kathryn Fischel searches for a man named Sam across Texas, eventually locating him and discovering his involvement in a scheme to rob gold and murder for profit. The second story culminates in a chase through a canyon where the protagonist attempts to stop the criminals' escape plan. The issue concludes with letters from readers discussing the quality of crime comics and calling for stricter standards in the medium.
In 1863, the ruthless Hank Plummer seizes control of the gold-mining towns of Bannock and Virginia City in Idaho Territory, using his gun and ruthless gang to terrorize prospectors and amass a fortune in stolen gold. When a citizens' committee forms to challenge his authority, Plummer's gang strikes back with brutal violence—but their reign of terror eventually draws the attention of those willing to stand against them. Based on true events, this is a frontier tale of greed, violence, and the struggle for justice in one of the West's wildest territories.
When gunman Wes Hardin shoots a man over a lost horse race wager, he's arrested and sent under guard to stand trial—but a hidden knife smuggled to him by a cousin makes escape child's play. With freedom and revenge on his mind, Hardin reunites with his cousin and plots an audacious train robbery at Fort Worth, using the chaos of a circus rodeo arrival as perfect cover for the heist. It's a tale of a cold-blooded killer running roughshod over Texas law, told in the western tradition of true crime.
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