Four Color #1044

Oct 1959 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In "The Missing Man," Paladin is called to a remote ranch where cattle keep vanishing under mysterious circumstances. As he investigates, he finds himself facing a tense moral dilemma when he identifies the rancher’s foreman as a man with a past—one who insists he’s turned his life around, but whose loyalty is now in question. The story unfolds with quiet tension, grounded in the stark realism of Alberto Giolitti’s art, which brings every shadowed glance and weathered face to life.

Contains 4 stories

The Missing Man

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Paladin

In "The Missing Man," Jo, the daughter of a wealthy scrap and junk dealer, takes matters into her own hands when her fiancé vanishes, enlisting the help of the enigmatic Paladin. What begins as a search for a missing man leads Paladin through the eerie silence of a fleet of derelict ships anchored in San Francisco Bay, where secrets and silence are as thick as the fog.

The Reluctant Rustler

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Paladin

In "The Reluctant Rustler," Paladin rides into a dusty frontier town to help a determined lady rancher whose cattle keep disappearing. As he investigates, he uncovers a past connection with her foreman—a man who claims to have turned his life around, but whose shadowy history raises more questions than answers.

Rustler's Paradise: Hole in the Wall

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier

Butch Cassidy (cameo)

San Francisco's Ships

1 pp · Non-Fiction, History