Four Color #1125

Aug 1960 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In "The Stage Frame-Up," a mysterious runaway stage arrives at a remote swing station, its driver vanished and a valuable strongbox missing. When the sheriff and wealthy Mr. Dyke discover the driver's body and the empty strongbox in the barn the next morning, two local men, Slim and Jess, are quickly accused of murder and theft. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated with sharp detail by Gil Kane, with inks by Russ Heath and letters by John Duffy, this 1960 Dell Four Color tale unfolds with tense mystery and a race against time to clear the innocent. Cover by Gil Kane.

Contains 4 stories

The Stage Frame-Up

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Slim ShermanAndy ShermanJess HarperJonesy

In the dusty frontier town of Dry Creek, a runaway stagecoach arrives at the swing station with no driver and a missing strongbox—only to lead Sheriff and Mr. Dyke to a grim discovery the next morning: the driver’s body and the empty box hidden in the barn. With Slim and Jess now facing charges for murder and robbery, the truth lies buried beneath suspicion and silence, and their only hope is to clear their names before the law closes in.

The Passenger

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Slim ShermanAndy ShermanJess HarperJonesy

In "The Passenger," Carlos, a key witness in a murder trial, vanishes during a brief stop at a remote swing station. With the trail gone cold, Slim and Jess must track him down and pull him from a deadly trap in a hidden cave, where three armed men are holding him.

The Stage Comes of Age

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier

The Swing Station

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier