Four Color #591

In "The Spanish Mine," former marshal Dan Mitchell is pulled back into duty when the marshal of Grubstake is shot, leaving a volatile gold town teetering between miners and "jumpers" who exploit a loophole in claim law. With tensions rising and Carson holding the only water source needed to process gold, Mitchell must navigate a minefield of greed and suspicion—just as he’s ready to hang up his badge for good. Penciled and inked by Everett Kinstler, this 1954 Dell Western tale captures the grit and moral complexity of frontier justice, with a cover by Hank Hartman.