Cover: Don Spaulding

Four Color #733

Oct 1956 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In "Perilous Crossing," Buck rides into Granite City and finds old friend Jim McCormick back in town, running a cattle operation. When he meets McCormick’s recently returned son—missing for years—and notices the foreman’s odd control over him, Buck senses something’s off. With Nat Edson handling art, inks, and letters, and Don Spaulding’s cover capturing the tension, this 1956 Dell classic sets a quiet but sharp stage for a mystery unfolding under the wide-open skies.

Contains 2 stories

Perilous Crossing

18 pp · Western-Frontier

Buck JonesSilver-B (horse)Jim McCormickMike McCormickWade Yancy

In "Perilous Crossing," Buck rides into Granite City and finds his old friend Jim McCormick back in town, running a cattle operation. When he meets McCormick’s newly returned son—long thought lost—and notices the foreman’s tight grip on the boy’s life, Buck can’t shake the feeling that something’s not right. As he follows the trail to the ranch, old loyalties and hidden tensions begin to surface.

Buck Jones and the Man Called Johnson

15 pp · Western-Frontier

Buck JonesSilver-B (horse)Mort KregerLuke Johnson

In the dusty frontier town of 1956, Buck Jones stumbles upon a man claiming to be Luke Johnson—only to discover the truth when the real Johnson’s money vanishes from the bank. With a criminal masquerading as his namesake and a trail of deception stretching from the desert to the saloon, Buck must untangle a web of identity and deceit before the impostor slips away.