Gene Autry Comics #34
In "Gene Autry and The Prophet of Ghost Gulch," the singing cowboy and young Wayne race to uncover the truth behind a mysterious preacher who’s lured townsfolk into the abandoned Ghost Gulch, a place now sealed off by a sniper who wounded Wayne just weeks before. With help from clever disguises and a hidden cache of gold dust, they infiltrate the ghost town, only to face the prophet’s shocking revelation and a desperate showdown beneath the floorboards. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Jesse Marsh, this 1949 adventure blends Western suspense and frontier mystery in a classic Dell comic, with a cover by Jesse Marsh.
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Gene and young Wayne investigate a mystery man: calls himself prophet, took some pilgrims — old folks and young Jennie with her old dad — into ghost town Ghost Gulch, now blocked, guarded by sniper who wounded Wayne two weeks ago. They get through using dummies, find the bags of gold dust, the prophet returns, calls to his slave labor beneath the floorboards, Jennie replies, Wayne attacks, Gene knocks the prophet into the hole, he hits cavern bottom way down. The slaves are rich. Jennie's dad died, but she and Wayne bride and groom.
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