Gunmaster #88
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe Gunmaster story "The Crossbow War" depicts a conflict in which citizens of Snakepit defend their town by firing light crossbows equipped with gunpowder-laden projectiles at heavily armed killers. Gunmaster, wearing his special light armor beneath his shirt to protect against slugs, pursues the attackers and confronts an adversary, discovering that a .44 caliber bullet intended for his heart was stopped by his protective gear. The villain Kacee Dredd is revealed to be behind the attack, and Gunmaster pursues him to stop the threat before Dredd can deliver the fatal shot.
In "Crossbow War," Clay Boone uncovers a ruthless gang leader, Snakehead, who’s hoarding weapons and terrorizing a frontier village. When Bob is attacked and their supply wagon stolen, Clay rallies the townspeople to craft crossbows and explosives in a desperate stand. As Snakehead advances, the town’s resistance ignites — but the real turn comes when Clay and Bob, hidden in the smoke, reclaim their wagon and reveal their true identities as Bullet and Gunmaster.
Clayboone the gunsmith creates a magnificent six-gun for the ruthless killer Kacee Dredd, only to watch his masterpiece become a weapon of terror in the hands of a criminal empire run by Bruce Galgon. When Gunmaster and Bullet Boy move to dismantle Galgon's operation, they find themselves trapped between a killer who never misses and a gang determined to use Clayboone's perfect weapon to bring them down. The gunsmith must confront what his own hands have wrought before it's too late.
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Reprinted in The Fastest Gun Western #29 (1977), The Fastest Gun Western #30 (1978), Star Western #4 (2001)
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