Guns of Fact and Fiction #[nn] [A-1 #13]
"Flame of the Frontier" kicks off in 1948 with Joe Strange, a man drawn into a web of violence when a gambling boss hires him to eliminate a boxer who refused to throw a fight. Framed by marked bills from a robbery, Strange becomes a fugitive, unleashing a brutal spree of retribution—only to find his downfall rooted in an unexpected, deep-seated fear of cats. Frank Bolle handles both art and inks for the story, while Fred Guardineer delivers the striking cover.
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The head of a gambling syndicate hires Joe Strange to knock off a boxer who didn't fix a fight. Strange makes the hit, but is paid off in marked bills from a robbery. This brings the cops in and Strange goes on a revenge killing rampage. But Strange's hatred of cats proves to be his downfall.
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