Gunsmoke #10
In "The Deadly Dude," the absentee owner of the Turkey Track ranch arrives from England to sell, unaware that his foremen have been skimming $500,000 from cattle sales. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Jim McLaughlin, this 1958 Dell western thriller sets a tense stage where loyalty and greed collide under the wide-open skies of the frontier. The cover by Jim McLaughlin captures the dusty, high-stakes atmosphere of a story where every handshake could hide a lie.
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The absentee owner of the Turkey Track ranch comes from England to sell out, unaware that the foremen have been embezzling $500,000 from cattle sales.
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