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Cover: Pat Masulli & Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
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Outlaws of the West #56

Nov 1965 · Charlton · 0.12 USD
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A marshal dreads the day when his son Harry Dale will be killed, fearing the truth of an old prophecy that his son will die by gunshot. When Harry is found wounded after a shootout, a woman named Nora Dale insists he did not kill her father, prompting the marshal to seek out the real culprits among a gang of outlaws. Young Bob Duran, seeking revenge for his father's death, becomes entangled with the outlaws and must confront his violent past while the marshal and Nora work to uncover the truth about Harry's involvement in the shootings.

Contains 5 stories
Inherited Guilt
5 pp · Western-Frontier

When Marshal Jesse Toale shoots down the outlaw Curt Vesey during a bank robbery, he's unaware that Vesey has a wife and son waiting back in Kansas—and that they're about to arrive in town seeking him. As Mrs. Mary Rawson and her boy John settle into the Marshal's home while grieving their loss, young John discovers the truth about who killed his father, setting him on a dangerous path that will test whether he can rise above the circumstances of his birth.

End of a Dream
6 pp · Western-Frontier

Harry Dale and his wife Nora arrive in the frontier mining town of Gold Springs with their life savings, ready to build a new life—but a brutal robbery and shooting leaves Harry mortally wounded and their dream in tatters. With her husband clinging to life thanks to help from a nearby Indian village, Nora ventures into the lawless town alone to track down the killers and recover what was stolen, only to discover that one of the robbers may be closer than she thought. As a woman of hidden resolve in a place where the law itself is corrupt, Nora must decide how far she's willing to go to get justice.

Homecoming
5 pp · Western-Frontier

A notorious gunslinger named Anse Duran returns to the family ranch after six years on the outlaw trail, hoping to find refuge from the lawmen hunting him across the frontier. His younger brother Bob, who's been holding down the ranch with their ailing father, wants nothing to do with him—but Anse concocts a scheme to reinvent himself as a respectable cousin from Texas and claim the property for himself. When his old violent nature resurfaces, the brothers face a reckoning that will test whether a man like Anse can truly leave his past behind.

Bust-Out
4 pp · Western-Frontier

Two hardened convicts—Billy Mills and Hawg Durkin—make a daring escape from prison, but their newfound freedom becomes a trap when they hole up at the hideout of the dangerous Blackie Ross. What begins as a partnership forged in desperation unravels when a lawman closes in, and Billy Mills discovers that some escapes lead nowhere at all.

The Bank Job
3 pp · Western-Frontier

A night watchman falls victim to a midnight raid on the Cowtown Bank, but the real trouble starts when the robbers discover their inside man has his own deadly agenda. When gunfire erupts and bodies hit the floor, a loyal teller makes a desperate gamble to stop the heist from within. "The Bank Job" proves that in the Old West, sometimes the most dangerous criminal wears a respectable suit.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils Pat Masulli

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Reprinted in Gunfighters #82 (1984), Un Faux Livre #2 (2018)

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