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Cover: Dick Ayers
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Red Mask #53

May 1956 · Magazine Enterprises · 0.10 USD
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# Red Mask #53 The issue contains two stories. In the main story, Red Mask pursues the Presto Kid, a magician and criminal, after the villain robs a stagecoach. Red Mask tracks the Presto Kid to a magic show where the criminal attempts to escape, but Red Mask captures him and recovers the stolen loot, which contained public funds intended for building a new town hall. In a secondary story, Black Phantom and her associate Abel Raymond pursue members of the Green Mask Gang who have stolen a moneybelt, attempting to recover the funds and turn them over to the authorities.

Contains 4 stories
The Reward Stealer
6 pp · Western-Frontier

Red Mask finds himself repeatedly outmaneuvered by bounty hunter Fred Elkins, who keeps capturing wanted men before the deputy sheriff can track them down—until a dangerous scheme emerges when Elkins attempts to free a prisoner during a stage transfer. As Red Mask investigates, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy that goes far deeper than simple competition, forcing the crimson cavalier to confront an enemy far more cunning than he initially realized.

The Outlaw Girl
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Green Mask GangAbel RaymondBen RamonosRunning Hare

When a girl deputy becomes the prime suspect in a crime wave plaguing the territory, Redmask refuses to believe the accusations—and sets out to prove her innocence by unmasking the real leader of the notorious Green Mask Gang. Following a crucial clue hidden in an Indian-made rope, Redmask and the Black Phantom must navigate a web of false evidence and deadly ambushes to expose the truth before the real culprits escape justice.

Untitled Western-Frontier story
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Untitled Western-Frontier story
6 pp · Western-Frontier
Frederick Remiston (famous Western painter)Black Mike (villain)Territorial Governor Lucien H. TrumbulEddie

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Raw (VG) $7
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $48*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $30*
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Cast · 7 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Frank Bolle
letterer John Duffy
cover pencils, inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

Reprinted in The Presto Kid #1 (1989), Black Phantom #2 (1990), Redmask of the Rio Grande #3 (1992), Action Series #4, Cowboy Action #12

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