The Lone Ranger's Companion Tonto #8
In "Land Grab," Tonto confronts a deceitful man posing as a doctor who claims the tribe’s water is tainted with typhus, forcing them to abandon their sacred land. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Alberto Giolitti, this 1952 Dell adventure sees Tonto uncover the truth: the so-called healer is a railroad promoter manipulating the tribe to seize their territory. The cover, by Ernest Nordli, captures the tension of the moment with stark, dramatic lines.
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A man posing as a doctor tells Tonto's tribe that their water supply is contamined with typhus and that they must move their campsite or die. Tonto discovers that the man is actually a railroad promoter and is trying to take the tribal lands for the railroad.
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