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The Texan #5

Aug 1949 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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The main story, "Mystery Bustlers of the Rio Grande," follows a man and woman (Belle and Hank) as they become embroiled in a scheme involving mineral rights and water claims on a ranch. When Belle tries to force the protagonist into signing away his ranch mineral rights, he resists, leading to a series of confrontations. The narrative expands to include a Texas Ranger and other characters caught up in a cattle rustling operation, with Blackie Raff attempting to steal beef shipments for the railroad while Linda Hale pursues the rustlers across the desert landscape, ultimately tracking the culprits back to their hideout by a stream.

Contains 4 stories
Peril on the Prairie
9 pp · Western-Frontier
Buckskin Belle [Belle Launders]Henry FaischildDenverRex MiltonSheriff AndersJim Skelly

A tenderfoot from the East named Henry Fairchild arrives on the prairie and catches the eye of Buckskin Belle, who begins teaching him the ways of ranch life—but his newfound water rights become the target of Rex Milton, a ruthless neighbor willing to use blackmail and sabotage to claim them. When Belle discovers someone filling in Hank's wells at night, she realizes there's far more at stake than a simple water dispute, and she races to protect the man she's come to care for from a dangerous conspiracy.

Untitled Western-Frontier story
5.5 pp · Western-Frontier
Bold Buckaroo [Tim Rollins]RustyPat DawsonMarshalDaffy Jim (robber)Claw Dawson (robber)
Untitled Western-Frontier story
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Kit (nester)Dade (gunman and horse thief)Joe (gunman and horse thief)Ace Vance (gambler and crook)Texas RangerLopez (partner)
High Stakes-Low Bid
6.5 pp · Western-Frontier
Mustang Jack ClarkeBlackie (crook)Linda

When the railroad comes to town offering a lucrative beef contract to the lowest bidder, Mustang Jack Clarke and his father see a chance to make their Crescent-T ranch prosper—until a mysterious drifter named Blackie outbids them all despite owning no cattle. As Jack investigates how Blackie is somehow delivering fresh beef without a herd, he and Linda uncover a hidden operation that forces him into a desperate showdown in a mountain cavern where the real scheme comes to light.

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Raw (Good) $315
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $5,302*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,569*
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $779*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $665*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $578*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $456*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $369*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Full credits

artist, inker Tex Blaisdell
cover pencils, inks Matt Baker

Reprints

Reprinted in Texan #3 (1949), Whiz Comics #126

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