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The Westerner Comics #36

May 1951 · Orbit-Wanted · 0.10 USD
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Wild Bill Pecos pursues outlaws who have hijacked a train running wild, forcing him to jump from his horse onto the moving locomotive and confront the criminals. In a separate story, Mighty Oak—a legendary strong man from Native American folklore—engages in a wrestling contest with a mysterious challenger that lasts for hours until both combatants collapse from exhaustion, after which the tale explains how Mighty Oak lost his supernatural strength and became mortal.

Contains 7 stories
The Outlaw Train!
12 pp · Western-Frontier
Bat Sloan (villain)Mayor of Tombstone CityMayor's daughter

Wild Bill Pecos, the two-gun marshal of Tombstone City, faces off against the outlaw Bat Sloan when the notorious stage robber and his gang hijack the town's first locomotive to fuel a daring crime spree across the rails. As the stolen train barrels across the western plains with gold, mail, and a passenger aboard, Wild Bill must track down the runaway engine before Sloan and his owlhooters make their escape. The coming of the railroad has brought progress to Tombstone City—but it's also opened a new frontier for frontier outlaws, and only the marshal's quick draw and quick thinking can stop them.

Indian Medicine Man
8 pp

In "Indian Medicine Man," Wild Bill Pecos finds himself unexpectedly taking on the role of medicine man for the Dakota tribe, using his wits and resourcefulness to navigate a tense standoff with the aggressive Sioux. As he tries to bridge the divide between the two groups, his unorthodox methods put his credibility—and his life—on the line.

Bullets 'n' Ballots
4 pp · Western-Frontier

Nuggets Nugent rolls into Coyote Corners after a rough exit from Gopher Gulch, and decides to enter the town's sheriff election—thinking it's his chance to prove himself to the folks who drove him out. What he doesn't know is that no one else has filed as a candidate because the notorious Daggert Boys shoot every new sheriff in town, and now that Nuggets has won the election fair and square, he's about to find out exactly why that job's been so hard to fill. With twelve sheriffs down in a month, this loudmouth cowpoke is going to need more than his sense of humor to survive.

Dan Shriner and the Sky Foogle
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier

Dan Shriner, a printer from 1890s Chillicothe, guards a mysterious creature he calls the Sky Foogle—a beast so fearsome and enormous that feeding it requires constant supplies of meat. When townsfolk grow skeptical of his wild claims about the beast, Shriner decides to settle the matter once and for all by hiring a hall to finally show everyone the legendary critter.

The Tombstone Bugle
7 pp
Diablo Dan (villain)

Wild Bill Pecos, the fighting marshal of Tombstone City, takes over the local newspaper when its editor falls victim to a vicious attack by the notorious outlaw Diablo Dan. Using the pages of the Tombstone Bugle itself as a weapon, Wild Bill devises a cunning plan to draw out his quarry—proving that sometimes the pen truly is mightier than the six-gun. It's a clash of wits and words as marshal and outlaw square off in a battle neither quite expects.

Mighty Oak, Mighty Braggart
2 pp · Western-Frontier

A proud young brave named Mighty Oak boasts of his strength and cruelly uses it to intimidate others—including White Otter and the woman called Yellow Flower. When he pursues a deer into a mysterious cave, he encounters the cave people, who challenge him to a wrestling match that tests far more than his muscles. An Indian medicine man recounts this legend of how the gods punished a braggart's arrogance.

Tombstone City Goes Loco!
6 pp · Western-Frontier

Wild Bill Pecos keeps the peace in Tombstone City—until a mysterious loco plague strikes, sending the entire town into wild fits of laughter and madness. When the suspicious Dr. Phineas Rumpel arrives hawking his "Golden Gulp" cure, Wild Bill must stay sharp as the only person unaffected by the chaos, all while the marshal works to restore order and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.

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Cast · 4 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Syd Shores
letterer Ed Hamilton
cover pencils, inks Syd Shores

Reprints

Reprinted in Wild Bill Pecos Western #1 (1989), Blazing Western #1 (1989), Blazing Western #2 (2000), Golden-Age Treasury #1 (2003), Gwandanaland Comics #1949 (2018)

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