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Western Adventures #6

Aug 1949 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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This issue features "Sheriff Sal," a story following Sally Starr, the two-gun sheriff of Red Dog, as she investigates a series of mysterious killings attributed to a deadly Gila monster. The narrative follows Sal's pursuit of the outlaw Clay Allison, who has stolen a stagecoach carrying cash and plotted to frame the monster for his crimes. A romantic subplot develops when Sal meets Rick Sloan, a cattleman searching for stray cattle, and the two form a connection while working together on the homestead. The story culminates in Sal's confrontation with Allison and her growing bond with Rick over a treasured keepsake from his late father.

Contains 4 stories
The Nemesis of No Man's Land
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Bud Steele (The Cross-Draw Kid)

Bud Steele, the Cross-Draw Kid, rolls into town reuniting with an old friend, prospector Joe Dover—only to discover that the ruthless outlaw Arizona Ronson has taken Dover's daughter Dorothea hostage, demanding the location of Dover's hidden mine. When Arizona forces Dover to lead him to the riches, Bud makes his move, using sharpshooter tactics to throw the villain off balance and rescue the girl. But with dynamite, cave-ins, and Arizona's desperation standing between them and escape, the showdown in the Black Hills becomes a race for survival that tests even the Cross-Draw Kid's nerve.

The Gila Monster Murders
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Sally Starr (two-gun girl sheriff of Red Dog)

When a series of mysterious desert deaths plague Red Dog, Sheriff Sally Starr finds herself hunting a killer unlike any outlaw she's faced—one that may be using Gila monsters as weapons. As bodies pile up with strange bite marks and Sally's own romantic life crumbles under the weight of her duty, she must untangle a web of suspicion that threatens to trap an innocent man while the real murderer remains hidden in the desert dust.

The Terror of the Southwest
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Clay Allison (outlaw)

Clay Allison terrorizes the Southwest with a string of daring robberies fueled by newfound expertise with explosives, but his reign proves short-lived when legendary United States Marshal Bat Masterson takes up his trail. As the outlaw's confidence grows—declaring no man born can bring him down—a carefully laid trap and an unexpected reckoning from his past finally close in on him.

Baited into Heartbreak
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Rick Sloan (U.S. Marshal)Merry Sherman (his gal)

When U.S. Marshal Rick Sloan stumbles upon a homestead fire and rescues a trapped baby, he earns the gratitude of the settlers—and catches the eye of Merry Sherman. But his newfound romance with Merry becomes a pawn in a ruthless scheme when a rival named Krebs plants evidence to turn her and the homesteaders against him, framing Rick for a devastating arson. Now Rick must uncover the truth behind the sabotage before suspicion and anger consume everything he's fought to protect.

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Full credits

artist, inker Louis Zansky
cover pencils King Ward

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