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Cover: Matt Baker
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Western Bandit Trails #3

Jul 1949 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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This is an anthology issue containing at least two stories: "Wild Escapades of Gingham Fury," featured on the cover, depicting action involving a woman and men on horseback near canyon cliffs; and "Assassins of the Ozarks," in which a murder mystery unfolds as a sheriff pursues a killer through the Ozark hills, with plot points involving a character named Hank Crandall and attempts to identify the murderer. Additional Western tales featuring frontier action and gunplay are also included in the issue.

Contains 6 stories
Gingham Fury Rides the Range
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Birdie PhillipsAugustine ChaconBurt MossmanRed HorseGlenn

Birdie Phillips stands alone against the notorious rustler Augustine Chacon and his gang, who have been systematically stealing cattle from her ranch while the rest of the territory looks the other way—but when Chacon hatches a cunning plan to ambush her in her own home, the fearless frontier woman must fight for her life with nothing but her wits and her guns. Taos, Chacon's spy planted at a neighboring spread, lures away her hired hands with a false report of trouble, leaving Birdie vulnerable to a surprise attack she never sees coming.

Treasure Cache of the Rustler Chief
8 pp · Western-Frontier
JoyceCravenBat

A lone woman struggles to save her family's struggling ranch from rustlers who've been systematically stealing her cattle—but when a mysterious drifter intervenes in a deadly ambush, she begins to suspect there's far more to the raids than simple cattle theft. As the drifter uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving her foreman Craven and discovers why her scrawny herd is worth killing for, Joyce must decide whom to trust in this high-stakes battle for the Slash B. Writer and artist information unavailable, but "Treasure Cache of the Rustler Chief" delivers classic frontier action with a mystery at its heart.

Chief White Wolf
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Biography, Western-Frontier
Chief White WolfWilliam F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Chief White Wolf crosses paths with the legendary scout William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody when Cody organizes his Wild West Circus, sparking a lasting friendship that sees White Wolf become Cody's most trusted companion. In Deadwood, South Dakota, White Wolf earns respect among early settlers as a devoted guide and peaceable ally—until jealousy and treachery from within his own people threaten to derail his legacy.

Assassins of the Ozarks
4.5 pp · Crime, Western-Frontier
Crandall (sharecropper, death)Hank Borth (sharecropper)Helen GoddardPowellNylesSheriff Johns

When a sharecropper is murdered and another's cabin burns under mysterious circumstances in the Ozarks, Sheriff Johns uncovers a tangled web of greed and deception tied to government land loans. Helen Goddard, a determined woman with sharp instincts, races to expose the real killer before the sheriff walks into a deadly trap. As the truth about hidden oil deposits and forged applications comes to light, a desperate criminal will stop at nothing to stay free.

At Sunset
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier

"At Sunset" presents a quiet moment in the frontier—a cowboy and his horse find rest as the day fades, tending to each other's needs before settling down beneath the stars. It's a simple, poetic look at the bond between rider and mount in the golden age of the West.

The Hoard of Midas Moran
6 pp · Western-Frontier
The Bold Buckaroo [Tim Rollins]Midas MoranRusty

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Raw (Good) $133
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,297*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,594*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,113*
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 · 1 in census $488*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $423
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $366
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $327
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $288*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $250*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $223*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $198*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Richard Speed
cover pencils, inks Matt Baker

Reprints

↩ Reprints Star Ranger #7 (1937), Red Seal Comics #14 (1945)

Reprinted in Approved Comics #9 (1954)

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