Western Gunfighters #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Tarantula No More!", the mystery of a masked outlaw deepens when the Tarantula is unmasked as Clay Riley, fiancé to the comatose Natalie Brooks. With Ghost Rider hot on his trail, Riley claims amnesia after a brutal fight, leaving Sheriff Brooks torn between loyalty and justice. When Natalie finally awakens, the town is thrown into turmoil—just as the Sheriff turns his attention to capturing Ghost Rider with a thousand-dollar reward on his head. Written by Gary Friedrich and illustrated by Dick Ayers, with inks by Tom Sutton, this gripping issue blends suspense and moral complexity. The cover, a dynamic collage by Herb Trimpe, Al Williamson, Joe Maneely, and Werner Roth, captures the tension in bold, overlapping styles.
In "Tarantula No More!", the truth behind the masked outlaw Clay Riley begins to unravel when Ghost Rider closes in on him, only to find a man claiming amnesia after a violent clash. With Sheriff Ben Brooks torn between loyalty to his friend and justice, and Natalie Brooks—awakened from a coma—now stirring memories of her lost fiancé, the fragile peace in the frontier town hangs by a thread.
In a dusty frontier town, a quiet stranger named Clay Grant steps into the life of rancher Hank Jorden, claiming to be his long-lost son John Grant—only to find himself stunned when the truth begins to unravel. With Jeb Burris watching from the shadows and the past stirring in the wind, old secrets and new lies collide in a story where identity is as dangerous as a loaded gun.
In a dusty frontier town where old friendships are tested by new laws, the once-close bond between Harry Wyatt and Christopher Carson is put to the ultimate trial. When Harry’s reckless past catches up with him, Chris must choose between loyalty and justice—two things that can’t both be won.
Laredo Smith, a fugitive on the run after a stagecoach holdup, struggles to outrun his past and the ever-present fear of being recognized. When he finally dares to show himself in town, his worst dread comes true—only to find he’s been arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, caught in a twist of mistaken identity.
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↩ Reprints Apache Kid #13 (1955), Quick Trigger Western #13 (1956)
Reprinted in Cheyenne Kid #5 (1972), Fantastic Four #47 (1975), Fantastic Four #55 (1975), Western Gunfighters Summer Special #1981 (1981)
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