Western Outlaws #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains two stories: "Western Outlaws," in which a gunman confronts a woman named Leonardi at a saloon, leading to conflict with a boss character and threats of violence, and "Teen Toons," a humor feature following young characters whose summer activities include games and pranks such as carrying a car part in pants cuffs and attempting to catch a ball.
A stranger named Don Cook rides into the corrupt town of Rattlersville, Wyoming, only to be framed for murder by the mysterious crime boss who controls the sheriff and runs everything from the shadows. Determined to clear his name and expose the truth, Don must navigate a web of deception, violence, and unexpected allies—including the sheriff's daughter Susan—to bring the real culprits to justice and restore order to a town held hostage by greed and fear.
In Reno's Golden Nugget Saloon, the clever outlaw Tricky Min sets her sights on Jack Kelly, a slick carnival operator who runs a shell-game con. When Kelly tries to use his sleight-of-hand tricks and knockout drops to turn the tables on her, Min proves that two can play at the game of deception.
When an exotic dancer takes mysterious pills to calm her nerves, hidden darkness surfaces in her suburban home—and her husband turns up dead under impossible circumstances. Inspector Roc must untangle the truth from conflicting accounts and a troubling medical secret in "Death and the Devil Pills," a psychological crime tale that asks whether the pills themselves, or something far darker within, are truly to blame.
When a woman is found murdered in her Rhode Island home, a detective investigation slowly assembles the pieces—a mysterious visitor called "Uncle Jimmy," conflicting witness testimonies, and a stopped clock that holds a crucial clue to when the crime occurred. As leads multiply and timelines collapse under scrutiny, the case of "Time to Kill!" reveals how one overlooked detail can unravel an alibi and expose the truth. This gritty crime story proves that in the hunt for justice, even the smallest inconsistency can be the killer's downfall.
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Reprinted in Indian Warriors Super-Bumper Streamline Comic #[nn] (1950), Startling Terror Tales #10 (1954)
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