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Western Thrillers #3

Dec 1948 · Fox · 0.10 USD
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A woman named Runa helps a man named Luke escape from jail after he is wrongly convicted of murdering her brother Johnny, who was actually killed by a man named Brand with a buckshot-filled gun. After discovering Brand's crimes, including theft from a Native American reservation and illegal cattle dealings, Runa and Luke work to expose him. The story culminates with the criminal Rattlesnake Dick being captured, and a masked outlaw known as the Maverick working to recover stolen gold and cattle from the villain Black, ultimately delivering justice in the lawless frontier.

Contains 3 stories
Sign of the Double Cross!
10 pp · Western-Frontier

Buckshot Bill Brand, a treacherous drifter living on the Apache reservation, schemes to steal cattle from the tribe and turns violently on anyone who refuses to join him—including his oldest friend Hank. When a government agent arrives to investigate the murder, Bill's web of lies begins to unravel, threatening to expose the double cross at the heart of his survival.

Rattlesnake Dick - Pirate of the Placers
10 pp · Western-Frontier
Dick Barter (young placer-miner)

Dick Barter, a young placer-miner of honest character, is destroyed by false accusation and abandons his integrity to become Rattlesnake Dick, a cunning outlaw who organizes a ruthless gang to rob a major mule-train carrying mining company bullion through the Trinity Mountains. As law enforcement closes in and his own men grow restless and treacherous, Dick discovers that no jail can hold him—but the price of his crimes keeps mounting and his enemies keep hunting.

The Mark of the Maverick!
10 pp · Western-Frontier

The Tumbleweed Kid stumbles into Powder Gap just as masked rustlers tighten their grip on the valley, only to discover the gang's mysterious leader—known only as "the Maverick"—is someone far closer to town than anyone suspected. With the sheriff outgunned and the townspeople held captive, the Kid must use his wits and his guns to expose the mastermind behind the "Mark of the Maverick" and bring the rustling operation to justice. A solid frontier tale where a wanderer's quick draw and sharper mind make all the difference.

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CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $211*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $165*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $133*
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $67
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Full credits

artist, inker John Forte

Reprints

Reprinted in Western Thrillers #4 (1948), Blue Beetle #59 (1950)

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