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Crack Western #75 (1951)
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Arizona Raines and his young companion Spurs narrowly survive a terrifying cattle stampede, only to find themselves caught in a web of deception when a local rancher falsely accuses them of rustling. As they help rancher Nita Duncan track down her stolen herd, they uncover a plot by a rival to frame them—and the truth lies in the tracks of three riders who deliberately drove the stampede.
In the dusty frontier town of Goldhill, gunfighter Two-Gun Lil Peters uncovers a sinister plot behind a series of mine floods that’ve ruined local fortunes—leading her to suspect foul play from the town’s wealthiest man, Dawson. Racing to uncover the truth, she follows a trail from the flooded mines to Pyramid Lake, where she discovers a hidden underground river being manipulated by a secret plug, and sets a trap for the real culprits.
In "Hangnoose Sunrise!", Johnny Cash finds himself falsely accused after being knocked out during a bank robbery, left holding a bag of stolen money and arrested. With the help of a chance encounter in jail and a clever escape, he sets out to clear his name, tracking down the real culprits—Sag Sawyer and Rupe Hedge—using his signature trick lariat to bring them to justice.
Marshal Bob Allen, burdened by his reputation as a gun-slinger, finds himself caught in a deadly web when a grieving young man, Jed Mason, blames him for his father’s death during a bank robbery. As Jed spirals into rage and vows to kill the marshal, Ben Prue manipulates the situation, pushing Jed toward violence while the marshal races to expose the real culprit before blood is spilled.