Midget Comics #2 (1950)

Tex arrives in Buffalo Bend to take up his new role as town marshal, but soon finds himself targeted by an unseen shooter after the Yaeger gang’s raid. As he races to recover his stolen team and uncover the truth behind the town’s violent history, he’s warned off by Bess Tanner—whose sudden kindness only deepens the mystery.

In the shadowed outskirts of Buffalo Bend, outlaw Squint and his men plot a clever frame-up to eliminate Tex West, using a staged rustling raid to divert suspicion. As the plan unfolds, Bess Tanner grows suspicious of her suitor Lyle Stuart’s late-night ride and follows him, while Tex, returning unexpectedly, discovers the danger closing in on the Slash D spread.

In the wake of a violent raid on the Slash D, newly sworn Marshal Tex West takes charge of the lawless frontier town of Buffalo Bend, determined to root out the Yaeger Gang while facing suspicion and sabotage from within. As tensions rise and townsfolk debate his ability to restore order, a mysterious warning—a dead duck left in his office—signals that enemies are watching, and alliances are far from clear. With a posse forming and whispers of an impending showdown, Tex must navigate treachery, loyalty, and the weight of a town’s fate.