Aventuras de Jim Texas: Duelo a Muerte

# "Adventures of Jim Texas I—Duel to Death" by Fidel Prado

This Spanish-language pulp serial opens in Washington, D.C., where Jim Texas, a battle-hardened ex-Civil War officer, meets with the President. The Chief Executive briefs Texas on a national crisis: a shadowy financial trust led by wealthy financier Claudio Spack and his sinister secretary Oliver Zenker is sabotaging major American infrastructure projects—railways, shipyards, steel mines, oil fields—to crash stock prices, acquire assets at pennies on the dollar, and monopolize industries.

The President tasks Texas with investigating a massive dam project under construction near Barston, Texas, where similar manipulation is suspected. Texas accepts immediately, enlisting his trusted companion—described as a large, dark-haired man with distinctive features and gentle demeanor despite his formidable appearance. Texas departs for Texas by train the same day, armed with presidential credentials and determination to dismantle Spack's conspiracy through direct action.