Fighting Western, Vol. 4, No. 1

Fighting Western, March 1948, Vol. 4, No. 1

This issue contains six complete western stories. "Bonanza Trail" by Joseph Chadwick follows Dan Malone, a freight-packer who returns to Lewiston, Idaho Territory with fifty pounds of gold dust to settle his debts with the mercantile firm Barton & Sloan. Frank Morris contributes "Gun Law," concerning a young man returning home to confront the man who killed his father and is now marrying his mother. Vivian N. White's "Boots and Back Again" involves partners Jim and another man fighting for possession of Vermilion Creek. John Jo Carpenter's "Death Rides the Sideroad" centers on a man named Buster whose days are numbered. William J. Glynn's "Coyote Credit Trap" features Charlie Taylor being victimized by two criminals. Ben Frank's story concerns a new newspaper owner uncovering circumstances regarding his uncle's fate. The issue includes a western fact feature on "Indian Magicians" by Will Nichols. Cover art by H. W. Scott.