Fighting Western, Vol. 4, No. 5

Fighting Western magazine, April 1949. This issue contains eight complete western stories by various authors. "Fury in the Desert" by Roe Richmond opens the issue, featuring stagecoach driver Triplett and his guard Glenway escorting passengers, including eastern tenderfeet Barbara Scott (engaged to a man named Salveson) and the calculating older woman Mona Lowry, across Apache territory during rumors of Indian uprisings and rifle-smuggling. Additional stories include "Dim Trail Turns to Quit" by Burt Thomas, "Blast at the Cattle Dip" by Paul Hanna, and "Death Comes to Terror Town" by Michael Oblinger. The magazine also features western comics, including "Lariat Lucy" and "Fighting Bob Dale." Accompanying the fiction are numerous advertisements for correspondence courses and technical training programs.