Bonanza #29
In "The Caballero," a 1968 Western tale from Bonanza #29, Ben Cartwright and a neighbor girl narrowly escape a raging forest fire, only to find themselves pursued by a mysterious stranger named Rudolfo Chavez. As the posse hunts the notorious bank robber Tiburico Vasquez, Chavez proves himself a deadly force—until he turns on the Cartwrights, taking Lucy Mather and Little Joe hostage. With Tom Gill handling both pencils and inks, this gripping story unfolds with tension and shifting loyalties, all set against the rugged backdrop of the frontier.
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Escorting a neighbor girl, Ben Cartwright barely saves them from a forest fire. Escaping with them is Rudolfo Chavez, who joins a posse hunting down bank robber Tiburico Vasquez and kills two of the bandits. He later holds Lucy Mather and Little Joe for ransom. The Cartwrights run him down and wound him, upon which he confesses that he is Tiburico Vasquez.
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