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Cover: Charles Biro
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Desperado #3

Sep 1948 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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In "Obey the Law," a law officer pursues the outlaw Curry across Texas after Curry murdered an innocent man. The officer tracks Curry through a complex series of events involving a gang hideout and a $1,000 reward, eventually cornering him near the border. In a final confrontation, the officer shoots Curry, but Curry manages to escape into a river, leaving the officer uncertain whether justice has been fully served.

Contains 6 stories
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier
Sheriff William BreakenridgeBill LongleySheriff Sawyer
The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and Its Leader 'Kid' Curry
11 pp · Western-Frontier
Kid Curry (outlaw)Sheriff HazenButch Cassidy (outlaw(Sundance Kid (outlaw)Sheriff Doc ShermanSheriff Newton
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier
John SelmanWes HardinSheriff Bass Outlaw [sic]GeronimoTom Dula
Crazy Sam Brown
9 pp · Western-Frontier
Sam Brown (killer)

In Carson City, Nevada, the killer Sam Brown arrives like a force of nature—a man whose violent impulses are matched only by the lawlessness of the frontier town itself. As Brown terrorizes the settlement with casual brutality, the townspeople cower under his gun, until a figure from his past arrives with a plea that threatens to pull him into even deadlier circumstances. This gripping tale from 1948 captures the raw desperation of the Wild West, where one man's madness can hold an entire community hostage.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier
Johnny Ringo
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Johnny Ringo (outlaw)Ted Bruce (sheep herder)Jimmy RingoTom Hawks (sheepherder)Wyatt EarpCurly Bill

When Johnny Ringo returns to his Texas home, his brother's death at the hands of sheepherder Ted Bruce sets him on a violent path of revenge that spirals into outright lawlessness—rustling, bank robbery, and eventually a dangerous reunion with Wyatt Earp in Tombstone. As Ringo's reputation grows from gunslinger to outlaw, his past catches up with him in ways that test whether his trigger finger and cold heart can outrun justice itself.

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Raw (Good) $10
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $112*
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CGC 8.5 $55
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $34*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $20*
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Full credits

artist, inker Fred Kida
cover pencils, inks Charles Biro

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Reprinted in Desperado #3 (1948)

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