Double Western Pictorial #8
"Luke Short's Trumpets West" delivers a gritty, morally charged Western tale from 1959, spotlighting the simmering tension between justice and corruption on the frontier. Written by Luke Short and Paul S. Newman, the story follows Lt. Hanna as he grapples with a systemic cover-up led by the deceitful Indian agent Corinne, whose actions ignite a dangerous uprising. Sam Savitt’s striking cover captures the era’s raw intensity, matching the story’s unflinching tone.
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Corinne, a corrupt Indian agent, is giving the Apaches bad meat and pocketing the difference. Lt. Hanna knows what is going on, but his oblivious commanding officer ignores the problem, which leads to an Indian uprising.
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