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In "The Frightened Town," a 1961 Four Color comic, Yuma rides the stagecoach into a town still trembling from a sheriff’s murder three months prior. When a passenger reveals her father was the slain lawman—and that she recognized one of the killers—Yuma must shield her from unseen threats. With whispers and secrets growing, the journey takes a darker turn as Yuma uncovers more than he bargained for. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by George Roussos and Mike Peppe, the story unfolds with quiet tension and a haunting sense of dread.
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Yuma fights off robbers as he takes a stage. When the stage arrives at its destination, a fellow passenger learns that her father, the town's sheriff had been killed three months earlier. The woman had seen one of the bandits' unmasked face and Yuma has to protect her from retribution. Later Yuma overhears a conversation that deepens the mystery regarding the woman's father.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).