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Great Western #8

Jan 1953 · Magazine Enterprises · 0.10 USD
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Great Western #8 is an anthology featuring four Western stories: "Trail Colt" follows a young outlaw being hunted across the desert; "Red Hawk" depicts a confrontation between Native Americans and settlers over a captured white woman; "Straight Arrow" involves Steve Adams and companions battling a cougar in the mountains near Broken Bow Ranch; and "Durango Kid" presents a deadly showdown between the Durango Kid and the outlaw "Whisper" Rourke, climaxing in a fierce gunfight in town.

Contains 4 stories
The Earthshaker
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Red Hawk

When renegade Sioux warriors raid the Cheyenne pony herd, young Red Hawk uses his wits and a perilously balanced stone ledge to turn the tables on the horse thieves—but first he must survive capture and the threat of the fire-stake. With nothing but cunning and the spirits of the land on his side, Red Hawk orchestrates a desperate gambit that transforms the very earth itself into a weapon against his captors.

Duel To the Finish
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Durango Kid

When a ruthless outlaw named "Whisper" Rourke takes over the town of Shawnee Creek and challenges the Durango Kid to a final showdown, the legendary gunfighter must recover from a brutal ambush to face him down. With the help of his loyal horse Raider and the care of a devoted woman at the Bar Three Ranch, the Durango Kid prepares for a high-noon duel that will determine the fate of the territory. In this tale of gunplay and grit, two forces collide in a battle neither can walk away from.

Apache Vengeance
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Straight Arrow

When the Mescalero Apaches kidnap settlers for ransom, Straight Arrow rides to the Oxbow Ranch to demand their release—only to discover that the foreman Jonas Tate is deliberately holding the Apache chief prisoner, hoping to provoke a tribal attack that will destroy his rival's family and hand him control of the spread. Now Straight Arrow must outthink a ruthless schemer and prevent an all-out war while protecting the innocent caught in the middle.

The Desert Devil
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Trail Colt

U.S. Marshal "Trail" Colt rescues a dying man from the desert and uncovers a web of deception surrounding the outlaw El Diablo—a ruthless criminal who's terrorized the local ranches and framed an innocent rancher to cover his schemes. As clues pile up and danger closes in, Trail must track down the real face behind the Desert Devil's mask before the outlaw escapes into the wasteland.

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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Powell
cover pencils, inks Fred Guardineer

Reprints

↩ Reprints Manhunt #8 (1948), Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #2 (1949), Straight Arrow #1 (1950), Straight Arrow #3 (1950)

Reprinted in Great American Western #2 (1988)

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