Guns of Fact and Fiction #[nn]
"Flame of the Frontier" delivers a gritty 1950s noir punch, spotlighting Joe Strange in a tale of betrayal and bloody retribution. With stark, expressive art by Frank Bolle, the story unfolds as a down-and-dirty crime thriller where a hitman’s loyalty is tested by forged money and a personal vendetta. The cover by Fred Guardineer captures the mood perfectly—tense and shadowed, just like the mystery within.
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The head of a gambling syndicate hires Joe Strange to knock off a boxer who didn't fix a fight. Strange makes the hit, but is paid off in marked bills from a robbery. This brings the cops in and Strange goes on a revenge killing rampage. But Strange's hatred of cats proves to be his downfall.
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