Rocky Lane Western #83
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeRocky Lane receives a mysterious letter from Cathy Blair requesting his help in Harley, where the local marshal is involved in a dangerous scheme. Upon arrival, Rocky discovers that the marshal and his accomplice Mayor Cluburg are planning to hang him, but he manages to escape. Rocky then uncovers a plot involving the marshal, Ortega, and Walsh—three men searching for gold in Piney Gulch—who have hired Tommy as their new partner and are concealing the location of their dig by covering it with dirt, intending to retrieve the gold once their scheme is complete.
Rocky Lane, seeking peace after a string of violent encounters, settles briefly with an old man named Jed on a remote ranch. When a ruthless land-grabber named Cory Alb threatens Jed and tries to force him out, Rocky is drawn back into conflict—not for glory, but to protect the man who offered him refuge.
In the dusty frontier, a stagecoach carrying wealthy passengers becomes the target of a ruthless outlaw gang led by Juan O’Reilly, who plans to steal the gold hidden beneath the floorboards. Secret Marshal Rocky Lane, disguised as a passenger, must stay hidden while outsmarting the gang and protecting the passengers, all while a sheriff’s posse closes in on the trail.
Randolph Cecil, a recently arrived man from Philadelphia, finds himself unexpectedly standing against three armed robbers in a bank, refusing to open the vault despite their threats. With the outlaw Red Mike demanding he comply and Billy the Kid suddenly appearing at the door, Cecil must face down the criminals with nothing but courage and a shaky memory of the vault's combination.
Rocky Lane arrives in Harley after receiving a mysterious letter from Cathy Blair, who claims to need help. Soon after, the mayor is shot and seemingly killed, leading to Rocky being framed and arrested—though he knows the real danger lies with Tyrell Smith, the town's corrupt secretary.
After a tense standoff atop a rocky outcrop, Ranger Van Raphael, stripped of his badge and operating outside the law, confronts the fugitive Nutley—only to arrest him without firing a shot. The moment reveals that Nutley’s fear wasn’t of death, but of being denied the chance to surrender, knowing Van’s choice to uphold justice would end the game.
Tommy Sachs, a young farm boy, joins forces with the seasoned prospectors Nugget Walsh and Tonio Ortega, who promise him riches if he digs where they direct. As Tommy uncovers increasingly large gold nuggets, he begins to suspect something is off—his partners seem too certain, and the gold appears too easily. When the trio’s luck draws the attention of Marshal Rocky Lane, the truth behind the gold’s sudden abundance starts to unravel.
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Reprinted in Best of the West #26 (2002), Best of the West #68 (2008)
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