Roy Rogers Comics #5
"Badland Bullets" kicks off in the dusty frontier with Roy Rogers racing to save Nella from a rustler's trap—when Slick shoots her horse, Roy steps in to earn her trust. With a cryptic riddle on a deerskin poke leading to Grandpa's hidden gold, Roy and Nella track down three robbers' graves and a clue that points straight to Pete, the young relic hunter digging right where the treasure lies. Cover by Albert Micale, this 1948 Dell classic features a thrilling chase, a tense standoff with the posse, and a surprising twist that rewrites the truth behind the gold—written by Gaylord Du Bois, illustrated by Albert Micale.
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In the badlands Slick shoots Nella's horse. Nella takes Roy for Slick. He wins her trust. Using the riddle on a deerskin poke Nella seeks Grandpa's gold cache to pay the mortgage. Roy finds her a horse with saddle. They find three robbers' graves and a note, then Pete who dispatched them, digging relics right where the gold is cached. The deputy and posse fire on Roy and company thinking they are the four bank-robbers. Nella wins their trust. Pete is revealed young; gives Nella the gold. Slick is caught red-handed with rustled cattle and the bank swag. Pete and Nella romance. Roy departs.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).