Zane Grey's Stories of the West, Nevada #[1]
In "The Cowboy's Saddle Gun," a 1964 Western gem from Zane Grey's Stories of the West, the arrival of the ruthless Major Doone on a remote ranch sparks a violent clash with the land's longtime inhabitants. When the old rancher Chuckwalla stands up to Doone's intimidation, the tension escalates into deadly ambushes and a manhunt that forces the mysterious Nevada to flee, hunted not just by a posse but by a web of lies. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and Zane Grey, with inks by Al Micale and a striking cover by Sam Savitt, this issue blends classic frontier grit with a simmering mystery.
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Major Doone buys a ranch and immediately works on expansion, by hook or crook. Nevada gets involved when Doone's crew threatens a neighbor, an old rancher named Chuckwalla. After Nevada works over the foreman in a fistfight, he and Chuckwalla are ambushed in town, with Chuckwalla being killed. Doone tries to frame Nevada for the killing, but Nevada escapes. He must elude a posse as he tries to find out Doone's real identity.
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