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Buster Crabbe #5 (1952)

Eastern Color · 1952 · 36 pages

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Contains 6 stories
Buster Crabbe and the Maid of Mars
11 pp · science fiction
Buster CrabbeWhiskers

Buster Crabbe and his sidekick Whiskers are uranium prospecting in the Rocky Mountains when they stumble upon explorers from Mars—and get captured before they can say "uranium." Hauled aboard a Martian spacecraft and taken to the red planet itself, the two Earth prospectors must use every ounce of quick thinking to survive encounters with the Martian authorities and navigate the planet's strange customs. As tensions escalate and Buster finds himself the unlikely center of attention, the line between enemy and ally grows surprisingly thin.

Gold in the Mouth of the Creek
1 pp · humor; western-frontier · pencils ? [as J B] (signed) · inks ? [as J B] (signed)
Whiskers

When Whiskers discovers what he believes is gold in the creek, he gets the whole camp excited about striking it rich—but three hours of fruitless panning later, the truth about his find becomes a lot less shiny. This 1952 frontier comedy plays out the classic prospector's dream and the reality that follows, with plenty of frontier humor along the way.

Showdown
8 pp · western-frontier
Buster CrabbeWhiskers

When Buster Crabbe and his sidekick Whiskers roll into the town of Drago, they discover a corpse buried under the name "Buster Crabbe"—and a ruthless vigilante outfit led by a man named Benson using the murder as cover to seize control and eliminate their enemies. Buster's got to reveal his true identity and rally the honest ranchers of the territory before Benson realizes the game is up and makes his final, deadly move. It's a tense race against time as the vigilantes close in, and Buster finds himself cut off with dwindling ammunition and no backup in sight.

Whiskers the Indian Fighter
6 pp · humor; western-frontier
Whiskers

Whiskers, a grizzled frontier scout with a reputation as the roughest Indian fighter in the territory, finds himself captured by a fierce band of Comanches—only to be offered a way out when the Chief's daughter Minnie-Boo-Hoo falls head over heels for him and demands marriage. Suddenly adopted as an honorary Comanche brave, Whiskers must navigate the messy conflict between his newfound tribal loyalty and his duty to the U.S. Cavalry, all while trying to win over his determined new bride.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor; western-frontier
Homer
The Round Up
5 pp · western-frontier
Buster CrabbeWhiskers

Buster Crabbe and his companion Whiskers are riding the Comanche Trail when a gang of outlaws makes a calculated move: while one of their own tries to ambush the lawman, the rest plan to rob a mail car by demolishing the trestle beneath it. When Buster outsmarts the would-be assassin and lets him escape, he's counting on the fleeing outlaw to lead him straight to the larger operation. The climax traps both the criminals and their stolen prize in a mountain pass, where Buster and Whiskers spring their own carefully planned surprise.

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