Western Bandit Trails #1 GD- 1.8 1949 For Sale

1\" tear from edge. 1 1/4\" tear on back cover.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by George Tuska, Howard Larsen, Paul Gattuso, and Dana Dutch. Tales of Western adventure shared space with adventure and mystery stories in this St. John anthology series. Outlaws Mike and Cheyenne Curtain and the \"kill-crazy kid known only as Kansas\" set out to rob 49ers of their gold bullion. Detective \"Thug Hunt\" tries to protect an oil heiress who\'s been targeted for murder, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Voice-throwing hero Ventrilo investigates when death strikes an Arizona ghost town in the form of the sinister Dr. Fate (no relation to the DC hero). Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Phantom Riders of the Bullion Trail; Ventrilo: The Ghost Town Terror of Arizona; Cowboy Jake of the Bar-Mitzvah Ranch; Murder Lurks in Texas Oil; Homicide Handicap; Lessons in Larceny; Blue Monk: The Beggar King\'s Last Bonanza. 32 pages, Full Color.

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