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STAGECOAIH WAS THE ONLV MEANS OF

TRAVEL ON THE AAVERICAN FRONTIERS.

BRAVING ALU DANGERS, THESE CONCORDCOACHES THESTREAMLINERS' 0*

THEIR DAV. SPANNED

ON SCWEOULE WILD

5TMCHES OF DESERT AND MOUNTAINLAND IN THt

SOUTHWEST .WHERE IN l»»S THE STRUGGLE. OP THE

INDIANS 10 OUST THE WHITE INVADER WAS DRAWING TO

A CLOSE (IN THAT OAV . NO NAME STRUCK MORE. DREAD

INTO TUB* HEARTS OP TRAVELER* THAN THAT OP

GCRONlMO .LEADER OP THE SAVAGE APACHE INDIANS.'

A WALTER WANCtK PKO0LXT1ON

k ' REO-LETTERDAV FOR THE PEOPLE

OF TONTO.ARIZONA. THELONG-AWATTEO OVERLAND STAGEIS SCHEDULED TO STOP THERE,BEARING LETTERS AND NEWS PROM AFAR.

IJMtN THE STAGE - " "»RIVES AT LORDSBURG .

ITS PINAL DESTINATION .ITS

PASSENGERS WILL HAVE WITNESSEDTHE MAKING OP HISTORy---.'

N»WJ FROM THE PLAINS. /AMCHfS OH THt *AMAAte.TUi PASSJHGtRS WHO ARETO LEAVE FOR LORDSBURGON THE STAGE COACH LITTLERSAITO THE RISK THEVaRFTAKING .'

WHAT 00 YOUMlAH YOU HttoA NEYV SHOTGUNCUARo/iGUARD It

ir

In the office op THg u.s. Marshall.

WtLL.TMf AINGO KID't

LOOSE AGAIN AN" MY GUARSjoiwto the pcsceiowm/'FC« HIM- 50 I GUESS YOUUTTH BIDS SHOT GUN F«R«« (TRSKfi

As THt PASSENGER* ARE ABOUT TO TAKE THBIR,

PLACES IN TME COACH, A STRANGE

PROCESSION TROOPS THROUGH THESTREET. OLO DOC BOONS ,Tvlf

TOWN DRUNKARD ANO A FLASHILY OAESSFPWUNO LADV, KNOWN At PALLAS, ARE BEINGRUN OUT OC TOWN BV THELADIES LAVYANPORDER LEAGUE.

BfCAUSEOFTHI OANGSAOFINDIANI.TMB COACH IS TO HAVEA MIUTAAV ESCORT AS FAR A*THtIA FIRST STOP WHltSJ THRREWILL BE A CHANGE OF EVCORT

THt STAGE STARTS' ON ITS LONG TRIP. BEFORE IT MASTRAVELLED EAR. , A STANCulR WITH A VALISE . HAILS IT.

THE STRANGER TURNS OUT TOBE MR.GATEWCOO.VfNERABU

BANKER OF TON TO

WHO SEEMS TOMIN A GREATHURRY TO GETTOiOADHURO.

l

STAC C COACH

Ctrtwcco txfiMte

that he mas Re-

ceives A LAST-MINUTf TELE-GRAM,SUMMON-ING MIJv\ TOLOROSBURG .THIS

EXHAINRTIONPU1UK CURLY

WHO KNOWS TRRT

THE TILEMAFHWIRIIHAVf MEMooww..hok6yeameooesnotOweSTION THfHBWCTfp Mvm

•ER.MRGATEWOOD-i ivrpoit you knowwe're all bounotoGET SCALPePCERONiMO'S loose/

OERONIMO ?

--ER--ES--OMYES- -OF COURSE--I HCARD-ULP.1

OUGHT]LORDS-l

H«Y LOOK CURLY,THEWS SOMEONEELSE FLACGIN' U$

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HULO.KIO.'.. I THOUGHYOU'O GONE TOBURG AFTER THPLUMMER. BOYS

THAT'S WHERE I'M COIN'- BUTMY HORSE HAS OONE LAME--HOW ABOUT A LIFT?

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CuRiy PLACES "THE KID'UNOERARREST ANO LETS HIM GET IN THICOACH WMUtl HE SITS ON THE FLOORBrrwieN the passengers- --heCANNOT TARE HIS EYES OFFDALLAS.

After eight

hours of roughtra»[unc.th#^iace »ua< in

ATOdvFOflK,rut first stw>COR A CHANGEor HORSES ANOA NEWMR.ITAWESCORT.

MO"DIE,MAM--WHIR«ARE THE SOLDIERS ?

THE SOLDIERS LEFT LAST NIGHT--THIY RICEIVEOORDERS TO JOIN THE TROO« AT AMCWE WELLS.THE COUNTRY'S THICK WITH

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The news t«atiHf soldiersHAD If r T DRY-ro«x pauj ajA EHOCK OKTHI WEARYTRAVEUAVIUCYMALLORY ISPARTICULARIYAJUCTIPMPftUte HER

A MEMBER OfTut AiJfHTTROOP.

*AV, I DON'TLIKE THE I CIA

OP COIN' ALLTMiWAY TOLOAOSBURGWITHOUT AN(COURT.'

WILL, I'M «ORRY,CENTUMEN,BVT I HAVI UPPER? TO AS TURNWITH A*/ MIN TO TONTO IMME-DIATELY.' VOU'D BETTER TURNBACK WITH <JS!( ••''

(MMMM.'J

ICANTGO--1A--I MEAN--THUSTACF ETARTfO<0« LORDSBURGAND IT'S YOURDUTY TO OiT UJTHERE.

THifli l( AOHIAT DEAL OPDlltENTIONAMOMC THEPASUN6ERSAS TO TwlADVItABlUTYor ROtNO ONTO LORPISl'RuwrTHOUTsoipiH«.riN*flYTMEBUfl-T»N II PUTT*AVOTt.

1m spite or BUCKSOBJECTION J , THEVOTC II UNANIMOUSIV IN FAVOR OPepNTINUINC WITH-OUT an FSCORT.SINCE EYfRYPMttNOC* MAS (OMEVITAL, PEHSMAlREASON TO OET TOLORDS iu«aWITHOUT DELAY.

v.t shoucd ie >m toMaui apache weujeasy enouch--eromthere on, we'll havean escort intolordsruao, anyway /

The horses amHARNflJEP; TNBPASlEKCtM TAXCtheir Places anoTHELlTTi-R STASC

itnoumPANCIROUEJOURNEY.

Buck it campul to taki anoun tiicoM niaueNrro byINDIAN! ANO THr TRIP TO*ifMHI WEIH K UN«V*NTFW.fKCtPTTMAT

wheaj as.

rue soioust'Wmekc is

CAPtAlMMAUM''

you mis witf? i

Sonny. him uutrIAD IN INDIANFIGHT, YHTMDAVCMOlfM TAKfHIM TO LORCKAOIK,,

TWUCIRl'SPAITTY SICK,HATFIH.O--VOUOBT NCRTO ll»-rilT«V TOIOBCR UP TH( DOCTOR.'

ItAlFlElD CARftlfl

UXV TO UO-tVAXlAS .WHOIN spiTr or

H IB. RADRIPuTATION

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MAI A KMI1OP 6010 ANDtMUl NOIPFVAT TO MA*»UKY COMFOR-1AAU-

TT VOu'At BUNGawfw.lv COOO TO Alt

-•-I'll. NIVER. FOACtT YOU---

MiAnivhiu, foiinmo up oocBOON! is NOTrMV-APTWIDAINKINO IKHT CUPS OF BUCKCOFrH.Ht NJF1NAUY INCONDITION X Iff impATIIHT,

MowlVIA.MU DIA4H0SK II 1IMPUIHOUSM-

«K* UHI wl'lCHAVRAHothia PAiirnciA mmUt WHIN WC cir TO 10A0J-

VTAC£CaACM

TVs mioht i* »p«t in NMtwvs iwmtino ----ATOAMK . ballAt comh oirr or Lurvt boom .

LATtO- I KM WATCHIN' *00 WITH THATJ BABV, MAM-- I FTir SOMfTNIN

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I NrvtD fUT MRJH1 -- «*! OAlXAJ --MAM--WILL WU--I MCAH--rR--.'

N«0.' YOU "*

UOl'T KNIWWHAT ypu'flf

UY/nc-youtKWTl EVtN

LKNOW INHO

I ami'

HINCO HA) MAOt GOOO Hl( ftCAStBUT II AnONKMrO t> 5Sf SjMOKF

Sl&NALi IN TUtM6M PUTAHOe.

rums rack toMMM HUfRitNO*.

I ONLY KNOWTHAT I LOVEYOU.MAM-WILl VOUA\AW.V M«?

BUT YOU'RE COlN<i TO

TRY TO CIOHT THRPl.UMMfcR BOYS- -

TVtY'U kill youI CAN'T MARRY ADtAD MAM .'

P*ILA* PWKMPriR1MOO TV mw«HOAtC AMO K6U>fTO Hit RANCH mMDCKO WMWiffHf WILL iwnHIM ATTVA LUCYi« fA^a inLOAPIIUHCJ.

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MUM II HEARTRROKrN.

In sfiTf or rjnooS warning,ne sta«(

text OUT ONCC AOAiN FOR LOOPJRuAC-.'

»T«rC0ACH

fTACECOAOt

WhIH TM£Y aiACW THt OTMta vot OF THE K'vfR--.'

~ HOU CAN-*I'M CETTtN* ONTHf HOOF FEO SOME FAMCVSHOOTIH'.'l

RlNCO CLtM»$ TOTH( HOOF OF T>te COACH WITHUK RIFLE AND TAKES A WUIEKT PAJO* IN TNIRUNNING OUN PlCMT BITW«N TW **« IN THEtTAGt COACH AND THE PURSUING SAVAGES.1

«TAGC(OACU

Jm 'Ml COURSE Of THE IIGUT, BUCK IS HIT ANO LOSM THE MM). RJNGO , IN THE HKK 0' HMf ,JUMM

FROM THt COACH 10 THI LEAP KOIKE AND REGAIN* THEM.' MR PCACOCK H HIT IH THE IHOULPtRRMO HATFUL

. HRIHCl FROM THE WINDOW . CATCHU A BULLET IN Hif CRIST . THEN t'UOOEN IV - - -

SOLDIERS.'

With the aahivaOf THI LCHOifIK,thi indians 011-

prrii. When theTOACH AIRI V rs ATLOADS IUAC , LUC V

f«0> U(l BUI•AMD AND INTRO-DUCES HIM To

Hunt* daucmtaj.GaTTWOOD

,

Howiven II NOTfO PORTUNATt -

UNHAND MR«m,--i amOATUHMOO,TNf RANKIR.

YEAH.WI KNOWTHAT'-VEORE UNDERARIWT PEA UUW'VFROWU RANK"LET'S HAVT THATAG.

'

RlNiO.WIIVOON'T YOUtry to escapenow; cuhlv'snot looviwo.

NO I'M GONNA SZTTLCWITH THc? PLUMMCBOANO FIRST-- WAIT HBKIdfi Wg--I'l( IFMth

SUDDENLY. PA1LA1 II

ALOHI RiNCO .TAKINGHit cum , has itr r netTO SEARCH FOR

---THI THRIf PLUM*\EP. ROTS , WHO WAV* KILLED MIS SROrNSR A*£>CAUSED R'NCO TO (I (ONVirriD OP A CRIME WHICH HC MO NOT COMtM,

tIACE COACH-

HUM THAT TNf K'NdD Kip It OUT *>A•UJOO tOON Ql It AAOUrlD TH( Town

AmO IN TIN MlNOTff THf ITR«*T»AH p#tnm.

W»'*E RfAPY POfi YA RlNCO.COME Aw'oer IT/

fUDPfftlV OAllASHIA«« TWO JHorS-THfM ANOTMM-MfAHtARr niHfit to

UAo/--fU«fty«i*0O AM/IT UCXAO.'

RIHCiO

ALIVISHORE 'BUTtw KUMMMain't- new /

CorrA ceTOUTTA TOUN

iV* stiu wAxrtt

NO YOO'Rt NOT, RINCO -ONE OF THfPIUMMKS CONFtSSCO tFFOHe HSpiep that you Ain't guilty -thatyou was FkAmit-so you'iw nee!y i^r

Oh 'Ktm Ofm natrsw&wBOiOKIS COSTtUO. HeetATHOt.MAUBKC, AfffMX AS AM CXTgA

THA7 FASTi&OUS

MtHJOQ.weM OUTr-.-'A Tattoos AMDtwo Doas-Stiirs

ei/esy vile //

ARI70NA LEGION

BoONCS NANCES,LETTY MEADE(lARAINE JOHNSON)DAUGHTER OFJUDGE KSFADE(CDWAR.0 Lf

SAmT),IJ 015-CU1TT0 WITH HERINTENDED, FORHIS RECKLSHNETSMO EyTRAVAGANCE,SHE DECIDES TOTEACH HIM' A.

IKJON.'

I'll. SHOW HIM ,"

FATHER, I'M NOTGOING TO INVITEHIM TO THe RECEP-TION FOR uftlTfNANrIves.j[

— '

' ,-"--v -FUNNY, LETTYCHILD, BUT I

LIKE HIM IN

VITE OP HIS

WAYS.

wW? MlANYVHlLE, LIEUTENANTB0» WtS,ONHH WAY TOFORT SPRAGUE, WITNESSESHIS FIRST HOLOUP WHENTHE STAGE IN WHKH Hf IS

RlDINO IS ATTACKED 8V-

8AN«rr AND THE GUARDWOUNDED,'

]N SPITE OF BEING RECOONrxgD,

WHtSKtY JOE BRAZENLY TAKK THELOOT AND nCAPCf '

WON'T NOBODYAPPEAR AGIN' HIM.

THEY'RE PLUMBSKEERED.'

GUESS it^asouTIME SOMEONfTOOK HIM /NHAND

lYES DETERMINESTO ARREST WHISKEYJOE SlNGLEHANDEDAND TO CETHIMCONYlCTEO IN SPITEOF LACK OF COOPERAHON

'

When joe appears in pinyon. .

Ives fights it out with him/

now gome alongWITH ME.'

AJ.O0M* lkion

IVH TURNS WHU«Y JOeoVBR TO THE SHERIFF

[SECKON YUH WON'T-I PROVE NOTHIN'.'

2^ pve'Lt LET TH

JURY PECIPE.'

The jurv is composed op boone, whopperAND A CROUP OF SALOONHANGERS-ON.... DESPITETHE EVIDENCE THEY RE-TURN A VERDICT Of "NOTGUILTY ."

After the trial, boone chides Jves for

trying to get the best of whiskey joe.

'toobad.lieutrnant, i

"*

guess youil haye to tryanother way to beat joe.

Joe celebrates his acquittal wrrn hisHENCHMEN AT THE JUBILEE BAR.'

nice work cerriN' me acquitted;BOONE.' YOU STICK WID WHISKEYJOE AN' YOU'LL GET ALONG ,'

lf~

From dutton ,the owner of the saloom,boone learns of the "chief* who 15really the brains behind whiskey joi'sactivities. '

COMMISSIONER TEACH (TOMOlATTrRTPNjTOAJTIMObob Mtey

MAY YOUR EFFORT} TO WIPE OUT LAWU5JKES5IN OUR. CITY BE MORE succFttruu IN THETUTUBE ,/

*

Boons i< KErnvEo coolly ano «muu5WITH LETTY ,WHO HSTVRNI Ml$ (N).

[I WILL NOT MARRY A MANHO STAMPS IN THE WAY Off

\LAWANP CROCR I

[but secastiyiboone meetsfTNE JUOGE WHO[COMPLIMENTS Kim I

on Mil GOOOWORX,BOONE IS REALLYASSOCIATING WITHJhf BANDITS IN ANaBEEORT TO LfAANTHE IOCNTiTY OFJThe "Chief'

Tut ;ueoc swear) in boone asCAPTAIN OE A SECRET BANO OfRANGERS.

Strong masked men orTr*Mi«ep TOBREAK UP Tue BANDIT CANO.

OUR, FIRST JOB IS TO OUAAD THECOLO SHIPMENT FROM THEtPINYON GULCH MINE if

Whiskey joe attacks... the stagehauls to a stop

life

£$&*&»

But the masked legion drives opfTHe BANDITS-

Arizona licion

Rut boons', now A«e>T«o into rut oano,orFem to uead tmbm in an attack onTHE BIG ARJ»Y PAYROLL.

SANK UlNtl ' AND AGAIN THJ fMikCDGION IS IN Time TO CATCH THE THKF.'

AFTM srvtXAL OF TMKt ATTACKSON TMf PA»T Of TMI RKN01ITITHE BANDIT OANO CROMI *M«V.

JMi'i

THAWS TO KIRBY'S TIP, BOONE LEAD* AJUCCWJFUl ATTACK ON THE SHIPMENT AN0THE OESPERAOOM RIDE AWAY WITH THE GOLD,

TWENMf LEADS" TH E SANDIT5 OUT SO THATTHET FAU INTO THS MANOS OF THf CAVALRY,

IN JAIL , R0ONE WARNS FROM JOE T HATTHE ITWieR* IS COMMISSIONER TEACLEAND THAT HE WILL SPRING THEM.

Boom1vC5 A

( n caller Bcrour»n anp Tnt«E hc cxriAHTM« AAAT HE HA1 BEENPLFNl«G.

ITIU. YOU n'i THE TRUTH?

I DON'T 8S1IEVE YOU.lUA<K COMMHtlOHei TIM Li

TO INV1STIGATE.'

Boom gnofnTHAT WHINTEAGtE (.EARNS

DOME'S REAL.

HSU IH THEAFFAIRS ,THECOMMIlllORE*.

WILL MAW AFAST GETAWAY.ROOMS MUST STOP

HIM AT All toil).

With a «ukk motion, we ovchpowctb

atTtN -ITHEltNTRY.

THfRE/j

Hi pm« whoppbr.'

WHOPPfS. , YOU RlDC FOR THEBIST OF THI RAWOEAS /

Boone himulf, mtmnTO THI EXRRCtt OFOCETOriNOTIACU AHO

RuttyREADY TOLEAVE.

YOUR GAME'S UP.TEAGLE.lYOU! RE UNDER ARRiST/J

IBUT OTWtA MEMSUkt OF THECAHC ARRIVE-

|7~1H -* Ctfll ^V^ .rVH.MbW^BAtf^Sfl i*P -

1 4BL

I^^JPI^H

AR.1I0NA LEGION

TUt ranghb woe UP IN THe HICK

OF TIME AND A WILO 8ATTLE.ENSUES BETWEEN THE MASKEDLEGION AND THE DESPERADOES.