and “The Silent Killer’

WESTERN TRAILS

One of the longest and mostHAZARDOUS OF THE TRAILS TO THENEW WEST WAS THE OREGON TRAIL!IT WAS AN EMMIGRANT ROUTE TOTHE OREGON COUNTRY ABOUT 2000MILES LONG, USED ESPECIALLYBETWEEN 1804 AND 1846! IT

STARTED AT INDEPENDENCE, NE-

BRASKA, FOLLOWING UP THE PLATTETO FORT LARAMIE, THENCE ACROSSWYOMING! IT WENT OVER THE ROCKYMOUNTAINS TO FORTS BRIDGER ANDHALL, DOWN THE SNAKE RIVER,

ACROSS OREGON TO THE COLUMBIARIVER AND FORT VANCOUVER!

The SANTA FE TRAIL CAME INTOBEING WHEN CAPTAIN WILLIAMBECKNELL, WITH FOUR COMPANIONSLED THE FIRST ORGANIZED EXPEDI-TION FROM FRANKLIN, MISSOURI, TOSANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, ON SEPTEM-BER 1, 1821 !

This trail was later toBECOME A ROAD TRAVELED BYPRAIRIE SCHOONERS IN DEVELOPINGTHE SOUTHWEST, AND TODAY IS AFINE CONCRETE HIGHWAY FORAUTOMOBILES!

SAN ANTONIO? IT

WAS DISCOVERED BYSPANISH PADRESMANY YEARS AGO' r*

-* SUCH A BEAUTIFULVALLEY, CISCO? WHAT IS

—. IT CALLEO ? -

"The surrounding country was settled byARMY OFFICERS, THE PROTECTORS OF THE MISSION.AND GREAT RANCHQS CAME INTO BEING.'

JOSEFA? OUR LAND ^GRANT HAS COME FROMTHE KING? IT IS FOR MANYTHOUSANDS OF ACRES,AND LIES EAST OF >m THE RIVER ?

"One of the greatest was that ofDON miquel arguello.it coveredFORTY THOUSAND ACRES " r-

SOME DAY. PABLO, MY SON,THIS RANCH WILL BE YOURS?I HOPE IT BRINGS YOU THE

fHAPPINESS IT HAS /^BROUGHT ME ?

AND

THESILENT KILLER

Here they built the mission of sanANTONIO 0E PADUA f

—

—

"

THE

cue#IXi

rOnE DAY. THE CISCO KID AND PANCHO RIDE OUT OFA PASS IN THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE. ..

"Then the united states took CaliforniaFROM MEXICO

But the rancho brought pablo onlyTRAGEDY. FIRST, HIS ELDEST DAUGHTERELOPED WITH AN AMERICAN.*

NEVER ? FROM THISDAY FORTH, I HAVENO DAUGHTER NAMED> CONCHA? y

PABLO? PLEASEFORGIVE HER? ^

rA CURSE UPON THE AMERICANOS? T

THE OESPOILERS OF MY LAND? MAY.ALL MY DESCENDANTS HATE ^m THEM FOREVER?

THE GREAT RANCHOS WERE

WELL, AMIGO, HOWOID YOU LIKE ^

•THAT STORY? fjk

J BUENO' EVENPANCHO NOT COULDMAKE UP A MORE[BETTER ONE? /

AND PANCHO’S MAMACITA SAYHE IS VERY GOOD AT STORYTELLING? ONLY SHE CALL /%TIT FIBBING' S -A BUT THAT

WAS A TRUE*- STORY !_

WHY YOU TELL RANCHOTHAT ?( SNIFF' ) NOW HEFEEL VERY BAD FORPOOR DON PABLO f JF

OH, PANCHO ' SOMETIMES YOUTALK SO FOOLISHLY, YOU—b WHAT IS THAT ?

WHAT IS WHAT'WHERE? WHO"

THAT REWARD POSTER'THOSE PICTURES HAVE^FAMILIAR LOOK?

MURDER.

'— PAMCHO'-o

c

5000 Rewardo or ALiveu JMS^Fp'eLR \

'MADRE Ml A f HOW THENSAM HILL BLAZES CAN ^PANCHO BE THAT KILLER'HE NOT EVER EVEN BE IN

COYOTE CREEK f ~ .

NOR HAVE If THEREFORE,SOMEONE IS TRYING TO

-t FRAME US' /

FIND OUT WHO 13 BEHINDTHIS-- AND WHY* AND ,

—> THEN CATCH HIM? ^' YOW CISCO MAKE THE FOOLISH vTALK f HOW WE DO ALL THAT WHEN-STOPf WE NOT GO THIS WAY

? ,

PANCHOf WHAT IS THEMATTER WITH YOU?_^

L-- LOOK

J DO NOT WORRY,PANCHO/ WEARE NOT GOINSINTO TOWN f

BUT TO THE RANCHOF SENOR DAVEHOLLISTER— 0US1AS WE PLANNED'/

f SANTO' NOOSESSWING BEFORE OURNOSES' WHY MUSTYOU STOP NOW TOSEE THE SENORITA

\ HOLLISTER?

BECAUSE SHE AND HER FATHER ARE OUR'FRIENDS' WE WILL BE SAFE AT THEIRRANCH UNTIL WE CAN TRACK DOWN JTHE REAL MURDERER ?

HOWEVER, IF YOU DONOT WISH TO 60 WITHME, I WILL BE ON MY^\WAY ALONE f

SO YOU CHANGED 1

r YOUR MINO,EH?y> WHAT ELSE PANCHODO ? WITHOUT CISCO,HE IS SURE TO GET—x HUNGED? s

[ CISCO'WAIT FORPANCHO?

/ AY-EE' WHAT A '

FISH OF A KETTLETHIS IS? -j-

QUICK ? UP HERE THEY SEE US ALL RIGHT 1

.THAT BULLET SCORCHPANCHO'S SOMBRERO?

PERHAPS THEY HAVE"l NOT SEEN US? ^

SHOVE IN THE STEEL. BQYSfONCE THEY SET UP IN THOSEROCKS, WE'LL HAVE A HARO» TIME SMOKIN’ 'EM OUTf /—

SHERIFF! MAYBETHEY AREN'T THECISCO KID AN' .

'T^ANCHO!y--r

SURE THEY ARE!NOMISTAKIN' THOSEHORSES AN' DUOS!

FOR GOSHNESS SAKE. LOCO, HURRY 1

OR PANCHO WILL BE IN BOOT HILLAND YOU BE IN GLUE FACTORY !«aT

WHY YOU STOP HERE'THE SHERIFF. HE IS

•a COMING! r. yHERE. PANCHO!k COMEI QUICKLY!

Y AND WE AREGOING! FOLLOW

i

S ME!

SI? BUT DIABLOSANTO? THAT IS VERYSMALL SPACE FOR PANCHO,TO GO THROUGH?

} AND LOCO WILLLEAVE NO TRACKS ONk THIS SOLID ROCK?

PANCHO?WHAT ON

v]EARTH?

PANCHO TOO WIDE FOR THE TRAILIF HE SIT FRONT WAYS ?

NO, CISCO? PANCHO IS

PANCHO? LOCO IS

PANCHO'S fTHORSE ?

J

YOU ARELOCO?

AH? NOW PANCHO GETSET RIGHT WAYS IN /

**-^THE j—

MAD RE MIA?THE GROUND,SHE IS GONE!AND PANCHOHAVE NO yWINGS' J J

YOU DON'T NEEDTHEM ' COME 'THIS^ WAY, PANCgO'

STAY CLOSE TO THEROCK, AMIGO, OR

—

'DO NOT SAY IT'

ALREADY PANCHOSHELL THE FUNERALX FLOWERS' >

T NOW LOCO MUST—KOfiOAHn BE THEROPE- TlG>lT WALKER'

WE Wl ^L BE OUT OFDANGER SOON? AFTERWE CROSS THATNATURAL BRIDGE .

IT IS NOT THATNARROW? SEE? THEBRIDGE IS PLENTYWIDE FOR THEHORSES TO WALK?

.

''SI? IF YOULOOK AT IT

TWICE? ,

WHEW? PANCHOIS GLAD THAT IS .

ra OVER ?'

SO AM t? BUT IF

WE HAD NOT TAKENTHAT TRAIL,THEPOSSE WOULD HAVE{TAKEN US ? „

HOW YOU EVERKNOW ABOUT THATTERRIBLE TRAIL.Mm AMIGO?

MY FATHER AND I

DISCOVERED IT ONAHUNTING TRIPMANY YEARS AGO|J

HURRY' WE MUST GET ^OUT OF THESE HILLSAND TO SENOR HOLLISTER'S/RANCH AS SOON AS .

POSSIBLE? r—

SOONER THANPOSSIBLE—

I PANCHO HOPE 1

lEANTIME. 'r'. AN' WHEN I DO, I'M NOTWASTIN' ONE O' MY CELLSON 'EM— ONLY A COUPLAl BULLETS?

rQUNNO? BUT'WHEREVER IT IS,

» I'LL FIND 'EM .

THEIR TRACKS'VE PLUMB)DISAPPEARED. SHERIFF?WHERE IN THUNDER COULD\THEY O' GOT TO’

LATER.AT THE HOLLISTER RANCH DAD? YOU WOULDN'TTURN CISCO AND J

, PANCHO IN' '

'COURSE NOT. ANN'THOSE TWO ARENO MORE GUILTY O'

THOSE KILLIN'S-1

'THAN | AM

'

S' LONG, HOLLISTER'KEEP YORE EYESPEELED FOR CISCO\AN' PANCHO'

I SURE WILL.

^ SHERIFF'

SENOR DAVE!

* AND *5;

PANCHO?

QUICK' BACK IN THE”

BARN' THE SHERIFFWAS JUST HERE' HE’SSCOURIN' THE VALLEY\FOR YOU TWO'

fAND WENEVER BEIN COYOTECREEK'

UNDERSTAND' WEHAVE NOT BEEN IN

THIS VALLEY FORTHREE YEARS— UNTILA FEW HOURS AGO'

'

ONE OF THE REWARDH POSTERS

AND THESHERIFF?

' 1 BELIEVE YOU' BUT YOU'lCVHAVE A ROUGH TIME CONVINCIN'JASON FIELD' THE KILLER IS

.

A DEAD RINGER FOR YOU, CISCO,(-—MOUSTACHE AN' ALL

fi DOES HETALK LIKEME.TOOf

WALKS LIKE YOU? AN' RIDESA WHITE HORSE EASILY >MISTAKEN FOR DIABLO [AT A DISTANCE?

AHA! THEN HE'NIS AFRAID <

HIS VOICE WILLGIVE HIS REALIDENTITY AWAY'

NOBOOY KNOWS! HEX,NEVER SPEAKS! THAT'SWHY THEY'RE CALLINGHIM 'THE SILENT

\ KILLER'! r~

—

THAT’S WHAT I FIGURED!BUT, SO FAR, NOBODY BUTANN AGREES WITH ME!/*1

THE OTHERSARE STUPID!'AND SO IS

THE KILLER!

DON'T tell me youKNOW WHO HE IS'

DO NOT WORRY, AMIGO 1

WE WILL MAKE SHORTWORK OF THIS J7KILLER f j———

—

NO' BUT I HAVE A HUNCHWHAT HE IS I I SHALLKNOW WHETHER I AMRIGHT AFTER A TRIP TO^COYOTE CREEK'

CISCOf YOU CAN'TGO THERE' YOU'LLjS SHOT ON SIGHTfj

"only if I am \RECOGNIZEO' /AND A GOOD 4DISGUISE WILLKEEP THAT FROMHAPPENING*

PERHAPS YOU WILLLOAN ME SOME CLOTHES.-^SENOR DAVE? .

SURE'“RECKON IT'S

SAFE TO GO IN

THE HOUSENOW' COMEV ON'

jS

J CISCO' WHAT PANCHO/ HE CANNOT GO TO COYOTE(

WITHOUT THE DESSGIZES\SEffOR DAVE'S CLOTHES

CISCO? IJUST THOUGHT-WHERE ARE YOUR

HORSES ?

/ I N THE COTTON

-

[ WOODS BACK OF' THE BARN' WE HIDTHEM THERE WHENWE RECOGNIZED

, YOUR CALLERS'

J

r'LL PUT THEM IN ASAFER HIDIN' PLACE'ANN CAN SHOW YOU TOMY ROOM? HELP YOUR-SELF TO ANYTHING /

—i 'YOU WANT? _J—-

S

GRACIAS'

Fifteen minutes later.|

I DID NOT WANTTHIS FOR A BATH-BUTFOR A SHAVE?

' BUT YOU>SHAVE ONLYTHIS MORNING 1HERE IS HOT WATER YOU

WANT, CIS— SANTO ' YOUARE ALL DRESSED? HOWYbU CAN TAKE BATH J-"—73^ now

SO DO I ' GOSH,CISCO' YOU SURELOOK DIFFERENT!

MADRE MIA f NOWYOU DO NOT EVENSOUND LIKE CISCO 1

RECKON I FEELSORTA DIFFERENT.—, TOO' ^

GOOD' BUT COME,I MUST BE START-ING FOR TOWN ' r

I FIGURED DIA8LO’D BE TOOEASILY SPOTTED, CISCO' SOSADDLED MY ROAN FOR YOU f

GRACIAS' AH, SEfHORITA ANN!KEEP BACK' l WANT TO TESTMY DISQUISE ON HER ' r—

EVENIN'. MA'AM' I

JEST RODE IN FROMTEXAS' GOT A JOB ,

r LYIN' AROUND I M>COULD HAVE? Jm|

(HOW DARE YOU)

'BARGE INTO MY 1

HOUSE LIKE THIS':

GET OUT THISINSTANT' OR I’LL-

A THOUSANDS PARDONS,—i SENORITA ' , ^ CISCO?

I--I CAN'TBELIEVE'"

V IT? V,

f\ fDH, IT was")/ ALL RIGHT—

BUT YOU ARESO MUCH MOREHANDSOME WITH-V OUl IT - r-

'THEN YOU DID NOT'APPROVE OF MYT MOUSTACHE T

AN1

DO YOU LIKE CACTUSJACK FROM DOWN DALLASX WAY, MA'AM •> y

DEFINITELY'ESPECIALLY HIS

CLEAN-SHAVEN\ UPPER LIP' s'

THEN, SENORITA ANN, I

PROMISE I SHALL NEVER\LET IT GROW AGAIN' -S

IS SOMETHING SI! PANCHOPHOOEY 1 Think if he shave

OFF A DOZENMOUSTACHES, NOSENORITA LOOKSO MUSHY-EYEDAT HIM'

WRONG, PANCHO I

” FROM THE NOISE, THE CAFE'IS CROWDED* X SHOULD BE ABLETO GET THE- INFORMATION I .NEED TO PROVE MY HUNCHABOUT THE SILENT KILLER ! Jfll

iGOlOEMlLAPY 1

||CAFE

M,

r THIS AIN'T A HOLD-> UP? I'M DEPUTYSHERIFF JOE BATES'AN' I'M CHECKIN' ONSTRAN6ERS ! WHO

,ARE YOU, AN' WHERE'D^OU COME FROM?>—

-

YOU'VE GOT NERVE,MISTER' HOLDIN' MEUP HERE f

HOLD IT,

STRANGER'

ANY REASON WHyBT N-NOf AN' l'MHE SHOULO?^^^ SORRY FOR THROWIN'^ DOWN ON YOU' BUT

\[ THERE'S A KILLER

\ LOOSE AROUNO HERE'

\ Br^CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL'

NAME'S CACTUS JACKAUSTIN' SINCE THISNOON, I'M RIDIN' FOR ,

'< THE BAR - H /

J HOLLISTER'S)

( SPREAD' FUNNY' lWE WERE OUT

‘ THERE TODAY' HEDIDN'T MENTION YOU^

THAT'S OKAYf I DON'T LIKEDRINKIN' ALONE ? BESIDES.I'M REAL INTERESTED IN

HEARIN' MORE ABOUT THISSILENT KILLER HOMBREf /

GLAD TO TELL YOUALL I KNOW-WHICH

'/ AIN'T MUCH' •

I SAVVY' AN' TO \ (THAT'S MIGHTYSHOW THERE'S NO OECENT O' YOU.HARO FEE LIN'S, THE AUSTIN' ,

—

ORINKS'RE ON ME*/ —\f~ —

Meanwhile at the bar-h. OON'T WORRY ABOUTHIM' THOSE CLOTHES a

THAT TEXAS ORAWL' LLHOODWINK ANYBODY' >

^PANCHO NOTSLEEPY? HE IS

WORRYINGABOUT CISCO?

IT’S BEEN ALONGHO-HUM! -

DAY' RECKON I'LL TURN IN '

HOW ABOUT YOU, PANCHO?

^ ahat the serape f

PANCHO WILL BE THEMEXICANO LABORER?

,

HOUR LATER.

SANTO' PANCHO IS FULL >OFFIOGETS? HE IS 60T TOGOTO TOWN' BUT WHAT HE CAN USEFOR THE OESSGIZES?

AS PAtiCHO HEADS FOR TOWN, AT ANEAR BY RANCH

The silentkiller moves swiftlyFROM THE HOUSE. .. I

'

...And thunders away into the night?

SUCH A FOOLISH PANCHO'F0R60TTING HE IS ALONE'LET'S SEE WHAT CISCO. WOULO 00 IN THISfS,L CASES? —^ \

FIRST. HE WOULOTAKE THE HOMBRE'S

CUN...^^^

THEN HE WOULOTIE HIM UP . JL

THEN [GRUNT ' ) PULL HIMI INTO THE BUSHES. . .J

... AND THEN GO FOR HELP? '

ONLY CISCO NEVER NEEDS THEL help'

fc.1 , ,r~ jrrif’

-SO PANCHO NOTCAN BE.CISCO ANY MORE? HE.JUST BE PANCHO

GREAT GUNS, SHERIFF?LOOK ' THAT WHITE HORSEHEADIN' THIS WAY

'J- 4

IT'S THE CISCO KIO!ROLLYOUR GUNS'-

THIS IS NOT CISCO,kSENOR SHERIFF'jl THIS PANCHO? jr~

SANTO? PANCHO BE OEADIF HE NOT DO SOME -

THING PRONTO*

HOLD IT, CISCO!JJO -TRICKS OR-

TH AT MAN?HE ROBBED ME!BEAT ME'

LEFT ME FORDEAD

SI? PANCHO KNOW JPAUL ARGEL' WHATIN THUNOERRE YOU ,

. DOIN' HERE ?

WHAT THE— ?

BY GLORY. YOU'RE,

» RIGHT?WHO HE IS' PANCHOHAVE THE REALKILLER TIED IN

BUSHES UP THEROAD! HE

'HE TOOK MY GUN, BUT DIDN'T'KNOW I HAD ANOTHER ONE? AA

I’M GOIN1

TO KILL HIM IF IT’S

IjHE LAST THING 1 EVER 00?^

IT WILL BE. SENOROROP THAT GUN' j

NOW YOUREACH,

[CISCO'

PUT YOUR GUN UP.SHERIFF? THEREIS YOUR KILLER?PAUL ARGEl,GRANDSON OF

DON PABLOAROUELLOf .

'HE SWORE TO GET^SREVENGE ON THEDESCENDANTS OFTHE AMERICANS WHODIVIDED HIS GRAND-FATHER'S RANCHO .

AFTER CALIFORNIABECAME UNITED

IS TATES TERRITORY?

RECKONI'D O' GOTTEN 'EMALL IF YOU AN' YOURPAL HAD STAYED .

OUT 0 THISST VALLEY'/—

'

AS GOOD ACONFESSIONAS l EVERHEAROf TAKEHIM AWAY, MEN!

V THE WORD Y •

fVENGEANCE?' ^

I I HAD TOLD PANCHOTHE STORY OF THEARGUELLOS EARLIER

WHAT GAVE YOU THEFIRST CLUE THATARGEL T

WASTHE KILLER. CISCO

WHEN I LEARNED FROMBATES THAT ALL WEMURDERED MEN WEREDESCENDANTS OF THEORIGINAL AMERICA^ J.SETTLERS HERE-^T

••CISCO ADDTWO AND TWOAND SAVE

v PANCHO'S fl LIFE?

OH. CISCO? YOU'RE~

WONDERFUL? I WISHYOU'D STAY IN SAN ,

ANTONIO VALLEY?/

I WILL RETURNSOON. LOVELY

,

Y SENORITA ?y

' UMMMf- WHEN PANCHOIS HUNGRY, CISCO, NOTHINGTASTE SO GOOD LIKE THE

FRIJOLES!

T OR THE' TAMALES—ORTHEsTACOS— -OR THE

—

CAREFUL? YOU WILLSPILL THAT TOP-HEAVY PLATE?

IN THE

DOUBLEFAI LURE

SUCH FOOLISH TALK?SANTO?ONE THING PANCHO NEVER

SPILL IS FOOD? . ^

WHERE IS HE— -VTHAT SHOT- POTTERPANCHQ BLOW HIMJO SMlTHEROONS?

( THAT SHOTAk WAS NOT L.

''AIMED AT US,AMIGO? IT CAMEFROM THE ROADL BELOW f y^

f MADRE MIA?)

> SIX MILLION AMORE GUNSHOTS?WHAT IS HAPPEN .

•j DOWN THERE ?

/

BLAM? IV

,

KErArNNG')

s Bi_AM?/

^—-''GIVEME'''TIME TO REACH \THE TOP OF THIS V

ROCK, AND PERHAPSI WILL BE ABLE

TO SEE's*

AS CISCO LEAPS FROM THE ROCK. HESI6NALS FOR DIABLO.

CISCO 1

WHAT-IT IS A \STAGE )

HOLDUP';

The great stallion respondsINSTANTLY. |

*

SOME DAY (PUFF

f

) PANCHOTEACH LOCO THAT SIGNAL''.PUFF') ONLY FIRST PANCHOMUST(«///V) LEARN TOWHISTLE HIMSELFf

CISCO' WAITFOR PANCHO 1

NO' ALREADY I MAYBETOO LATE' BESIDES,YOU MUST STAMP OUT

—vTHE FIRE' r

DOGGONE IT TO BLAZES' WHY )THE BANDITS NEVER WAIT TILL )'

AFTER PANCHO HAS EAT?

THE POOR FRIJOLES!; AND PANCHO WASSO HUNGRY'

Meanwhile THE BANDITS ARE CLOSING^IN' STRETCH YOUR LEGS,v- DIABLO? >

"MURDERIN' VARMINTS ''N

I'LL SHOW 'EM' «

At almost full gallop, oiablo races upTHROUGH THE ROCKS ..

. |

WITH THE GhlVER OEAO- - ANTHE GUARD HURT--- AN' THATCOWPOKE PROWLIN' THESEROCKS FOR OUR TRAIL.THEREWILL BE NOBODY TO STOP US'

Y'MEAN WE'RE GONNAMAKE ANOTHER TRYFOR THAT GOLO ',,—

*

yeah' an This TimeWE RE GONNA GET IT'

THEREFORE. WE WILLPOSTPONE OUR MAN-HUNT AND--- WHAT‘.NOW ?

THERE IS THE ANSWER 1PEBBLES ' BUT HOWJ

DISLODGED? BY )

HOOFS, SHOES.OR jANIMAL PAWS >

THE BANDITS' STRANGE. THEYDID NOT COME DOWN TO SEEWHAT DAMAGE THE ROCK DID '

UP, 01ABLO 1I HAVE AN >

UNHAPPY HUNCH' IF i'M RIGHT,

GREAT OANGER LIES AHEAD FORPANCHO' W£ MUST CATCH UP ^TO HIM PRONTO'

'perhaps they 01 o>NOT TRY TO KILL ME,

i ONLY DELAY —y

SANTO' THE OUST FROM THE WHEELS '

AND HOOFS HAS ALREAOY SETTLED'WE MUST GO LIKE THE WIND, DIABLO,

, OR BE TOO LATEING HIS MASTER’S ANXIETY. OIABLO|

DERS DOWNTRAII f" "" —

A LITTLE LATER. FASTER, DIABLO' THOSELITTLE DUST SWIRLS MEANTHE STAGE PASSED HERE .

^NOT TOO LONG AGO* y

HERE'S 8LACK ROCKfPASS.ACEf

THAT DUST CLOUDY.ON THE HORIZON sMUST BE THE STAGE'

tLET’S GET SET f^

Meanwhile f'IF THE ROAD WERE NOT SOWINDING, WE COULD NOW SEETHE STAGE? IT MUST BENEARING BLACK ROCK ^—\/—\PASS

dADRE MIAf THAT PASSIS A PERFECT SPOT FOR ANAMBUSH? WHY Old 1 NOTRECALL IT EARLIER ? , *

OKAY, PETE? LET S

START SQUEEZIN’^ TRIGGERS? —

^

AHA' THIS TIME'PANCHO IS IN THETHINGS OF THICK!

1 WOULD NOT >ADVISE IT, SENOR3?UNLESS YOU WISH AvL°

YOU BLASTEOMEODLER' I’LL--OOOHf MY HAND'

J THE *

COWPOKE 1

S-f COWPOKE, MYHAT' | RECOGNIZEHIM’ THAT’S THE

X CISCO KID? J

DROP THE GUN, SENIOR' ORPANCHO WILL MAKE YOU

f INTO MINCEMEATS f

SI? 0A8 SMACKIN THE MIDDLE!

WELL, PANCHO' IT LOOKSAS IF WE BOTH HITaTHE BULL’S-EYE? JfigBj

! SOME PAIR ? THE WESTCOULD SURE USE PLENTY

,

MORE H0M8RES LIKE THEM 1

TOWNJ WE OONOT w.WANT IT? GIVE lT^TO THE FAMILY OFTHE MURDERED f^DRIVER! ADIOS!J

THERE’S A BIG REWARD FOR \THOSE TWO KILLERS, CISCO'YOU AN’ PANCHO’ LL BE ^WALLOWIN’ IN VELVET

!

J

LATER,

W 'SCGU»W',TtR

Not ALL OF THE OLD WEST'S GUN-

FIGHTERS USED THE FAMILIAR .45 COLT,

SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER? A FEW OF

THESE GUNSLINGERS RELIED ON THEWELL-KNOWN WINCHESTER REPEATING

RIFLE! "WINCHESTER JACK", WHODERIVED HIS NAME FROM HIS WEAPON,

USED A .44-40 WINCHESTER, '92

MODEL WITH A 14 INCH BARREL.

Using the sawed-off winchesterAS A HANDGUN, HE PERFECTED A FAST

DEADLY MANNER OF FIRING! HOLDING

IT IN HIS RIGHT HAND, HE COULD COCK

THE GUN WITH A LIGHTNING FLIP OF

THE LEVER ACTION!

Thrusting the rifle forwardAND BRACING THE BUTT AGAINST HIS HIP,

"WINCHESTER JACK" COULD FIRE IN RAPID

SUCCESSION WITH DEVASTING, DEADLY^ EFFECT! THIS WEAPON, ALONG WITH THE

SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN BECAME HIGHLY

RESPECTED AND FEARED WEAPONS IN

FRONTIER BATTLES!