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ROD CAMERON WESTERN South of the border on THE RAMOS RANCHO A BEAUTIFUL 5ERORITA SPEAKS TO HER MAJOR DOMO I HAVE SENT WORD TO ROD CAMERON, MIGUEL' IF ANY MAN CAN FIGHT THIS CURSE, HE IS THE ONE WE RIDE AT DUSK TO MEET HIM .' VfolLE AT THAT VERY MOMENT, IN A SMALL BORDER TOWN . . . HMM ! I'LL BE THERE BUT X WONDER.... X HAVE A MESSAGE FOR ROD CAMERON .' r - , r _ r -'^GIVE IT HERE, \ J ( boy: i'm rod / V CAfAEKON : V REACH i AND START TALKING PRONTO, HOM8RE I WHAT BRINGS YOU TO BORDER PASS AT MOONRISE? t v?H/xr night; at border pass. . . A TRAP, JUST AS I THOUGHT.' THE NOTE WAS SIGNED BY A GIRL r yes : WHO ARE YOU I AM MIGUEL, MAJOR DO MO OF THE RAMOS RANCHO.' SENORITA RAMOS AWAITS YOU BELOW THE BORDER .' COME, AMIGO .' I WILL TAKE YOU TO HER t WHAT’S ON THE SENORITA'S MIND, MIGUEL? HER NOTE SOUNDED URGENT I ^ ^ HER MIND IS FIAED WITH THE i SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF THAT A CURSE HAS BEEN PUT ON HER LOVER-— A BULLFIGHTER WHO KNOWS NOTHING OF FIGHTING BULLS SO THAT'S WHAT'S WORRYING HER : A CURSE, EH ? SI : BUT WHAT MAN BELIEVES IN SUCH NONSENSE ? THERE SHE IS NOWi YOU SHALL SEE FOR Y0UR5ELF THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO k THE WHOLE THING .' ROD CAMERON WESTERN. IT 15 LATE X WILL EXPLAIN TO BORROW l MIGUEL WILL SEE THAT YOU ARE MADE COMFORT- ABLE for the night I GOOD NIGHT, MISS YOU TOMORROW I'LL BED DOWN HERE WITH WAR PAINT FOR THE NIGHT .' WHO IS THIS DON ALBERTO i MIGUEL ? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM ? > 7 — BAf/ 1 HE IS A CLUMPY FOOL WHO IS NO MATCH FOR A RAMOS BULL AND PROVED IT BY GETTING GORED IN THE ARENA ] DO NOT SCOFF AT WHAT YOU 00 NOT UNDER- STAND, 5EN0R CAMERON THE CURSE HAS STRUCK AT DON ALBERTO ONCE AND HE HAS-BEEN GORED BY A BULL i THE NEXT TIME THE CURSE 5TRIKES -- A BULL, WILL GORE HIM TO DEATH ! YOU CAN HELP ME SAVE HIS LIFE , IF YOU WILL COME ! WE'LL PUT UP THE HORSES AND X WILL SHOW YOU THE BUNKHOUSE ! BEFORE THAT 8 ULLFISHTING DANDY TURNED THE SENORITA'S HEAD THERE WAS NO TALK OF CURSES HERE AT THE RANCHO.' THIS RAN NY SURE HAS NO LOVE FOR DON AL- BERTO I WONDER WHY? SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER THINGS ON THE RAMOS RANCHO HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME AND NOW A CURSE HAS FALLEN ON DON ALBERTO, MY FIANCE.' THE RAMOS RANCHO ? WAS YOUR FATHER THE MAN WHO DEVELOPED THE FAMOUS YES : THE FINEST, FIERCEST STRAIN OF FIGHTING BULLS IN THE WORLD BUT NOW THESE BULLS WHICH WERE ONCE MY PRIDE HAVE BE- COME PART OF THE CURSE THAT THREATENS MY HAPPINES5 SHUCKS, MISS RAMOS.' A CURSE IS SUPER- STITIOUS NONSENSE, WELL, WAR PAINT, OLD PARD X RECKON THIS WHOLE THING IS ALL IN THE SENORITA'S MIND! CUR9ES AND GOOD SEN5E JUST DON'T C0TTC3NJ WE'LL GET SOME SHUT-EYE AND HEAD BACK ACROSS THE BORDER COME THE KNIFE -THROWING MAVERICK THAT WROTE THIS PLUMB FdRGOT ONE THING- - THAT ROD CAMERON IS NOT THE KIND TO DRiFT ON 50MEBODY ELSE'S SAYSO.' WAR PAINT, OLD PARD ' WE'RE IN THIS GAME TO THE FINI5H ! ROD CAMERON WESTERN 5*w NEXT MORNING. . . GOOD CORNING, SEIZOR CAMERON l DON ALBERTO NAS JUST ARRIVED TO LOOK AT SOME BULLS HE WILL FIGHT IN THE ARENA THIS AFTERNOON. X HAVE SOMETHING I MUST SHOW YOU BEFORE YOU MEET HIM^^^H GRIZZLING GRIZZLIES l A VOODOO HEX-OOLL - r I'LL SURE DO WHAT X CAN, MISS 1 THAT MUST BE DON ALBERTO WAITING FOR US ! ^ HE IS GOING IN TO KILL THE BULL J IF THE CURSE IS TO STRIKE .THIS IS THE TIME ROD CAMERON WESTERN (Later, back at the ramos RANCHO . 'THERE'S THE STABLE UP AHEAD ! I'LL LEAVE VOU THERE, WAR PAINT, WHILE X HIT THE TRAIL OF A SLIMY SIDE- WINDER THAT AIMED TO PIN HIS KILLING ON A CURSE ' I'LL MEET YOU 8ACK AT \ THE RAMOS RANCHO .' ) A BLINDING LIGHT, EH? / THIS IS BEGINNING TO ADD UP AND X DON'T LIKE THE ANSWER ! ^ JUST AS I THOUGH t! MIGUEL'S BRONC ISN'T HERE ! LET'S GO, WAR PAINT! WHERE 1, ARE YOU GOING, ROD CAMERON ? whoa, pard ! w-what's that ? A FIGHTING BULL ON THE PROD ! THERE'S ONE SURE CURE A DOUBLE DOSE OF SIX-GUN jL . MEDICINE ! > BA Www ROD CAMERON WESTERN .Soon after — howdy , folks i here's THE SILVER CONCHA THIS VARMINT U5ED TO BLIND YOU WITH , OON AL8ER.TO i IN A TRY TO KILL YOU AND HERE ARE THE BULLETS THE POLECAT TOOK FROM MY GUNS WHEN HE CONKED ME A WHILE BACK ARE YOU READY TO TALK, MIGUEL ? OR DO X HAVE TO — HOLD ON, MIGUEL.' YOU'VE PLAYED YOUR HAND WITH YOUR FIGHTING BULLS ONCE TOO OFTEN i THIS IS THE SHOWDOWN 1 | t : 7^YOU ARE NOT l 1 V TAKING ME, ROD , ll\\\ V CAMERON 1 > f( DON'T HIT ME AGAIN V I'LL TALK ' 1 DID IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO MARRY 5E NO RITA RAMOS AND GET THE RANCHO 1 THEN THIS FOOL CAME ALONG AND WON HER AWAY FROM ME FOR A LONG TIME X WORKED TO BREED A STRAIN OF MAD BULLS THAT WOULD NOT CLOSE THEIR EYES WHEN THEY CHARGED l X USED THEM AND THE CJRSB BUSINESS WAS ONLY A COVER- UPi I WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDEP.TOO, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU / ROD CAMERON ! BUT THE BIGGEST Ml — ~~ tf MISTAKE YOU MADE was throwing that ; KNIFE AT ME WITH 1 HA, HA . THAT A WARNING TO , / WAS MY IDEA,, DRIFT, MIGUEL. 7 ROD CAMERON r - , — \ I THREW THAT KNIFE i . MIGUEL MAY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT TRICKS WITH BULLS, BUT I KNOW ABOUT TRICKS WITH MEN - —ESPECIALLY THE ROD, CAMERON KIND OF MEN.' WHAT KNIFE THAT'S ALL, FOLKS. I'M HEADING BACK OVER THE BORDER AFTER- THIS I NEED A REST l / ROD CAMERON WESTERN (TSK, TSK) . < WHAT HAPPENEP? MY BROTHER back: EAST BOUGHT AW AUTOMOBILE ANP HE UUST HAP A m BAP ACCIPENT/ / c- -< ! mmm “0A55£P Wp0MG? , ’ ; I ALWAYS KNEW THOSE NEWFANGLEP AUTOMOBILES WERE NO GOOPf WHOLE OH GASOC/WE THINKING IT WAS SOPA POP/ 'VlP IT MAKE HIM VERY NO, BUT NOW INSTEAP OF HICC0U6HING.. Now You Can Get ROD CAMERON WESTERN Every Other Month, By Mail (Please print your name clearly in pencil) FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS INC. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT CP.EENWICH, CONN. YES, send me ROD CAMERON WESTERN every other month. I am enclosing $ in full payment. Name Address • City Zone ... State Subscription Rates for U. S. and Possessions and Pan America (CHECK ONE) □ 12 Issues for $1.20 O 24 Issues for $2.25 □ 36 Issues for $3.00 Sorry, no subscriptions sent to Canada. For other foreign countries, add 50 cents per year. GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YOUR FRIENDS FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS INC. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT CREENWICH, CONN. Send ROD CAMERON WESTERN every other month to the names below, as my gift. Name Address City Zone ... State □ 12 issues □ 24 issues n 36 issues Name Address City Zone ... State □ 12 issues □ 24 issues □ 36 issues My gift card should read I enclose $ for the above orders. ROD CAMERON WESTERN VERYBODY in Twin Forks knew that Clem Sprague had finally struck it rich. The old desert rat no longer had to scrimp and borrow for a grubstake every time he came into town. Now he lived as lavishly as frontier conditions afforded, and paid for en- tertainment and for supplies with high-grade gold dust. Rumor had it that he was shipping out plenty, too, through Wells Fargo Express for deposit in a big city bank. But where the gold came from was a well- kept secret. Clem was as solitary and taciturn as the bleak hills which he knew so well. Whep his dust was all spent, or banked, he would disappear once again, with the pack horse and the pony, into the hills. It was use- less to follow him. He could conceal his trail as well as an Indian. Several times, men had camped literally on his doorstep and had left Twin Forks right at the old man’s heels. Un- able to shake off such leeches, Clem would calmly settle down at some pleasant camp site beside a clear mountain spring, living off the rabbits and grouse which he brought down with. his ancient shotgun. He was as patient as the hills, too. He was able to wait, seemingly unconcerned, until his unwanted guests would depart in disgust. But this time it was different. The men — there were four of them — had moved right in cn him. They were bad hombres. as reckless and deadly as rattlesnakes. Their leader, a thin-lipped bully with a ragged scar down one cheek, had a way of emphasizing his threats with cruel thrusts of his forefinger. “Listen, Grandpop," he said, prodding Clem’s chest, “we want to see that mine of yours. And we’re in a hurry." "I don’t know anything about a mine,” Clem *■ muttered. The man struck him a back-handed blow across the face that sent him sprawling. Clem picked himself up. wiping a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, while the other men guffawed. “That’s just a little sample of the persuasion we can offer," the leader said. He suddenly grabbed the front of the prospector’s shirt. and pulled him close. His black eyes gleamed wiih menace. “Don’t stall with us,” he hissed. “We can make you talk.” Clem supposed they could — and would. He had heard tales of ingenious Indian tortures, and these men, with their studied cruelty, were worse than savages. “I’ll take you to the mine,” he said. “It’s up in the mountains. It will take us three days to get there.” Maybe along the way, or later on, if necessary, he would think of some- thing. These men had no knowledge of the outdoors. He could tell by their soiled city finery, by their smooth hands, by their awk- wardness with the horses and with the camp- ing equipment. He should be able to outsmart them, somehow. That night he tried to give them the slip, despite the fact that on bedding down, they had tied him, wrist to wrist, to one of them. With the horny fingers of his free hand he worried the knots loose and rose cautiously to his knees. And then the man beside him reached out and pulled him down. They beat him unmercifully, as a warning against attempting another escape. The fol- lowing day he was barely able to hold’ his aching body erect in the saddle. And the next night they trussed him up securely, with his hands and feet fastened together behind him. He lay awake, listening to the rough breath- ing of the men near him. The discomfort of his body was eclipsed by apprehension. These men would not be easy to elude, or to fool. Outdoorsmen they were not, but in their own craft of cruel dishonesty they were practiced and cunning. Should he take them to the mine? They would probably kill him as soon as they had no further need of him. Better to die first, under their tortures, without giv- ing them what they were after. He could lead them around for a couple of days before they would realize the deception. Then they would go to work on him. Could he withstand their tortures? No, that offered him no possible way out. He would lead them to the mine. There, something else might turn up. He was sure they knew little about gold mining. They ROD CAMERON WFSTERN would have need of him for awhile and there he would have comparative freedom. They broke camp early the next morning and resumed their winding way through the foothills. The going grew more rough, the land- scape more harsh and barren, as they climbed. On the third day, they entered the mouth of the canyon which led to Clem’s hidden mine. They moved in single file through a long fis- sure between the sheer rock walls. This nar- row passageway had in ages past been ground out of the earth/ by a racing current of water. Reshifting of the mountains had diverted much of the river and lessened the angle at which it had come boiling through the channel. Now, there was but a mere trickle of water among the rocks in the center of the canyon. After about a half mile, the gorge opened suddenly into a bowl-like valley. Each time he returned here, Clem was struck anew by the rugged grandeur of the scene. They stood at the entrance to a circular park, surrounded by precipitous cliffs. At the far side of the valley, nestled snugly among the trees, was Clem’s shack. Piles of newly-fallen rock and sand, scattered at ran- dom along the base of the cliff, showed where the miner had been blasting for gold. Old Clem led his captors across the valley floor toward his hide-out. They would be cramped .in the cabin, but it would do. There was ample water close at hand for the men and the horses and the grass was so lush that there was no question of the animals’ wander- ing out through the barren ravine. The claim jumpers were impressed. They could not doubt that this place was the source of the old man’s gold. But, as Clem had fore- seen, they soon revealed themselves to be. in complete ignorance of the process of mining. Suspiciously and grudgingly they relinquished their expectations of shoveling gold dust and nuggets off the ground. They set the prospector to work, following him carefully as he showed them where he had located tiny veins of gold in the rock face and how he had dug in after these tantalizing promises of wealth with pickaxe and with dynamite. l'or the first f^w days they took their ease, keeping their captive at work and guarding him day and night. Meanwhile, they made p'u.is for the future and for the elimination of the prospector, speaking as openly as if he were a steer awaiting the butcher’s knife. They were waiting only until they could learn from him how to distinguish gold-bearing ore from glittering and worthless pyrites, and how to wrest the precious mineral from the grip of the roefey walls. , While his hands were busy, Clem’s mind worked with equal concentration, seeking a way of escape. His only exit to freedom would be through the ravine, and he moved steadily toward it, pretending that he was dissatisfied with the gold showings and that a much richer vein might be found in the ravine itself. Finally, after several days of cautious prog- ress, he stepped into the canyon, out of sight of the men in the valley. He could make a run for it, but he could not hope to get away from them without a horse. And, as if anticipating his plan, they now kept the horses hobbled at the other side of the valley, near the cabin. The leader of the gang strolled after him, regarding him suspiciously. “I don’t know what you’re doing out here,” he said, ‘‘but I don’t like it. You may as well stop working. We don’t need you any longer.” Old Sprague knew the implications of such a dismissal. He walked along the ravine, care- fully scanning .the cliff sides. “Look!” he said earnestly, “right along here! There’s nothing to equal this in the whole valley!” “I don’t see anything unusual,” the man said. “You will, if I open it up,” the miner urged. “Just one day’s work, that’s all it will take.” Clem hurried back to the cabin for a heavy load of dynamite and frantically set to work, boring holes in the rock face. By the following afternoon he had ten deep holes filled with dynamite. “This had better be good,” the gang leader said impatiently. “It will be," Clem promised jubilantly. "Get back. I’m going to light the fuses.” The man retreated around the corner into the valley. Clem lit all ten of the fuses and ran in the opposite direction. He flung himself down behind a boulder just as the blast went off. Rocks rained about him while echoes rever- berated up and down the ravine. W HEN he arose from behind the boulder he saw that a section of the cliff wall had tumbled into the canyon, effectively seal- ing off the valley, trapping the crooks inside. “I’d better be on my way," Clem said aloud. “It’s a long walk back to town. I’ll have to file a claim on this place, because now people will find out where it is. And I’m sure the marshal will file a claim on those hombres, after we ' dig them out!” THE END ROD CAMERON WESTERN AMP z^? Midnight Marauder] /$LA[v)/ ^ IT'S PAST MIDNI6HT/ I RECKON i'll take a look AROUNP TOWN ANP SEE IF ^ EVERYTHINGS ALL r RIGHT/ HUH? THAR'S A LIGHT IN HAWLEY'S GENERAL STORE/ WHY SHOULC? THAR BE A LIGHT IN THAR IN THE MU7PLE OF THE NIGHT? THAR MUST BE A CROOK IN THAR ! I BETTER CALL THE SHERIFF/ HUH? WHAT AM I SAYING? I'M THE SHERIFF/ I H-H-HAVE TO G-( AFTER THAT CROOK/ £/?. MAYSE IT ISN'T A CROOK/ PERHAPS HAWLEY JUST LEFT HIS LIGHT ON ROD CAMERON WESTERN I WON'T MAKE A SOUNP UNTIL I'M RIGHT IN BACK OF HIM.' THEN HE WON’T ' BE ABLE TO PROP THE BASS ANP SET AT HIS^ SUNS/ -->*T ' THAT MUST BE IT/ HAWLEV / JUST LEFT THE LIGHT ON.' I WON’T EVEN BOTHER TO GO OVER ANP CHECK.' IT'S HIS TOUGH LUCK IF HE RUNS UP "S HIS ELECTRIC BILL.' OH. OH. I OPINE I SEE SOMEONE MOVING IN THAR/ IT'S A CROOK ALL RIGHT-' I'M GOING IN THAR — i ANP SET HIM. 1 fti ■ inrlb, ( PANGBLAST IT/ THAT'S NOT THE WAV THE SHERIFF IS SUPPOSEP TO ACT/ I'M V GOING TO PO MV PUTV/ I'M GOING l TO SEE IF THAR IS SOMEONE IN THAR ROD CAMERON WESTERN WHAT A BREAK.' MV SUN PROPPED RIGHT INTO MY HARP/ NOW I CAN PEAL -i WITH THAI CROOK/ ^ V WHAR IS HE ? ) I'VE 60T YJH COVEREP. VUH CROOK/ PON'T MAKE A FALSE MOVE OR IT'LL ‘ BE YORE LAST ONE OUCH! THAR THEY ARE/ COME ON, VO'RE SOlNO TO JAIL / BUT I PIPN'T PO ANYTHIN© WRONG, SHERIFF I OH, NO ? THEN WHAT ARE VUH P0IN6 HVAR IN THE GENERAL STORE IN THE MlPPLE OF THE NIGHT ? ^ OH, I ALWAYS LIKE TO PO MY SHOPPING WHEN THE STORES ARE CLOSEP-- IT'S NICE ANP QUIET/ THAR'S NO RUSH/ — , ROD CAMERON WESTERN OH, YEAH ? WELL LISTEN, WISE ALEC, SHOPPING WHEN THE STORES ARE CLOSED 7 IS CALLER THIEVERY AROUND 7 HYAR / OH, NO? THEN WHAT RIP YUH a PUT IN' / THAT ^ SACK? CD SUGAR YEAH, I TOOK A SACKFUL FER MY > ’•■t tea.' fur SUGAR BUT I WASN'T TRYING STEAL ANYTHING, WELL, WHAT'S IN THAT OTHER SACK? £R , MORE SUGAR FER MY COFFEE/' THAT'S VERY INTERESTING/ SUGAR FER YORE TEA ANP SUGAR FER YORE COFFEE, " 1 WELL HYAR ARE TWO LUMPS FER -X YORE COCO/ h- - I RECKON I t7IP A SWEET TOS THIS TIME/ BfeHML 5Y CRACKY / mm / r>;g. i i '5 ROD CAMERON WESTERN HOLD IT UP! WE'LL STOP HERE ► FOR THE , NIGHT.' ROD CAMERON, acting as guide for a wagon train moving out to the far west, signals fora halt as the gloomy. dusk fore- shadows the sudden dark of night on IT SEEMS RIGHT QUIET HERE -TOO QUIET.' WE'RE IN CHAYGO INDIAN .TERRITORY, AREN'T WE, ROD? the prairie/ YES, ANP THE CHAYGOES ARE K KNOWN FOR TRAVELLING IN BANDS / /AND COWARPLY ATTACKING ANYONE, WHITES OR INP/ANS, WHOM THEY THINK THEY CAN PEFEAT.' I DON'T LIKE THE , LjUlET EITHER. I'M GOING TO 3 \ CIRCLE THE / .A WAGONS AND \ do some itMvs \ CHECKING.' 7 JA “ SOON, ROD // ‘*CB RETURNS! // SOMETHING'S BREWING, THAT'S -ffi,,- A 7 p 0R SUR P> THE HORSES ARE RESTLESS and the small animals are scurrying AWAY.' THOSE SIGNS MEAN THERE'S - SOMETHING OUT IN THE TALL GRASS — \ ANP IT COULD BE INDIANS! J 1,1 UBn ROD CAMERON WESTERN USING ALL HIS STRENGTH, ROD BREAKS LOOSE AND LEAPS AT THE CHIEF.' HE KILL CHIEF' ME SHOOT' FORM A WAGON CIRCLE AT MY SIGNAL ft AND PREPARE TO RESIST ^ _ ATTACK.' Jm /I'M GOING TO SNEAK OUT THERE ANP f SEE whether there are any Indians MASSING FOR AN ATTACK.' IF I CAN GE1 PACK SILENTLY, I WILL - BUT IF I CAr J I'll FIRE MY SIX-SHOOTER AS A WARNING OF ATTACK' j. — S GOOD LUCK, ROD.' ROD SUPS AWAY INTO THE NIGHT AND SOON I'VE GOT TO WARN THE WAGONS, — THE PEOPLE WILL BE r MASSACRED.'/ MMMF HUH.' THOSE ARE CHAGOES ALL RIGHT.' AND THEY LOOK AS IF THEY'RE GETTING READY TO ATTACK.' jegl AS THE BULLET CREASES ROD'S SCALP, HE SINKS TO THE GROUND WITH A SATISFIED SMILE ON HIS FACE! BUT THE THREE INDIAN BRAVES KEEP THEIR GRIP ON THE BIG FRONTIERSMAN AS THEY DRAG HIM BEFORE THEIR CHIEF ! ROD CAMERON WESTERN WE USE DIFFERENT PLAN NOW.' WE GET WAGON TRAIN IN BOX CANYON, CUT OFF RETREAT, THEN FROM HIGH WALLS , — ^ .WE SHOOT DOWN ON PALEFACES/ J / IS NO GOO V! WITHOUT . SURPRISE WE BEAT PALEFACES, BUT MAYBE LOSE TOO MANY BRAVES , . IN FIGHT/ PALEFACES HEAR SHOT.' THEY PREPARE FOR DANGER.' > THEY READY FOR ATTACK NOW.' IS GOOD PLAN, BUT HOW WE GET WAGON TRAIN . ~r INTO BOX v-*L — T CANYON? / Cl Jjf T/7AWM, THE NEXT MORNING-^OU BE TOO HiGH UP F^J ™ \ CLOTH^THEY TRAIN COME BY, YOU SHOOT GUN ) HERE^ TILL WE HEAR SUN- ] TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.' THEN 7 F TrI' THEN WE RIDE TO / WAVE ARMS TO SHOW PALEFACE ) -T Awvnw mB w i ' V th tai/c tdaii lurrt rAwynw* / C UANYON rOK KILL. -jfH HAVE CREASED ME. I'M LUCKY I'M k-^r ~-r STILL , l( ALIVE.' pC PRISONER IS ROD CAMERON, FAMOUS PALEFACE WHO GUIDES WAGONS.' HE NOT KNOW IT, BUT HE'S GOING TO HELP BRING WAGONS , TO PLACE WE kr*—- ' y ° Hl My HEAP, WANT.' THAT BULLET MUST \ WAIT TILL FIGHTING IS OVER.' /TAKE HIM OUT SOMEPLACE AND TIE HIM UP WHERE HE MAKE NO TROUBLE.' WE NO NEED PALEFACE ANY MORE.' WE KILL HIM NOW.' F—-< I’VE GOT TO ESCAPE ANP BREAK UP THIS FIENDISH MASSACRE THE INDIANS ARE PLANNING.' THAT BRANCH UP AHEAD.' T a—' IT MIGHT DO THE TRICK.' ' ROD CAMERON WESTERN MO WITH A SUDDEN JUMP POD PUTS HIS PLAN INTO ACTION' hFnow top a simple U GYMNASTIC VV^. trick.' y--1v K HUH? WHAT HE DO? y -BUT THIS ISN’T A FRIENC7LY CALL.' > IT'S A LITTLE EARLY IN THE MORNING « FOR VISITING- THAT'LL KEEP YOU TWO HERE AND NOW I'VE GOT WORK — r TO VO l I YES.' HE'S SIGNALLING TO US.' y LOOK! THERE'5 ROD CAMERON.' HE'S j — 1 T SAFE.' WAGON TRAIN TURN OFF TRAIL.' GO TO SOX CANYON. 1 GOOD' MEANYIHILE, THE INDIAN RUSE WORKS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE WAGON TRAIN THINK THEY SEE ROD CAMERON SIGNALLING I AT THE INDIAN CAMP, THE GUNFIRE IS THE SIGNAL TO RIDE! WITH THE CHIEF'S CLOTHES AND THIS WAR PAINT I OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO POOL THESE BRAVES AS LONG AS I DON'T TALK.' ROD CAMERON WESTERN THE TRAIN IS TURNING INTO THE BOX CANYON IVE GOT TO STOP —r THEM/ w-c5v'\ BLISTER THE TRAIL,' BOY/ I MUST STOP THE WAGON TRAIN J BEFORE IT RIDES < INTO THE TRAP/*-', IS PALEFACE.' WE CATCH.' WE KILL.' a stop : STOPTHE TRAIN.' THAT IS NOT CHIEF/ ROD CAMERON WESTERN KEEP LOW.' MAKE EVERY SHOT COUNT, / THAT WAS JUST AN INDIAN DECOY.' BREAK OUT THE AMMUNITION, MEN.' WE'RE IN FOR , A BATTLE/ ROD l WE THOUGHT YOU WERE UP ON . . THAT BLUFF.' y Q30o 7 EW r&SBaBZ AND WHEN 7 HE SMOKE OF THE BATTLE CLEARS COME ON, MEN.' WE'RE GOING TO CAPTURE THOSE THAT ARE LEFT/ r THEY'RE ; RETREATING/ WE'VE LICKEt? THEM / , WE'LL TURN THESE INDIANS OVER TO THE SHERIFF OF THE FIRST TOWN - ^ s? WE GET TO.' r I RECKON WE CAN CONTINUE OUR _■ JOURNEY IN ^ \ PEACE NOW.' J Follow the adventures of ROD CAMERON in his own magazine . ( ROD CAMERON WESTERN.' J ROD CAMERON WESTERN HELLO, HOSHEA V! HOWS YORE LITTLE _ NEPHEW? , THAT'S RIGHT.' — HE CAN WALK, JUST LIKE HIS FATHER AMP X DIP WHEN WE WENT TO i SCHOOL,' ,, : — ' HUH - *— WHAT PIP VUH SAY' X (SAID, NOW THAT THE eoy is aoiNe to SCHOOL VUH SHOULD <3BT HIM AN , ^ encyclopedia/ ) mi IM THAT CASE 1 VUH OUGHT TO (SET HIM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA . 1 J NOTHING POIN6' KfiO (HlcF I 25* HNNr 1 \ SHAVE hey, fellows, pip you hear about THE EXCITEMENT IN THE 51 G v — DEPARTMENT STORE IN TOWN ) V TOPAY ? t ~ — ^ / NO, "\ AMBLING JXj { EXCITEMENT? V ANpy/ - YOU KNOW THAT /AJDE OF A FLOOR WALKER THEY HAVE —THE HOMBRE THAT ALWAYS WEARS A FLOWER /R HLS LAPEL ? YEAH, WE \ KNOW THAT 1 FANCY PANTS WHO ALWAYS HAS A FLOWER IN HIS LAPEL f WHAT ABOUT > HIM?, HUH? HE ^ STARTEP TQ SCREAM ‘ FER WATER? » RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG SHOPPING JAM TOPAV, Hg STARTEP TO SCREAM FOR WATER!, YES, HE WAS SCREAMING AT ^ THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS, "WATER, WATER, BRING ME SOME WATER"/ SO X GRR68EP A Pf TOPER QF WATER ARP Rt/SF/EP RLGRT YES OWE M/A/L/TE MORE ARP HtS f LOWER AA/GHT RAYE y r —v P/EP! HA, KA/ / cTA4 w~~ \ fi l\ 1 iCoVvxl IL" v \\ f\ vJr ■iV w v ,/A ROD CAMERON WESTERN HOWDY, PAR PS -rv/rh. ROD CAMERON _1T~7 POST OFFICE BOY * 1 164 W BEVERLY HILLS , CALIFORNIA I'VE SHEW THINKING ABOUT YOU THE LAST FEW WEEK’S, WISHING YOU WERE ALL WITH ME ON A LITTLE TRIP T TOOK DOWN INTO THE SOUTHWEST! THAT'S MIGHTY FINE COUNTRY DOWN THERE, NOT SO GREEN AS THE EAST OR MIDWEST, BUT STILL MIGHTY FINE RANCHING LAND! I WAS MOST STRUCK BY THE INFLUENCE C-- THE OLD SPANISH SETTLERS THAT IS STILL SEEN EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK! THE OLD SOUTHWEST NEAR THE MEY/CAN BORDER WAS ONCE SPANISH LAND, SETTLED AND WORKED BY THE EARLY SPANISH SETTLERS! THEIR MARK REMAINS ON THE ARCHITECTURE, THE FOOD AND THE LANGUAGE USED EVEN BY COWHANDS FAR FROM THAT REGION! TAKE THE LEATHER LEGGINGS COWBOYS CALL THEIR "CHAPS". THAT'S THE SHORTENED FORM OF THE SPANISH WORD FORTHEM, WHICH IS « CHAPAREUOS". THEN THE PART OF THE SADDLE -RIG WE CALL A "CINCH". THAT'S THE WIDE BAND THAT PASSES UNDER THE HORSE'S BELLY TO HOLD THE SADDLE ON HIS BACK / IT'S DE- RIVED FROM THE SPANISH WORD “ C/NCHA" . "CORRAL", A TERM USED BY EVERY COWHAND /N THE LAND , IS A SPANISH WORD MEANING A FENCED YARD OR ENCLOSURE FOR ANIMALS, . A "P/NTO" HORSE MEANS A SPOTTED HORSE . THE WORD IS DERIVED PROM THE SPANISH, MEANING PAJNTED OR, AS WE USE /T, SPOTTED. YES, FR/EWDS, THE INFLUENCE OP THE OLO SPANISH SOUTHWEST HAS SPREAD PAR AND WIDE ! THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE OU/E TO OTHER PEOPLES AND DONT REALIZE IT! THAT'S WNY/T'S A GOOD THING TO REMEMBER ALL PEOPLES AND ALL COUNTRIES ON EARTH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CIVILIZATION OF EVERY OTHER COUNTRY! IF WE ALL REMEMBERED THAT WE MIGHT BE MORE FRIENDLY TO OUR NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR AND ALSO OUR NEIGHBORS ALL OVER THE WORLD! WELL, PAROS , I MUST BE MOSEY/NG O/VJ TILL NEXT MONTH , "AD/OS" AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT MEANS * I'LL RE SEEING YOU". YOUR PARD, ROD CAMERON WESTERN O/r&NTEATERS ARE TOOTHLESS. ^RUE $ALSE. © ^ “t/rue HE EGRET IS A MONKEY. [jsALSE. * SEE HOW MANY YOU CAN ANSWER' ..CORRECTLY' SCORE YOURSELF AS FOLLOWS! V. *w: '° 3 CORRECT, EXCELLENT— 4 CORRECT, GOOD ^ '3 CORRECT, FAIR— 2 . CORRE0T;f30OR/ : , © fjaRANKLIN PIERCE WAS A GENERAL BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE5. ^RUE (?AL 5 E ARVARD IS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY > IN THE UNITED STATES. ‘ipRUE 0=ALSE.... ' 9 £ 9 i NioaoNfiod 'anai CD 'anai © • 3 nai © 'ciaia v ‘asivd © -Bsivd Q ©fatapFEE IS ONE OF THE LEADING IMPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES. I TLpKUE 0?ALSE X RECKON I'LL GO IN AND SEE HOW THAT NEW HIRED HAKJD IS MAKING OUT.' r — ~ ........ , .. THE BRUSH OFF HEX HOG HEAD, THAT’S MV TOOTHBRUSH VO'RE U5IN6 ‘ JEEPERS. I'M SORRY.' I DIDN'T KNOW THAT— X THOUOiHT IT BELONGED n TO THE RANCH] , ?gm huh? it is? , 1 f\ 1 1 1 . LA ROD CAMERON WESTERN (°Jnb dav.in the hills outbids rue town op seecheir FLATS, ROD CAMERON, FEARLESS FIGHTER FOR LAW AND ORDER i SEES A SCENE WHICH SPURS HIM INTO IMMEDIATE ACTION : GALLOPING GOPHE RHOLES THOSE MASKED JASPERS DOWN THERE ARE HOLDING UP S'UT ROD DOESN'T 5EE THE MASKED GUN- MAN WHO HAS SNEAKED UP BEHINO HIM AND— - WE CAN'T HAVE THIS SADDLE TRAMP INTER FERING l THIS WILL STOP HIM i A MM . WHERE'D that hombre • COME 7 FROM? / THAT DOESN'T MATTER ' -1A— r-^IT'S WHERE VO U SIDE- . JL Binders are going that yrZTyr -, — , counts — ryr== MAKE TRACKS, WAR PAINT. WE'RE GOING TO . LEND A HAND THERE ! gMufSJS ROD CAMERON WESTERN take allthetcity feller's IDENTIFICATION) PAPERS NOW YOU LEHIGH, GET IN THE COACH AND s>-i TAKE HIS PLACE ^ RlSHT, CAL i WITH HIS PAPERS I'LL RiDe INTO TOWN AS Mg.ragPMTi ^ I'M DRIVING ON TO TOWN , TAKE TAGENT AND HOLD HIM AT THE HIDE-OUT AND TWO OF YOU DUMP ROD CAMERON OVER THE CLIFF SO HE'LL BE OUT OF OUR WAY / FER KEEPS 1 3UT LUCKILY, ROD LANDS ON A TOON — THIS 8ROOMTAIL WON'T ANNOY ANYONE ANY MORE/ y ~ r“ f -y - YEAH i LET'S \ ( FEED HIM TO THE BUZ- \ 1 ZARDS ,/AND GET BACK V TO THE HIDE-OUT ) x l PRONTO ! JUTTING LEDGE --AND THE JARRING BUMP JOLTS HIM BACK TO CONSOOUSNESS l I'VE GOT TO GET TO TOWN TO REPORT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STAGE . --AND WHEN I CAME TO THE STAGE WAS GONE i DID IT REACH y ; TOWN ? J ! HYAR T COMES ^ NOW ! YOU PROBA- BLY PASSED IT WHILE RIDING THE SHORT CUT l WHAT HAP 1 REMEM- BER ' THE STAGE- COACH WAS BEING HELD UP ! BLISTER THE TRAIL, WAR PAINT I LET'S TAKE THE SHORT CUT TO TOWN L ROD CAMERON WESTERN I'M SHORE GLAD THE STAGE MADE IT ALLRISHT l IT'S CARRYING A VERY IMPORTANT PASSENGER : LET'S SASHAY OVER TO THE depot and SEE if he CAWE THROUGH WITHOUT ANY HARM X RECKON YOU MUST HAVE DONE SOME HARD RIDING TO GETAWAY FROM THOSE ROAD AGENTS BACK THERE ! ROD CAMERON i HUH ! OH, YEAH . they ALMOST HAD ME,8UT when YOU INTERRUPTED THEM I SAW MY SO X OFFER YOU A PROPOSITION ! FOR THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND E YOUR AREA ALL THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN TOWN 5EEM TO BE WAITING TO GREET ( HIM ! WHO IS THIS H0M8RE ? ^ ' — r-rrTjr- 1 ( y 1 HE'S MR. TAGENT, A REPRESENTATIVE S^vi aaw \ V (OF THE RAILROAD COMPANY.' HE'S COME OUT \ ( HYAR. TO DECIDE WHETHER THE RAILROAD EXTEN- ( SION SHOULD RUN THROUGH THIS AREA OR CROSS THF VALLEY two HUNDRED MILES NORTH C?HE 'RAILROAD REPRESENTATIVE " LOSES NO TIME IN GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS AND A MEETING IS HELD IN THE TOWN HALL MEN, YOU KNOW THAT THE RAILROAD COMPANY HAS SENT ME OUT HERE FROM THE MAIN OFFICE BACK EAST TO SETTLE THE LOCATION OF THE RAILROAD EXTENSION AND YOU KNOW THE DECISION IS ENTIRELY UP TO ME I ’OWN HALL WE'LL NEED SOME TIME TO DISCUSS THIS , MR. TAGENT j We'LL WRANGLE IT A 5PELL BEFORE WE DECIDE WHAT TO DO [ / -^ALL RIGHT.' I'LL ■ k THf STAY AT THE hotel: Hi YOU CAN REACH ME ■I IlniK ' rtk there when you ■S IIIlK \lllIWi DECIDE 1 ' J~ GENTLEMEN I I AM A PRACTICAL MAN : THE TOWNSPEOPLE ARE GOING TO PROSPER BY THE PRESENCE OF THE RAILROAD. THEREFORE I SEE NOTHING WRONG IN DEMANDING MY SHARE I .. ftgmgm. ROD CAMERON WESTERN. THERE'S SOMETHING PHONY ABOUT THAT RAILROAD AGENT, SHERIFF"' IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT HE MAKE SUCH A PROPOSfTION l s ^ QCrKnKl MAV«XT I RECKON MAYBE YO'RE RIGHT ! WHAT DO YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO DO ABOUT IT YOU GET THE TOWNSPEOPLE TO STALL GIVING HIM ANY DECISION l STRETCH IT OUT FOR DAYS IF POSSIBLE l IN THE MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO DO SOME INVESTIGAT- ING AND THE FIRST it HERE'S THE PICTURE, ROD J X GOT IT WHILE HE WAS EATING i HE NEVER NOTICED IT ' M jSHORTlY AFTER — I ---SOX WANT A — > PICTURE OF MR.TAGENT, BUT X DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOW HE'S BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED L -4 GOOD NOW WITH THIS PHOTO I CAN WRITE TO THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE RAILROAD AND CHECK ON hi 5 identity i ■irttr LEAVE IT TO ME, ROD I'LL MANAGE IT i i&rr IN THE BARN SO THAT Tg CAMERON HOMBRE SUSPECTS THERE'S SOME- THING PHONY ' I'LL HAVE TO DO SOME THING ABOUT HIM PRONTO ! .fr..— - HYAR YOU ARE, CAL'. THIS IS FER YORE RETURN RUN TO THE RELAY A station 1 jram Igm | I’LL TAKE £ IT RIGHTS OUT TO THE STAGE NOW L But as rod deposits the letter at THE POST OFFICE THE ALERT EYE OF CAL, THE STAGE DRIVER, NOTICES THE ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE ' WILL YOU SEE THAT THIS LETTER GOES OUT ON THE NEXT STAGE ? SHORE T NOW WHAT WOULD HE BE THING, WRITING TO THE RAILROAD ROD i J COMPANY FER I'D BETTER ^ ^ CHECK ON THET LETTER i A FEW MINUTES LATER, IN THE HGTEL - -I “ ' V 4 WITH ROD CAMERON, ^ CHECKING ON US, WE'RE SUNK.' THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO KILL BOTH CAMERON AND THE REAL MR.TAGENT. THEN THERE'LL BE NO ONE WHO CAN INTERFERE WITH OUR SCHEME i ^ YEAH, BUT HOW CAN WE GET CAMERON ? HE'S A PRETTY . TOUGH HOMBRE i ROD CAMERON WESTERN DON'T WORRY, CAL.' WE'LL PUT ON A GOOD SHOW l Ct\ RE OF CAMERON '• HE HASA^WEAKNESS for LENDING A up? PWG HAND WHEN ASKED ! BUT GOING OUT TO THE HIDE S^TOGCT THINGS READY l SO I WANT YOU TO BE READY TO JUMP THE STAGE WHEN X COME RIDING THROUGH LATER 1 ^ y - On a lonely bend in the road the stage is =r-\ Ac. PI ftWKIpn ' Back in town, .cal takes advise of/od ATTACKED AS PLANNED rAMFRON' 1 S WILLINGNESS TO HELP ANYONE IN TROUBLE, KEEP RIDING i CAL i I'LL TAKE CARE OF THESE JASPERS i y T MATE TO BOTHER YOU , ROD, BUT I'M AFRAID OF THOSE ROAD ^ENTS WHO TRIED TO HOLD ME UP ON tWF w&Y IN l IF VOU'Q JUST RIDE WITH ME PAST THE DANGER sp ot I'LL BE MUCH OBLIGED — \ V" /’'let's not bother! i'Dlike another \\ V CRACK AT THOSE OWLHOOTS, ANYHOW THAT'S IT PUT -rtHEM BOTH IN THE COACH AND THEN WE'LL STAM- PEDE THE HORSES DOWN THE NARROW ROAD NEAR the > CLIFF 3UT CAL HAS OTHER IDEAS' THIS WILL TAKE THE FIGHT OUT OF YOU l As THE STAGECOACH RATTLES DOWN THE DANGEROUS ROAD, ROD- REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS EEYAH i GO AHEAD, YOU OAYUSES ! THE STAGE WILL TURN OVER AND IT WILL LOOK LIKE AN y- ACCIDENT X GUESS THIS IS THE END FOR BOTH OF US i I'AA SORRY YOU HAD TO GET MIKED UP IN IT “C | r—r — YOU \ / f MUST BE MR.TAGENT. V V DON'T GIVE UP YET, f V PARDNER i y- yfaiv JtKI pLu(| i'll Uk im ‘lb wi M ROD CAMERON WESTERN :R ROD UNTIES MR TA6ENT .I'LL TAKE YOU TO THEIR. me-ouri/ : — " GREAT.' WE'LL TAKE THEM 0Y SURPRISE 1 . ^HE SURPRISE 19 COMPLETE AS ROP AND MR. TAGENT GET THE DROP ON THE GANG* AND CAPTURE THE ENTIRE CROWD WITHOUT FIRING A SINGLE SHOT.' ROD CAMERON 1 ! HE'S GOT MORE LIVES THAN A BOBCAT i “ 1 UP, I B® POLECATS L MR. TAGENT, YOU I &M tie THEM AND GET THEM INTO I 3191 THE STAGE WHILE I KEEP 9 ***** THEM COVERED .' , E WBk ^ will P*" - r be a . ~~~\ Pr . ■ A PLEASURE . &KTER — SHERIFF, HERE'S 1 A WHOLE PASSEL OF COYOTES WHO NEED LOCKING UP AND I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT PHONY RAILROAD MAN ROD CAMERON WESTERN THFM YOU'D BETTER HOT FOOT IT OVER TO THE HALL AND STOP THE PEOPLE FROM GIVING ISp MONEY TO THAT VARMINT ! HE SAID HE rtmON'T WAIT ANY LONGER AND THEY DECIDED 70 PAY WHAT HE ' WE \ YE WANT \ "T TO \ IN THANK W YOU / VA FOR /Mf ALL \0 YOU'VE V DONE | TO GET fl THE RAILROAD HERE ! . YES, ROD, WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHOW- ING US HOW WRONG WE WERE TO GIVE IN TO THAT VARMINTS BRIBERY DE- MAND JUST TO FURTHER OUR OWN ENDS' WE'LL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN A5 LONG A5 ALL , THE CULPRITS ARE | IN JAIL, EVERY- THING'S ALL RIGHT ROD CAMERON WESTERN HOWPV, AMBLING ANlpy/ WHAT ASZ E YUH P0ING -r THESE RAVS? ] — X PRIVE A STAGE- COACH THAT HASN'T L'T'ANy WHEELS' M STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULA- TION REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Sec. 233) Of ROD CAMERON WESTERN) published bi-monthly at Greenwich, Conn., for Octo- ber 1. 1952. 1. The names and addresses of the pub- lisher, editor, managing editor, and busi- ness managers are: Publisher. Fawcett Publications. Inc., Greenwich. Conn.; Edi- tor. C. V. Woods. Sunnyside. L. I.; Man- aging Editor. Ralph Daigh, Pelham Manor, N v.; Business Manager. Gordon Fawcett, Greenwich. Conn. 2. The owner is; (If owned by a cor- poration. its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount oi stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be. given. If owned by a partnership or other unincor- porated firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual member, must be given.) Fawcett Publications. Inc., Greenwich. Conn.; W. H. Fawcett, Jr., Norwalk. Conn.; Marion Bagg. Kansas City, Mo.; Roger Fawcett. Greenwich. Conn.; V. D. Fawcett, Greenwich. Conn.; M. B. Fawcett. Norwalk. Conn.; H. A. Fawcett, Greenwich, Conn.; Roscoe Kent Fawcett, Greenwich. Conn.; M. F. Fawcett. Green- wich, Conn.; M. B. King. Oxnard, Cal.; Gloria Leary. Santa Monica, Cal.; V. F. Kerr. Santa Barbara. Cal.; Mrs. Eva Roberts. Seattle. Wash.; Fawcett Publica- tions. Inc., Greenwich, Conn. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or hold- ing 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are; (None.) 4 . Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary rela- tion, ^.he name of the person or corpora- tion for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securi- ties In a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. 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