NO. 15 yH^Th :* *u «~ MURDER IN TH| HILLS! TEX RITTER WESTERN • Executive Editor WILL LIEBERSON Editor C. V. WOODS Art Editor AL IETTER _ The, following outstanding magazines are easily identified^ on their coven by the words A FAWCETT PUBLICATION. CAPT, MARVEL ADVENTURES • THE MARVEL FAMILY • LASH LiRUE WESTERN • FAWCETT 5 FUNNY ANIMALS WHIZ COMICS ' BATTLE STORIES • ROCKY LANE WESTERN • NYOKA THE JUNCLE CIRL • CABBY HAYES WESTERN CAPT. MARVEL JR. • MASTER COMICS • TOM MIX WESTERN • MONTE HALE WESTERN • HOPALONG CASSIDY ROD CAMERON WESTERN • SIX-CUN HEROES • FAWCETT MOVIE COMIC • MIKE BARNETT. MAN AGAINST CRIME MOTION PICTURE COMICS • TEX RITTER WESTERN • SOLDIER COMICS Every effort is made to insure that these comic magazines contain the highest quality of wholesome entertainment. C MINE/ BUT DON'T TRY TO PICK IT UP.'^ BY THE TIME yUH COULD STRAIGHTEN UP, THIS PRAIRIE RANGER WOULD HAVI HANDCUFFS ON VUH.' WE'VE SOT TO ^ TRY TO BOWL HIM OVER AND SET 1 OUT THE OQOB.' t~ — ^ ?UT RUNNING INTO 7£X RITTER ( JS LIKE RUNNING INTO f> BRICK WML. VND AFTMR JUBN JUAREZ gXPlfllNS .. as you smQj JUAN, HALF , OF T/4E MAP WOULDN'T. DO THEM ' ANY GOOD- , UNLESS THE* 1 INTENDED TO ROB YOUR PARTNER OF HIS TEX RITTER WESTERN THERE'S NO SENSE IN TALKING, JUAREZ.' YOU SETTER DO A5 MILLARD SAID.' HERE, 6IVE ME THE COMBINATION ANO I'LL OPEN THE SAFE IF YUH HADN'T WANDERED IN, EVERYTHING WOULD HAVi WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT' THERE'S ALWAYS AN /F IN THE LIFE OF A BANDIT .'WITH THE LIFE IOF THE COOK TO BE AC COUNTED FOR, YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS ARE NOW GOING TO MAKE A ONE-WAY TRIP TO THE JAIL HOUSE ' HI5 TWO HENCHMEN GUILTY OF MURDER AND SENTENCED THEM TO BE HANGED.' THE JUD6E ALSO DE- CREED THAT THEIR HALF OF THE MAP' 5H0ULD BE HANDED OVER TO YOU SINCE IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT OUT AT] THE TRIAL THAT HE HAD STOLEN IT FROM THE DYING PROSPECTOR WHO HAD GIVEN YOU , OTHER ^LF^J^E EVERY- / TEX .'NAME YOUR RE- Hkk WARD AND IT SHALL BE YOURS.' , THE TALL TALB OF W£ TINY TEX RiTTER WESTERN g$ jKPERS WHKTWiRi, VUH DOlNS THRRf WHflTfTHi TOURIST Hfi A^EARRGO? : VES, AND THAR HADKT aEENASINSLS < TRACE ©PHlffl AND HftPPfNEDTOWtA' eVtRNBQDV FKSUR6D rt£ iiTHiR sot lost andotw^id or some Wild aniwal had khjlbo ww\ , but his family wgul&ntgivje UP HOPS. THAT Rl 'WAS <5T»u«, *?«£■ ** THEX OPlHED HE WAS LOST OR BUNG HELD CAPTWE iH SOWS PAR-OPF UNHEARD OF PLACE IN. THE -JUNGLES j AND THAT'S WHY THiY SENT PER N\E .'THEY KNBW I WAS THE OHU^ ONE WHO WOULD HAVE A CHANCE feHt OP F-WDWG (Wfi ! so i setouttd dbepestafrica in quest i THEIWSSlNGWR.DiNGLE! t WANDERED TOTHE ^remotest places searching AND searching : ^*£i?%i ■'/4FTER WEEK'S AMD WEEKS OF LOOKING, WITH- OUT A>N LUCK OR EVEN DlSCO\<&R\HS A SINGLE TRACE OF HlKi, I FINALS/ CftN\EOUTOF "THE. -^ -JUNGLE'S INTO A VILLAGE / I SAW ft TRADING POST AND 1 WBNT IN TO GET SOME supplies; I WAS AT THE COUNTER TALKING TO THE OWNER OF THE POST VMHEiH HE suddenly nudsed n\e I i^^^ ^^ TIX RITTER WESTERN HUH? PlDYUH ^THAT'S RlSHT 1 . 1 WAS STARTLED ^ - . WHAT? ARE VL'H 77?Y/NS TO TBLLUS THAT HOMBRE WAS SHRUNK BV AN AFRICAN WITCH DOCTOR BECAUSE. HE TOLD HiWv TO GO JUMP M A LAKE ? i ^^ THhT'S RIGHT ! AND IT WAS NONE OTHER THAt^ £D DINGLB,TUE NARN I \MS LOOKING I PUT H\N\ IN A PENCIL- BOX AND BROUGHT H\N\ HOWE TO HIS FAMILY AND THE'Y SAVE |T |VEA REGARD/. ^ WELL, WE'RE 601N6 TO cSiVE YUtt A REWARD, TOO! TEX RITTER WESTERN imdWO W£ RANGE 1 3 & With- T€X RITTER H55 NORTH RODEO PRIVET SLg EVERLY HJLLS/CALIFORNIA i***: / Howdy, folks; this month i'd like to say something about a matter WHICH EVERY COWHAND KNOWS • HE KIND OF GROWS UP WITH IT, YOU MIGHT SAY i CONCERNS THE PROPER HANDLING OF YOUR RIFLE i MILLIONS OF VOlJNGSTERS IN THIS GREAT COUMTRY OWN AIR RIFLES AWD THEY HAVE PLENTY Or 5AFH AMD SANS FUN WITH THEM < BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS ENOUGH MAVERICKS WHO DON'T KNOW BETTER WHO CAUSE TROUBLE IK THEIR TOWNS i I MEAN THOSE AIR RIFLE OWNERS WHO TAKE TO SHOOTING AT DOGS, CATS AND BIRDS ,' THOSE BS00MTAIL3 WHO SHOOT OTHER FOLKS' PROPERTY , TREES , SQUIRRELS AMD, YES— EVEN EACH OTHER.' THESE HOMBRES JUST DON'T USE COmMOU SENSE.' THEM THERE ARE THE ONES WHO WALK AROUND WITH THEIR RIFLES 'COCKED AND READY TO FIRE I THEY'RE THE KIND WHO SHOOT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WHEN THEY STUMBLE AND THSIR HiFLE GOES OFF! ANP THERE'S ALWAYS THE FELLOW WHO NEVER SIOPB TO SEE IF ANYONE IS WITHIN RANGE BEHIND HIS TARGET WHEN HE'S SHOOTING i YEP, THOSE ARE THE HOMBRE9 WHO MAKE FOLKS THINK NO ONE SHOULO OWN AN AIR RIFLE .' BUT AN AIR RIFLE IS A FINE THING POR A YOUNGSTER TO OWN , PRODDING HE HANDLES IT SAFELY AND PROPERLY I IF YOU WANT TD LEARN ALL ABOUT PROPER RIFLE HAND- LING, OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEOS TO LEARN, JOIN THE ■JOIN THE JUNIOR. SAFETY INSTITUTE.' IT'S NOW ■OPEN TO EVERYONE OWNING A SPRING-TYPE AIR RIFLE .' GET DAD INTERESTED, TOO! HE'LL WANT TO JOIN IN THE FUN i YOU'LL LEARN fit ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT STRAIGHT SHOOTING , SAFE SHOOTING AND REAL DOWN-TO-EARTH MARKSMANSHIP 1 FOR FREE DETAILS, DROP HA LINE TO JUNIOR SAFETY INSTITUTE, SUITE IIOOA, I 5L30 NORTH MICHIGAN, CHICAGO I, ILLINOIS. REMEMBER, PARTNERS, ANYTHING- CAN &B DANGEROUS IF MIS- USED 1 HANDLE YOUR AIR RIFLE PROPERLY '. YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF, VOUR FCLKS, AND YOUR COMMUNITY i DO THAT AND FOLKS WILL SAY: "THERE GOES A REAL AIR RIFLEMAN^ TILL NEXT MONTH, PALS, •"^TAn KEEP SMILING AND GOOD " R/DINCri YOUR FftRD, ' LAM O'REILLY wakened from a bad nightmare and there was cold sweat on his forehead, his palms and his back. He groaned and rubbed a hand across his eyes. He sat up and grunted to himself, "There's only one thing to do. I've got to get put of town!" He got up and padded across to the wash stand in his bare feet. He poured water from the pitcher into the basin and slopped it over his face with his hands. He dried his face with a rough towel, then ran fingers through his curly brown hair, pushing stray locks back from his forehead. Now he was fully awake and he dressed hur- riedly, but silently. His final move was to buckle on his gun belt, heavy with the two holstered Colt .44's. Then he looked out the window. The full moon was bright, but he noted with satisfaction that a dark cloud was sliding toward it. He picked up the lariat hanging from a bedpost and told himself, "Lucky I brought this along with me instead of leaving it on the saddle horn." He looped the rope over the top edge of a shutter and, when the cloud finally darkened the moorv he slid silently out of the window and climbed down hand over hand from his second story hotel room, being very careful not to scrape or kick hi? boots against the wall. When his feet touched earth, he deftly flipped on the rope, and the loop came free from the shutter and fell to him. Then he ducked for the shadows as the moon began to' edge out from behind the cloud. By dawn, Clam O'Reilly had put many miles between himself and the boom town named Black Spider City. But he rode on all day, keeping to the hills and crisscrossing streams to throw off pursuit. Weary and dusty, he finally camped at nightfall in a thick pine grove. He ate his supper cold, being too wary to start a fire. He was up early, and it was shortly after sunrise that he crossed the state line and en- tered the town of Great Gopher. Great Gopher seldom had any visitors, so Clam was imme- diately identified as The Stranger — and after a few of the citizens had tried unsuccessfully to draw him out about himself and his past-— as The Mysterious Stranger. Clam was a strong, silent fellow and he was . particularly silent about his reasons for leav- ing Black Spider City. When people tried to be friendly and talk with him, he would answer in grunts, and monosyllables. Some thought him downright rude. Many suspected that he had an evil past and that rumor finally reachtd the ears of the law. O'Reilly had one foot in the first step «f the General Store when he heard a drawling voice. "I'd like to talk to you, young feller." Clam turned slowly. He saw a gruzled, pow- erful man, wearing a star on his chest. He also saw that, although the man hadn't actually drawn a gun, his right hand was hovering sig- nificantly near a holster. "What about?" asked Clam. "Tell you private in my. office," responded the sheriff. "Come along?" "Sure," said Clarn. The lawman sat at a battered de*sk and ges- tured Clam into a chair across from him. Clam remained silent while the lawman filled a crusty corncob pipe, lighted it, and puffed a few smoke rings toward the ceiling. "Now what 1 want to know," said the sheriff at last, "is where you came from and why you left there so sudden like." "That's my business," responded Clam. "Sure it is. And maybe it's mine. Now there's a rumor going around that you are If fugitive from the law. I don't much hold with rumors. TEX RITTER WESTERN jtjjke facts. Want to give them tome?" *3*fo," said Clam, The sheriff blew out a cloud of gray smoke. **Well, have it your own way. The law says a jnan doesn't have to bear witness against himself. Only thing is, with you not talking jt kind of looks as if you've got something to hide. And it's my duty to lock you up in a cell until I can check up and find out whether there's anything to the rumors or not. Well, step this way. The sheriff rose from his chair and pointed toward a barred door at the rear. "Hey, wait! I don't want to rot in a ceil!" exclaimed Clam. " Well?" "If I tell you the truth, Sheriff, will you promise to keep it to yourself?" "I will if it doesn't involve any lawbreaking. Spill it." "The truth is," said Clam, "that I come from Black Spider City, By a stroke of luck I hap- pened to catch six stage robbers singlehanded. The townspeople made out like I was a hero and were going to hold a big wing-ding in Cattlemen's Hall and the mayor was aiming to give me a medal. And then Lfound out what they wanted me to do," "What was that?" "They wanted me to make a speech! Why golly, Sheriff, my knees knock together right now*, just thinking about it. So that's why I sneaked out of town in the dead of night." A chuckle came from the sheriff. "I know just how you feel, son. i'm not much on speechifying myself. This is the goldangdest story I ever heard about why a man should run away from a place, but .it so happens I believe you, You can go about your business and welcome to our town. IT1 keep your secret." > .. "Thanks," said Clam. But the rumor that Clam was wanted for some terrible crime continued to spread through Great Gopher. And it was embellished as it grew. Eventually it was reportechrrrS'rhe was wanted for murder in Black Spider City and that there was a thousand dollar reward posted for him. A pair of tough hombres named Luke and Shorty decided that reward would be very comforting in their pockets, After dark, Luke stopped Clam on the street to ask for a match while Shorty slipped up behind and cracked a pistol butt down on Clam's head. Then they threw his unconscious form into a buckboard and headed for Black Spider City, When Clam recovered, he found himself jolting along the stage road with a pistol pointed at his middle, He protested that this kidnaping was all a mistake, that there was no reward out for him- self, but the abductors refused to believe him, So Clam lapsed into silent waiting— waiting for a chance to jump Luke, who held the gta on him while Shorty drove. Luke kept a tireless watch until they reached the outskirts of Black Spider City, Then Shorty let out a whoop and yelled, "Here's where we get our thousand dollars," Luke glanced around to get a look at the' town and Clam leaped for him. He crashed a hard right against Luke's jaw, knocking him off the wagon into the dusty street, Shorty was drawing a pistol when Clam's fist smashed against his face and he toppled from the wagon seat; Clam braked the wagon and jumped down, just as Sheriff Simms of Black Spider City rode up. ££WmTELL, well," said the sheriff, looking at the two knocked-out men. "Clam, you've done it again. I just got photos of these two hombres on a couple of circulars yester- day. They're wanted in Texas! You're a big- ger hero than ever. You'll have to make a real long speech now!" Clam O' Reilly groaned, THE END tir- "Tiiii'nftii TEX RITTER WESTER Now You Can Get TEX RITTER WESTERN Every Other Month, By Mall (Please print your name clearly in pencil) * FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS INC. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT GREENWICH, CONN. YES, send me TEX RITTER WESTERN every other month. Name ~, - GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YOUR FRIENDS FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS INC. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT GREENWICH, CONN. 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IS TO CATCH HIM •7H|5 SHOULD DO THE TRlCKi *s I'LL LAND ON TOP OF HIM U »l/T FURY'S BR8K m/wsa HIS MASTER; &, o IT'5 OBVIOUS THAT YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS I70BSED THE TAYSON SILVER MINE.' BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHO ELSE WAS IN ON THE JOB WITH YOU? /JAL TALK WITH PLEASURE.' IF THOSE VARMINTS DIDN'T RUN OFF AND TAKE MY GUN WITH THEM, I MIGHT NOT BE IN THIS PREDICA- MENT NOW.' I'LL GIVE YUH A FULL CONFESSION, RITTER, NAME5 ANP DETAILS.' YUH WRITE DOWN WHAT I TELL YUH AND I'LL SIGN IT.' THAT DOES IT.' NOW AS SOON AS PUT YOU BEHIND BARS, I'LL SEE CAN'T PICK UP THE TRAIL OF YOUR TWO PARTNERS, CALDWELL AND BURNS I •— ■^'•^S-yJOi.^- !9p: ■■; -t^;- ■ ■ .■' .■■ : - ■ ■■■ . ■.■■'■. ■ TEX RITTER WESTERN D£«f§ fiVlN SiSnEP M FiiLt, COHfESS/On/ iF the LAW CLICHES UP WiTH U 1 NOW, We Hi, ALL SWING Fe8 "fug MURHrR OF T'hB — ■ TEX RITTER WESTERN T?£ r WOULD TARS NO EFFORT FOR TSK RlTT£fi? >» sa TO SHOOT TH£ TWO BANP/TS, BUT LIRE ALL TjRU'E PRAIR/P RAN5ERS h'B PREFERS TO BRING HIS PRISONERS BACK ALIVE, SO THE CHASE CONTINUES THROUGH THE HILLS' / KEEP UP THE eOOV W03K, WHITE FLASH.' WE'ftE CONTINUALLY SAININ& ON THEM' ~y PS SOON kS We CROSS THE CHASM WE'RE V. EOJNJ TO CATCH UP TO THEM ONCE AND FOR ALL .' R/&-A5- &&/x- flash asms up, TEX PALLS PROM THE SAPPLE AND IS RNSCREP OUT! THAT FALL KNOCKED THE PRAIHI RftNSER OUT.' C ! MON, CALDWELL LET'S JUMP EACH ACROSS THE CHASM i -vJTHiS IS OUrt OPPORTUNITY TO SEARCH ONCf WE FIND IT AND DESTROY IT WE'RE IN THE CLEAR.' AFTER ALL, RlTTER DIDN'T SEE US COMMIT THE CRIME AND WITH- OUT THE SISNED CONFESSION < /SSUTAS THE BR NO ITS REMOVE ^ m 7}£HES' signed confession FROM THE UNCONSCIOUS PRAIRlS RANGER'S POCKET... — -a ^£%' 33? I KNOW THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, FUR-/, BUT IF IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, THESE TWO KILLERS WILL FEEL WORSE IN JAIL/ NOW YCLI TWO CAN START HEROINS IN THE DIRECTION OF TOWN.' AND WITH THE *c< CONFESSION FURY SAVED, WE'LL HfiVE ]i ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MAKE SURB YOU /: TWO WILL END UP WftNGiNfi FROM ft ROPE .' TEX RiTTER WESTERN TEX (UTTER .WESTERN TEX RITTER WESTERN much mom AN AN1STHETIC? TEX RITTER WESTERN ■ ■ ■'■' » ' Qm PAY AS THBPRAme gAme% rex, RirreM, patrol rue GANGB *., _/) ml *fM nary §m m$vm» TEX FITTER WESTERN weil serrLF that in \using mb as A FEW MINUTES, BUT J A 5HIEL0 PUTS FIRST I WANT YOU "T YOU IN BARGAIN to OKoee roue --^ino position, BRAVES TO PUT ) PK AieiE RAN6ER.' OUT THAT FIRE, f^N ME WILL DO.' tmum TEX RITTER WESTERN OKAY, TALL tree, you start TALKING-' WHgK HE EgFUSEO ro PftY US FOE FURS H6 TAKE, WE TELL HIM EITHER PAY US OE WE KILL HIM AND 8UKN DOWN TEADINS POST,' AND THEN YOU ARRIVE, PRAIKIE RANGER/ ^\ LOOK. TfX . YUH KNOW J NEVER WOULD PULL A NASTY TRiCK LIKE THEY CLAIM I DID,' U!:- %JL T KHQW YOU WOULDN'T, BILL WATTS BUT I ALSO KNOW THESE INDIANS AND THEY WOULDN'T MAKE UP ANY SUCH STORY EITHER." NOW TELL ME, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE ELSE LOOKING LIKE YOU PULLEO THIS TRICK ON THE INDIANSf ¥{£ NO COULD MAKE MISTAKE. tf^ S>" WAN WHO COME AND TELL US HE SILL WATTS HAD SCAB ON WRIST . AND ALSO HAVE BAD FOOT, SO WE POSITIVE IT IS SILL WATTS.' BUT I TELL YUH IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ME.' I HAVEN'T BEEN UP NEAR THE INDIAN CAMP IN WEEKS.' /WE REALLY PICKED UP A TERRJFIC LOAD OF FURS, HYPNO, \ AND THE BEST PART OF IT f WAS THE EASY WAY WE SOT THEM' IF WE EVER TRIED TO STEAL THEM FROM THE INDIANS, WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED FOR SURE. =*; TEX RITTER WESTERN BUT WHEN VOU HYPNOTIZED THAT TRADER BILL WATTS INTO GOING UP ANO GETTING THEM FER US, IT WAS AS EASY AS EATING APPLE JSBSM VEAH, AND WHEN WATTS SNAPS OUT OF THAT HYPNOTIC TRANCE I PUT HIM IN, HE WON'T EVEN REMEMBER DOING IT.' 1 PiSUWP THAT THIS OLD HYPNOSIS ACT OF MINE WOULD COfAE IH HANDY WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE UP THIS LIFE OF CRIME.' 1 SURE- \ I WHAT'S THE RUSH, JACK.' WHEN "N WISH ) THOSE INDIANS ARRIVE AT THE J CURT < TRADING POST TO GET THE -< WOULD A MONEY FER THE FURS AND YiATTS A GET BACK DENIES THE WHOLE DEAL, THEY'LL J WITH THE J KILL HIM, LEAVING US IN GRUB SO "^^ t THE CLEAR.' We CAN EAT AND SHOVE OFF/, ALL THE SAME, I'LL FEEL SAFES WHEN WE'RE OUT OF THIS TERRITORY.' MEANWHILE ~ Bur A3 feXB/OES OfE. 'B IT WOULD TAKE TOO HELLO, BILL.' WHAT'S 'Sff LONG TO EXPLAIN, GOING ON HYARf IT LOOKS AS IF THESE INDIANS ARE KEEPING YUH UNDEC GUARD/ JOE .'ANYTHING I CAN DO PER YUHf I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO PROMISE THAT YOU'LL DO NOTHING SILLV UNTIL I SET BACK/ I'M RIDING OVER TO THE PRAIRIE RANSERS OFFICE TO CHECK THE CRIMINAL FILES TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OUTLAW WHO LOOKS LIKE SILL WATTS.' AFTER ALL ANYONE COULD PRETEND TO HAVE A ftAD FOOT/ YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TEX/ TEX FRIEND OF REDMAN 1 FOR LONG- TIME 50 WILL DO AS HE SAY/ n JZ^^ THAT PIBE SEE/MS TO BE SPTTINS OUT OF CONTROL I S6CKQN I BBTTEK WARN THOSE JA5PS)?S TO AftAKf SUee THEY PUT IT OUT AS SOON AS TH£Y SET THSTQUSH fATIN©.' Wf D0NT WANT ANV FOREST FIRES AEOUNO here.' ] itor as tex passes me back op me covered WAGON ONHIS WAY TO WAHN THE MEN TEX RITTER WESTERN SOMg FURS Att MISSIN& IN THIS TiKKirOEVAND MY JOS IS TO CHECK UP ON THEM/ I'M NOT SAYIN& YOU Pf OPLE DID ANYTHIN.6 WKONS, sur i'd just likj to AiAK6 SUEi UNFOETUNArfLY I OOTdT HAVE A KCEtPTJ BUT J yuh can ask me all ths^ questions yuh like and I'LL BI ONLY TO HAPPY TO j ANSWgg THEM ,' AND IF ^ YUH'LL LOOK INTO MY %fES, YUH'LL BE A8LS TO See FASCMAJBD BY THE WE/RO ■WOMfNt? AND tf ISN'T LQN& BEFORE EYES, TEX CAN'T IQGH ANYWHERE && RRA/R/E- RAN&ER PAUS n