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MA2I5, Chippewa Falls, Wise. SEND FOR FREE OUTFIT Mr. Ned Mason, Sales Manager Mason Shoe Mfg. Co.. Dept. MA-215 Chippewa Falls, Wise. Please put a "Shoe Store Business" in my pocket by ■ rushing FREE and postpaid your Powerful Selling I Outfit — so I can start making Big Money my very i first hour! I Name I Age I Address | Town State | EXCLUSIVE FEATURES HERE’S WHY IT’S BETTER! TEX RITTER WESTERN Volume 1. Number 21 _ March. 1 ? 64 Published bimonthly by Charlton Comics Group. Executive offices and office of publication, Charlton Building, Uerby. Conn, Copyright 1954 by Charlton Comics Group. Designed by Al Fago Studios. Printed m the U. S. A. SiH2 ATOMIC MOUSE * COWBOY WESTERN * CRIME AND JUSTICE * FUNNY ANIMALS EH! dig thin crazy comic * HAUNTED * HOT RODS AND RACING CARS * THE THING LASH LARUE WESTERN * ROCKY LANE WESTERN * ZOO FUNNIES « SIX-GUN HEROES ROMANTIC STORY * SCIENCE-FICTION SPACE ADVENTURES * STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES SWEETHEARTS * TEX RITTER WESTERN * TRUE LIKE SECRETS * TV TEENS Every effort ia* made to insure that these comic magazines contain the highest qnality of wholesome entertainment. ^ LOOK AT THAT ACE MAGNER ride/ stay with him, soy/ there goes \thet means he’s THE GUN ... lOUALIFIEDFOR. ACE STAYED /THE FINALS IN THE FULL r/THE MORNING... . TIME / ) THET WADPIE’LL WIN THE FIVE 1 r V THOUSAND GRAND - 1 X PRIZE YET/ J WH -WHERE'S MV PICKUP MAN? HEV... SOMEBODY COME GET J s -i MEOUTAHERE/ WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE PICKUP THAT’S SUPPOSED TO TAKE HIM OFF ) U -,7 T^ THE HOSS WHEN GO It HE’S GONE WjJHT 0 ® THE FULL )\ SIGHT... TH TIME ? J / WAV " * ' S ' ( tucpp uc AND THE RODEO MURDER 1TWAS THE BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR... THE AGE-OLD CHALLENGE -OF THE WILD HORSE TO THE RANGE RIDER. ..AND PEOPLE CAME FOR MILES AROUND TO SEE THE RODEO ATMULE CREEK JUNCTION / EVEN TEX RITTER, PRAIRIE RANGER, STOPPED TO WATCH THE WRANGLERS COMPETE FOR BIG PRIZE MONEY... WESTERN TEX RITTER I’M GOING IN AFTER^ ■ -v WIM BEFORE IT& T7 TOO LATE/ THAT WILD ^ DEVIL WILL STOMP ACE TO DEATH... GRAB MY ARM, ACE/ VUH SAVED MY LIFE, TEX... f JUST HAPPENED TO BE HANDY, j r ace/ i WEVE GOT TO BEAT THAT -7 ORNERY CAYUSE/ TEX RITTER WESTERN THAT’S A SURE WAV TO CLEAN UPON THE GAMBLERS... BUT ITS ^ ALSO AGAINST ^ I THE LAW/ ) I JOINED THIS S20DEO A WEEK AGO AND \ THAT'S I SOON LEARNED WHAT GOES ON BEHIND ) A RIGHT THE SCENES HVAR/ALLTHE EIDERS CHANCES ARE WE CAN FIND HIM IN ► the . SALOON/ COME ON/ BUT WHEN TEX QUESTIONS THE RIDER. RUNTY MOSS/ THE VARMINT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK Ik, ME UP... A I WANT TO TALK TO r him / ] SAVE YERSELF SOME TROUBLE. LAWMAN/ YDH CANT DO NOTHIN’ TO BAXTER AND I AIN'T GONNA ADMIT NOTHIN’ THAT’LL GET ME KILLED BEFORE IWp.1 COULD TESTIFY IN COURT.../ ,, r^j TEX RITTER WESTERN A MOMENT LATgR, A6 THE Tgl O REACHES THE STREET.. ^ V huh? RUN irs LET ME BE/ I’LL NEVER TALK./ HE’D HILL ME IF s. I DIP/ HE’S TOO DRUNK ) TO REASON WITH/ J LET '& GET HIM OUT S OF HERE AND 6O0ER HIM UP/ AAGH, BUT A^mgy RUSH iNTOTTMEt^Agk aIlIk ''""THAT KN I FE CAME FROM THE ALLEY/ COME ON, ACE / ^ WE LL DO A JOB ON ’EM/ > WHAT THE.. TEX RITTER WESTERN NEVER MIND ME, TSX/ rucv'pc /C.CTTI W ’ A\A/AV A LOOK. OUT/ H EKE COMES THE LAWDOG/HE’S A v ONE MAN ARMY/ LET'S J . GET OUT A WERE/ f* HOLD HIM... I’LL 0E.EAK. HIS ARM/ THIS HOMBEE WON’T RIDE IN THE FINALS TO MORROW... _ THEY ’EE GETTIN’ AWAY, AND IT WAS SO DARK I DIDN’T , RECOGNIZE A ONE Z V OF ’EM/ ^ ACE/ ^ ARE YOU ALL . EIGHT? ^ JUST A MINUTE, BOYS, I'M GETTING WARMED UP N. NOW... > BUT I NEED THAT PRIZE, MONEY, TEX/AND THERES ONLY ONE WAY TO GET IT ..jeiDEANDWJN/ vj YOU JUST EIDE...AND DON'T WOEEY ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE AEENA/IAIMTOTAKE OVEE RUNT/S JOB/ LATER, AT DIRK. BAXTER'S OFFICE. I EECKON THE LAW WIL&DO EVERY- TH! NG POSSI BLE TO GET HIS KILLER... AND I WANT YUH TO \ KNOW YUH CAN COUNT ON ME ) FEE ANY HELP I CAN GIVE / YUH/ JL-. THANKS, BAXTER/ I'LL DO MY BEST TO FIND THE . KILLED/ I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHY ANYONE WOULD KILL POOR OLD v RUNTY... TEX RITTER WESTERN YUH WEBE GONNA STOP ACE... AND I SET GOOD MONEY AGAINST HIM/ WIT H THET LAW DOS THEEE WE WON’T BE ABLE TO r — f "JJYiyS DOATHING/ ) S. Bl Lk -ET/ VOU’LL BE SHOUT A SIDES TOMOBBOW. I’LL TAKE BUNTY'S JOB/ BECKON THESES NO SEASON WHV NOT/ BE AT THE ABENA , ^ EAELY ! ji ~ YEAH f IF ACE ^ CAN 9TEP OUT AND WIN THE PUESE, THESES NO SEASON WHY I SHOULD STAY IN YOUK POCKET, BAXTER / , I BECKON IF VUHVE GOT IDEAS OF CBOSSI N’ ME, TH E OTH EE BIDEBS'VE GOT ’EM TOO / NOW GET OUT AND BeiNG 'EM IN HEBE PBONTO / IYE GOTSOME- v THIN'TO TELL SOU SIDEWINDEES/ BECAUSE 1 BECKON SOME OP YUH GOT IDEAS THAT ACE CEOSSEt ME AND GOT AWAY WITH IT/ WELL, I'LL TAKE CABE OF HIM TOMOEEOW... HE . ^ WOSiT LEAVE THE AEENA AUVE/ A TEX RITTER WESTERN CLOVEN HOOF/ ...WHEN ACE COMES OUTA , THAT CHUTE TOMORROW, WEIL BE El DIN ’ON CLOVEN — - HOOF/ , ^ THAT HOSS WILL KILL ANY MAN THAT GETS ON HIM/ . LEAVE RITTER TO ME / AND VEAH ? WITH THE LAWMAN a DIN ’PICKUP, ACE WON’T HAVE NO TROUBLE " GETTIN’ AWAY... THE REST OF YUH WATCH TOMORROW... AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS TO ANY VARMINT WHAT . , CROSSES DlRK < , BAXTER/ ) AT THE RODEO GROUNDS THE FOLLOWING PAY THE RIDERS ARE , STARTIN' THE OPEN IN RECKON WE BETTER GET GOINS, ACE/ HOWDY, TEX/ LET’S ’ HAVE A BITE 70 V v EAT/ J AND I’LL JEST ADD A LITTLE somethin’ to IT, RITTER/ I’LL JUST HAVE A GLASS OF MILK... 1 RIGHT/ AS SOON AS YUH FINISH, TAKE YOUR POSITION AT THE END OF THE „ ARENA / REMEMBER, PICK UP THE \ RIDER WHEN YUH HEAR THE GUN/ ) ' RIPE NEXT... BETTER KEEP MY . EYES PEELED.. ’*<30SH... I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS DROWSY FEELING/ CAN HARDLY KEEP MY HEAD UP/ > TEX RITTER WESTERN A MOMENT LATER TEX POSES IN MIS SADDLE. 000 *" ! LOOK AT . THETBRONC 'GO/ RIDE HIM COWBOY/ \ ..AND ACE CRASHES CUT Or THE CHUTE ON THE PtERy-gyEP, EASING CLOVEN HOOF/ TWENTY TH ET H oss AND THE COWBOY DOES ODE... AS THE BERSERK. HORSE TRIES EVERVTHING IN HI5BAGOP VICIOUS TRICKS/ BUCKS SAYS WE DON*T/ WILL THROW HIM tat YET/ TEX, I CAN’T.. HELP ME, TEX. HELP ME/ MADE IT/ NOW TO GET OPE OF THIS MURDEROUS . WOSS..- HES 1 GOIN DOWN/ where’s THE PlCRUPf WHERE... WHERE’S TEX? I CAN’T HOLD ON MUCH / LONGER... ) TEX RITTER WESTERN BEFOEE THE LETHAL HOOFS CAN LAND, WHITE FLASH CEASHES HEAD ON INTO THE WILD HOESE, KNOCIONS IT OFF BALANCE/ TEX RITTER WESTERN I WAS IN THE ARENA, BUT SOMEONE MADE SURE THAT I COULDN’T HELP YOU. ..AND IT’S PRETTY EASY TO SEE . WHO DID IT/ I RECKON f THAN ICS FEE PULLIN’ ME OUT FROM UNDER THAT KILLER, TEX... BUT WHERE WERE 1 YOU WHEN THE SUN WENT OFF T J UP AND ^ OVER, WHITE s FLASH/ f MEAN^iLE?.; t ''and i’m going x OVER TO HIS OFFICE RIGHT NOW TO ARREST HIM FOR ATTEMPTED V MURDER/ V ^ JEST A MINUTE, ^ BOYS/ I’LL RAY YUH ALL OFF, BUT IT’LL TAICE A HEAP OF . MONEY/ pg g§ SUIT ^ STALLIN’ BAXTER/ TEX RITTER WESTERN I'LL SET MY BANK. ZOLL, ALL EIGHT/ AND BEAT ITOUTA TOWN BEFOZE THE FOOLS EEALIZE WHAT’S GOIN’ . , ON... — I DON’T KEEP THAT MUCH CASH IN THE OFFICE, BUT IF YUH’LL ALL WAIT HEEE, I’LL SO OUT AND GET IT/ I’LL BE EIGHT BACK AND PAY — T OFF ALL YOKE BETS/ HELP/'-' V HELP/ ' WHAT IN... ' CLOVEN HOOF/ HE’S BROKEN -i LOOSE/ j * IT’S THET ^ KILLEB HOBS / HELP/ HE’LL KILL g ME/ _ HE’LL STOMP BAXTEe TO A PULP/ ^ , STOP 1 HIM, 7 eiTTE ef TEX RITTER WESTERN KEEP MOVING, BAXTER/ I'LL TRY TO SET HIM/ . ' NOW... WE'RE \ GOING FOR A RIPE/ RIGHT BACK. TO } . YOUR STALL' jM KEEP HIM AWAY PROM ME, RITTER/, Sit, CONTINUES AFTER HIM, AND ATTHE BUTOOVENHOOF, I... CAN’T... RUN ANY MORE. ^ RITTER.... . LWN. UU I , BAXTER/ I DON’T KNOW WHAT VO'RE TALKIN’ ABOUT/ yUB’VE SOT NOTHIN’ s. ON ME... > ATTHE LAST MOMENT, TEX A\ANAGES TO VEER. THE HORSE SLIGHTLY TO ONE SIDE, AND... I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ATTEMPT ON ACE’S LIFE... AND RUNTY’S MURDER/ ^ COME UP HERE, BAXTER / I DON’T WANT THE HORSE TO KILL YOU BEFORE . A JURY HAS A CHANCE AT YOU... TEX RITTER WESTERN I MAD RUNTY KILLED TO STOP HIM FROM TALKIN AND I TRIED TO PUT ACE OUTA THE WAY BECAUSE . HE CROSSED ME/ > "ILL DROP YOU BACK ONTO THE GROUND IF YOU DON’T TELL ME _ THE TRUTH ! ^ follow more tex fitter adventures AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSSTAND NOW.' I PUT A SLEEPIN’ POWDER IN YOU R. Ml LK AT THE LUNCH RIDWG THE RANGE TEX RITTER 9172 SUBSET BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD 46, CALIFORNIA rr SURE IS GOOD TO 0B PALAVERIN' /N YOUR 8UNKHOUSE AGAIN FRIENDS- WHITE FLASH AND I WERE UP IN THE HILLS THE OTHER DAY WHEN A MIGHTY BIG HERD OF SOME FINE PON/ES COMES GALLOPIN' BY AT TOP SPEED ■ AT THE HEAD WAS A PURE WHITE COLT, RECKON HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FOUR- LEGGED CREATURES I’VE EVER LAID EYES ON. HE LED THE REST OF THEM CRITTERS I TO THE TOP OF A SLOPE AND THEN CAME TO A HALT. | YOU KNOW, PARDSy WHEN THAT COLT RESTED THERE SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE SKY \ I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT HOW STRAIGHT AND TALL HE STOOD. YOU COULD TELL FROM JUST LOOKIN' AT HIM THAT THAT THERE COLT WAS THE LEADER OF THE HERD. WELL FRIENDS , I RECKON US HUMAN HOMBRES CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THAT COLT. WHEN I SEE A YOUNG FELLA A' WALKIN' ALONG ALL SLOUCHED OVER SO THAT THE GROUND IS DUSTIN' HIS NOSE, 1 SURE FEEL PLUMB SORRY FOR HIM. PEOPLE GET TO THINKIN * THAT HE'S GOT NO STRENGTH LEFT IN HIM- N08OPV PAYS MUCH HEED TO A FELLA LIKE THAT, AND ALL THE OTHER FELLAS LOSE RESPECT FOR HIM- DID YOU EVER NOTICE HOW STRAIGHT- BACKED THE HEROES OF THE WEST ARE ? THAT'S THE WAY A REAL LEADER WALKS - SO UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN , KEEP TALL AND STRAIGHT IN THE SADDLE - ^ younpcutd, TIME/ f THIS CRITTER fcOFFME/ > ALL EIGHT, GUNSLINGER, VAMOOSE/ ^ I DON’T te, THIS DIVIDE-A SHORT ( DISTANCE AHEAD/ J \ V NOBODY’S ORDERIN’ > MET 0 CLOSE MUH EVES TO FOUL PLAY, -DEXTER/ WE AIM TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH GRAHAM TONIGHT / RECKON IT’D BE A GOOD IDEA FER YUH TO GO INVESTIGATE SOMETHING AT THE OTHER END OF THE COUNTV...SOS niw WON’T BE AROUND TO GET HURT/ TEX RITTER WESTERN r VUP/ ALL THE MORE SEASON WHY I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WON’T FIGHT, ^ res it/ A r IN THAT ^ CASE, I’D STILL LIKE TO SEE . GRAHAM/ . r HUMPH /SIDIN’ ^ AWAY IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS/ RECKON WE WONT CATCH S ’EM, NOW... IggS ^ SAY, THIS ^ IS A RIGHT NICE. SPREAD GRAHAM’S ^ GOT HERE/ FRED /WHY YOU WHAT’S ^ ALL THIS I BUSINESS OF CALLING YOURSELF GRAHAM ?y TEN YEARS AGO WHEN Z LEFT THE RANGERS, j IMADEA 5 CLEAN START... I AND CHANGED \ MY NAME WITH v IT... HAVE YOU TOLD HYAR COMES FRED NOW- ARE YOU ► TWO . , GASSIN’ I ABOUT? TOUR SON OF YOUR PAST? OLD BUCKAROO, I DIDN’T EXPECT TO FIND YOU V HERE/ > ) no/ hap was m TOO YOUNG AT “ THE TIME TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, , AND IVE BEEN A9HAMED TO TELL . HIM/ A THERE’9 ONE I CAN COUNT ON, AT LEAST/ YOU STAY 1 HERE, FURY/ ) YOU’RE WASTIN’ YORE TIME ! YOU WON'T GET ANYONE IN THIS TOWN TO FIGHT DEXTER... THEY’RE SCARED OF v HIM / v WERE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP HERE -« TONIGHT... J] NO TIME TO EXPLAIN IT NOW... YOU SETTER BRING FRED UP TO DATE ON DEXTER. ..AND GET THIS PLACE READY TO REPEL THE ATTACK TONIGHT/ IVE, rioSf eiPma J 7%m£ \ I W iw/ S vi iu i n t 1 HOWDY, HAP.' IT 1 © A LONESOME SIDE ACROSS THE r PRAIRIE...MIND \ IP I RIDE WITH ) . YOU? J ©OSH NO, TEX .7: UNLESS YOU’VE COME TO TRY TO GET ME TO GO S sack:/ ^ GOOD BOY, WHITE PLASH / WE MADE IT.'NOW SLOW DOWN...WEVE GOT TO MAKE THIS A CASUAL f it-™, MEETING... rr^\ TEX RITTER WESTERN GOOD/ THEN WE’LL KIND OP TIRESOME.. JUST RIDING/ WANT TO HEAR A STORY ABOUT THE PRAIRIE RANGERS, JUST TO PASS TIME? I WOULD'NTTRY TO DO THAT. RECKON A MAN HAS A RIGHT TO MAKE UP HIS OWN MIND ABOUT WHAT Y HE WANTS TO ) ^ do/ y RIDE TOGETHER/ I'M RIGHT PROUD TO RIDE WITH A PRAIRIE RANGER/ . I THINK YOU’LL LIKE THIS ONE/ IT’S A STORY ABOUT THE GREATEST GUNFIGHTER THE RANGERS EVER HAD... A FELLOW NAMED WL FRED GREER... mSM WE’LL CATCH UP WITH ’EM SOON/,- THEY LEFT T A CLEAR TRAIL/ I HAD JUST JOINED THE RANGERS ...TEN YEARS AGO... AND I WAS WORKING WITH GRE£R,THE . MOST FEARLESS LAWMAN WHO EVER. SATA SADDLE/ WE WERE OUT TO ROUND UP TWO MURDERERS WHO’D BROKEN OUT OF JAIL... TEX RITTER WESTERN 'THEY HELD US OFF PD* T HREE HOURS- / /^iN A UTTLE'^n. J WHILE IT’LL BE \ DARK AND THEVlL ) BET AWAY BORE/ J .THIS CALLS POE K 7 IMMEDIATE f , V ACTION/ yj THEY’RE DUE TO STOP DUCK PER SOON. ..THEY MAY HAVE HOLED UP IN . THAT SHACK . AHEAD... mg THAT’S SUICIDE, PRED.' 1 CAN’T ^ LET >©U DO IT < \ ALONE- J I'M IN CHARGE OP THIS PATROL, TEX / MY ORDERS ARE PER YUM TO STAY * HERE AND SET ’EM IPj THEY MAKE A BREAK / J ^THERE’S NOTHING Af MORE IMMEDIATE THAN J RIGHT NOW/ I’M €01 ft* IN < ’ THERE!.. AND TRU9T THAT I CAN SHOOT PAST ENOUGH TO SET ANYONE WHO X v SHOWS HIMSELF/ J *1 NEVER SAW A BRAVER MAN THAN GREER AS HE WALKED DI- RECTLY TO THE FRONT OF THAT SHACK* "SUDDENLY THERE WAS A MOTION AT THE PRONJ- DCOR... " iTl-T r*r -_z: TEX RITTER WESTERN KEEP LOw/ DON’T GIVE ’EM A •gggg TARGET/ yjH DON’T SHOOT/ OKAY/ AND t^GOlN’/ NOTHING WU SAY k TO GET 4 IS GOING TO KEEP ( 'EM/ IlME out op it t a I GIVE UP. SHOOT ITOUT...YUH . yellow cue/ I’LL NEVER USE A GUN AGAIN... I SWEAR IT/ ''RECKON THERE’S N NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT TIE HIM ON A HORSE . S AND TAKE HIM S V. BACK.... / YEAH... HE’LL GO LIVING... BUT JEST BECAUSE I WAS TOO FAST WITH MY GUN. THAT WOMAN’S ^ ‘tfi » | | DEAD/ TEX RITTER WESTERN BECAUSE F RED GREEK CHANGED HIS NAME TO FRED GRAHAM. ..AND ' BECAME A PEACEFUL . RANCH E Z! J VUH MEAN THAT WAS... GREER IS JM FATHER? FRED GREER ) RESIGNED FROM s THE RANGERS THE ^ NEXT DAY... THAT WAS A RIGHT COO D YARN.TEX, BUT WHY DlO w VUH TELL IT TOMe THERE’S A WAY TO MAKE UP FOR IT, WE NEED YOU TO HELP STAND OFF DEXTER... HE’S ATTACKING THE sJ Ranch tonight/ THAT’S RIGHT, HAP/ SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE COURAGE NOT TO WEAR A GUN... y GOSH, TEX... IVEBBENAN AWFUL FOOL.' ^ WHAT ARE WE^ WAITIN’ FER? LET’S ^ RIDE/ THEY MIGHT BE ' AT THAT/ AN DIVE GOT AN IDEA HOW hh- W E CAN FIND A gH out... I WITH ALL THE PLACES TO f HIDE OUT THERE, THEY ’ COULD BE WAITIN’ RIGHT NOW FER US TO STEP OUT AND BE A TARGET/ ^ LATER, BACK AT THE RANCH DON’T FOOL, AND IN THE DARK THEY CAN BE ON TOP OF US J s. BEFORE WE KNOW IT/ J NO SIGN OF THEM, Y VET/ . TEX RITTER WESTERN NEVER MIND THE 000/ WE ARE READY TO SET SOI N’, MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE. THET DOG’LL GIVE " US AWAV, DEXTER/ WHAT .DO VUH WANT TO DO? A I RECKON MAYBE: FRED, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE A GUN IN THIS -7 FIGHT ! 1$. •" I SWORE I’D NEVER SHOOT ANOTHER GUN/ A YOU’RE RIGHT. I REALIZE WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU, BUT THERE COMES A TIME WHEN PEACE LOVING PEOPLE HAVE ■ TO USE A GUN \ TO PROTECT I .THE PEACE/ j TEX RITTER WESTERN YEP/ THEY’RE GOINGTOTRY TO BURN US * OUT/ THOSE FLAMES i*. OUT THESE? pallin' BACK.. MflPP£E/ > WE STOPPED .’EM/ > RIGHT/ THIS PLACE’LL'' BE A BLAZIN’ INFERNO IN A MATTER OF MINUTES/ .T YOU WON’T HAVE A CHANCE /THEY’D CUT YOU DOWN AS SOON AS YOU STEPPED OUT OF . THE HOUSE/ WE’LL USE THE OLD RANGER TRICK.... ' WITH ME AS BAIT / THIS IS MY HOUSE... I'LL TAKE THE RISKS/ WHILE THEY’RE BUSY WITH ME, YOU COME ^UP BEHIND EM... WE'VE' GOT .TO STOP . THEM/ ) TEX RITTER WESTERN r GOLLY, DAO... I’M PROUD OF YOU/ YUM JEST GO ON OUT THERE AND DON’T WOKRV/ I’LL SHOOT THE EARS OFF . . ANY HOM0RE THAT TRIES TO TAKE A SHOT AT VUH /. J'/. 1 HAP CAN COVER ME THROUGH THE WINDOW/ > AS LONG AS THEY CONCENTRATE ON FRED THEY WON’T . HEAR US/ A YEAH, BUT HOW LONG WILL FRED’S LUCK . ^ HOLDOUT? ^4 GOT TO MOVE X fast... ^ DROP THOSE GUNS/ AND TURN AROUND WITH YOUR HANDS I IN THE AIR/ THERE THEY ARE. THET5GONNA MAKE ALL IN ONE NEAT / V rr PLUMB EASY PER „ gar BUkCH/ ^ US, TEX/ — ^ DON’T SHOOT/ I GIVE UP... . SURROUNDED/ • RECKON I’LL RAMBLE, FRED. SURE BEEN t GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN/ J WE’LL TIE THEM TO THEIR HORSES AND > VOU CAN GET THE WHOLE BUNCH BACK TO TOWN WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE , > . SHERIFF/ ^ GOODBYE, TEX... AND THANKS AGAIN VFERTELLIN’ME l THAT STORY/ } \ l lA M r 1’ y'P W sheeiff/weVe )1 TEX RITTER WESTERN I DIDN’T KNOW YUH ^ OPENED UP A RESTAURANT, ' SLIM.' WHERE DID YUH (SET ' THE MONEY TO DO IT— PIP YORE UNCLE MENTION jrv YUH INI HIS WILL? | I DIDN’T SAY HE- LEFT ME ANYTHING .'I JUST SAIP HE MENTIONED ME IN HIS WILL - HE CALLED ME A POPE. 1 THEN WHERE PIP YUH A TRY .» WHAT CAN f v I GET HYAR ? — I DON’T KNOW BUT AT LEAST OWNING A RESTAURANT I CAN EAT WHILE I TRY TO LMAKE SOME MONEY ' DO YUH THINK / YOU’LL BE ABLE TO PAY IT BACK? TEX RITTER WESTERN YUH REALLY HAVE A . HEAP ON YORE ^—-3^ SHOULDERS— WHAT DO YUH THINK YUH ARE- A SMART . , 1 COOKIE? BUT IF YUH PO N’T •TOP THIS NON SENSE IT’S OOIN& TO BE -4 . ON THE FLOOR*' E NO, BUT I CAN _ MAKE IT FER fl YUH COME INTO THE KITCHEN AN P PICK ^ OUT WHAT YUH l^s r- , i r v WANT/ TEX RITTER WESTERN TWO HOURS? WHY SO LONG? I WAS TOO BU5Y FILLING THESE SALT SHAKERS.' . /T TAKES ME TWO HOURS EACH.' _ AS LONS AS YUH PON’T LOSE YORE APPETITE . THAT’S ALL RIOHT f WITH ME .' r -M T^V HOW COME YUH PON’T HAVE ANY SOUP REAPY? — NONE OF ) HOW’S THAT OUR FOOP IS 1 POSSIBLE? TOUCHEP T7 HUMAN V HANPS .' /T~~T := r^^ IT’S NOT EASY TO ) I THINK OET THE SALT < YUH OOT THROUGH THESE ) A HOLE ‘ LITTLE HOLES! J IN TORE 1/ HEAP' ANP WHAT’S MORE THIS PLACE ) IS UNSANITARY.' LOOK < AT YUH STICK I NO , ^ WELL, YORE HANPS r — ^ I’M NOT THE RIGHT INTO ) REGULAR COOK! THE SOUP J , ACTUALLY — > SIMPLE/ OUR COOK'S A GORILLA .' ^ QUICK/ LOCK THIS POOR BEFORE THAT MONSTER GETS OUT ~ fcs. ANP CRUSHES US .' r^— < A SORILLA ? TEX RITTER WESTERN BECAUSE HE*S BEEN EATING HYAR FER WEEKS flm Hi W AN P — 7/^. \ HSHRaB THERE’S NO PEAR OP THAT J HE’S TOO WEAK TO HURT US.' j- - < WHAT MAKES YUH SO SURE OP ^r-» THAT? E -ANVBOPY WHO EATS HYAR THAT LONG IS BOUNP TO SET WEAK.' I'M BEGINNING TO THINK I SHOULDN'T EAT WEL'L, TO TELL THE TRUTH, IT’S BECAUSE I DON’T EAT HYAR.' — ^ THEN HOW COME YUH AREN’T >rr WEAK? BUT I PIPN’T * EAT ANYTHIN©. WHAT DO I , OWE YUH THAT LAST "3 ) >1 ( STATEMENT IS ' V.. 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