WESTERN TEX RITTER WESTERN Tas Miner THE DEAT, RANCH UHE STRANGE RANCH SET OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRAIRIE RE¬ SEMBLED A /MEDIEVAL CASTLE... AND INSIDE A SINISTER SCHEME WAS , BEING UNFOLDED.' TEX RITTER, TWO-FISTED, FIGHTING PRAIRIE RANGER,DECIDED TO DEAL HIMSELF A HAND INTO THE SITUATION L ONLY TENS LIGHTNING TRIGGER-FINGER AND SAWY WERE ABLE TO NULLIFY THE DEATH CARDS THAT HAD BEEN DEALT,WHEN HE PAID A VISIT TO "THE DEATH RANCH/* SIT *= RIGHT DOWN, RARD.' 1 WESTERN. August. 1951. TEX RITTER WESTERN 5UDDENLV- BeK '■ 1 ROAD M A&6MT5/ C I'LL 5H00T THE FIRST ONE THAT GOES FOR HIS SIX-SUN EMPTY OUT YOUR VALUABLES ---AND PRONTO -—; IS THIS SORT OF THING . CONDONED < IN YOUR _ 1 COUNTRY J DON'T TRY TO HOLD OUT ANYTHING i ) NOT FOR / LONG l KEEP YOUR HEAD, DOWN-THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GUN - PLAY. ^ ALL RIGHT, YOU T EXCELLENT 51 OWLHOOTSi DROP 1 I MUST SAY -THAT STUFF1 RAUNVl THAT COWARD- MIND IF I BORROW THIS,OLD ---- CHAP ? y—^ TEX RITTER WESTERN L RIGHT, YOU MAVERICKS START MARCHING TURNING YOU OVER. TO THE SHERIFF OF THIS iWN ! WE HAVE TO HURRY---THE TRAIN IS DUE -—1 TO START SOON l jjagS IT 5 NOT CRICKET TO SHOOT A MAN IN THE BACK. YOU KNOW J / / M LORD HAS INHERITED A GOO LY SUM OF MONEY AND I NEE HIS SIGNATURE ON SOME DOCUMENTS. BUT FRANKLY X DON'T —■ ■ — - - 1 KNOW HOW TO BEGIN , TO FIND J HIM IN < SULPHUR ) VALLEY l) WE BANDITS SAFELY IN THE , HANDS OF THE LOCAL LAWMEN, TEX. RETURNS TO THE TRAIN . THANKS, PARDi X HUNTING IN THAT POLECAT WOULD) JOLLY ENG- HAVE SHOT ME IN J LAND, YOU ' THE BACK. IF IT CAN HE ^ ANYBODY RIDE, J COULD RIDE TEX ? J OLD THUNDER, > , JAKE I I'LL GET ^ / V HIM FER YUH l YOU HAVE A SPLENDID HORSE AND DOG, ta 1MJ- TEX RITTER WESTERN A STEEPLECHASE, IIMj YOU KNOW . ' WONDERFUL .^TRAINING FOP. THIS SORT OF THING/ SHALL WE EMBARK ON OUR MISSION, . TEX ? y TOODLE-OOO, r HA, HA * > YOU CHAPS j YOU'RE ALL THANKS - OF COURSE THERE'S THE FORMALITY OF SIGNING A FEW PAPERS BEFORE THE MONEY CAN BE TURNED OVER. MAY WE AO JO URN > TO YOUR STUDY? I BRING GLAD TIOINGS, LORD WELTHAM. AS SOLICITOR OF POPPINGHAM AND WORTHING, TO LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE COME INTO AN ADDITIONAL INHERITANCE WORTH SOME FIFTY THOUSAND --. POUNDS 1 t _ TEX RITTER WESTERN FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS 15 RIGHT i THAT'5 ABOUT TWO HUNORED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AMERICAN U MONEY.' THERE'S NOTHING TO ^ DISCUSS i IT SAYS I GET THE MONEY WHEN I j SIGN l I'M NOT READY \ TO SIGN TODAYS COME J BACK TOMORROW ! WELLI MUST SAY YOUR HOSPITALITY 15 SOMETHING THAT BEARSNO RELATION HEARO IN LONDON . ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.' YOU HEARD HIM l HIGHTAIL OUT OF HERE BELIEVE ME, TEX ,THAT ^ BOOR IB NOT INDICATIVE OF THE BREEDING OF OUR GENTLEMEN BACK HOME. THE MAN WAS DOWN- / RIGHT OFFENSIVE > YOU SAID WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.- NOW VAMOOSE l . COME BACK , S TOMORROW.' J — ( HE SEEMED | ANXIOUS TO KEEP / US AT A DISTANCE. ' WHAT'S MORE HE CERTAINLY ACQUIRED - WESTERN ACCENT FAST ; __. THE CASTLE RANCH, THE NEXT FRANKLY, I WAS COUNTING ON AN INVITATION FROM LORD WELTHAM TO STAY ON HERE FOR AWHILE . I'M INTRIGUED BY THE COUNTRY AND I WOULD LIKE TO STAY. NOW MY PLANS ARE BADLY ,--—- MIXED UP .V YOU MEAN YOU'D to LIVE TEX RITTER WESTERN f WHV THIS IS A VERITABLE DUNGEON. ONE WOULD ALMOST EXPECT TO FIND INSTRUMENTS OF rrfrf-OT ' TORTURE HERE. >_>-}[j^O| WILL NOT DO ITNO , MATTER , WHAT YOU--. J TEX RITTER WESTERN THAT FOOL LAWYER. WILL BE HERE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WERE AN IMPOSTER i VOU BLACKGUARD! RELEASE LORD WELTHAM,AT v ONCE i ^ \ SHUT THAT 1 FOOL'S TRAP.' SHE ANNOYS 1 ME' WE’VE COT pinned down.' now LET HIM HAVE IT' > THAT OUGHT TO QUIET HIM DOWN j —.—r-1' SORRY, I COULDN'T T YOU DID YOUR BEST, LAD! I'M BE OF MORE HELP, I SORRY TO SAY HE'S THE BLACK M'LORD l WHO IS / SHEEP OF MY FAMILY. SOME THE RASCAL ? S DISTANT COUSIN WHO WAS FORCED TO LEAVE ENGLAND YEARS AGO. ^■1 SHORTLY AFTER £ ARRIVED IN THE states, he came here and forcibly imprisoned /ME . „ ^ STOP IT/ j ^WriA- ? j| TEX RITTER WESTERN a 'even. I'LL RIDE WITH THE ' HOMBRE AMD MAKE SURE HE J GOES, BOSS' / WELL —HE WAS HERE AND H LEFT ! HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT STARTING BACK TO . ENGLAND RIGHT AWAY. NOW VAMOOSE ! . \ I'M LOOKING FOR THAT YOUNG ; LAWYER WHO JUST ARRIVED FROM ENGLANDl HE WAS , SUPPOSED TO BE OUT HERE J: WHAT DO YOU WANT / THAT PIN HE'S WEARING.' Vx l IT'S REGGIE'S! X SAW HIM £L \wiTH IT 1 y^NOW KEEP WAYBE FURY HAS A GOOcO ( GOING—AND )) REASON NOT TO LIKE P > DON'T COME /I THOSE COYOTES.' |§|j»| /^THERE'S SOMETHING MIGHTY~WRONG BACK^x there, and cm going to find out what it is. a V YOU STAY HERE, WHITE flash, fury AND I / ?ARE GOING TO DOUBLE BACK THERE. / / TO A SEE^S y 'VlND gp^[p WAKI T THEm M M |§§ I THOUGHT I HEARD SOME- Ufa 1 YOU WONT HEAR ANY- JB ^THING- BLAST YOU i IB ITHING AFTER THIS— WAT A MINUTE, FURY.' I HAVE 1 SOMETHING FOR YOU TEX RITTER WESTERN FURY SEEMS TO HAVE THE TRAIL-AND IT LEADS _ inside ' • KEEP TIGHTENING THAT RACK- SIGN All RIGHT---.' what? ' Ti<&HTeiZ.' Tighter •' TEX RITTER WESTERN TEX'5 BULLET SEVERED THIS ►---t.MACHINE'S ROPE AAV HANDNj---- ’ ^ I'M OUT OF BULLETS I AND THEY'RE COMING J AFTER US QUICK, ' REGGIE, GET LORD , WELTHAM OUTSIDE i HE'S TOO WEAK TO SUFFER K ANYMORE' ^-,f TEX RITTER WESTERN IF IT'S THE LAST THINS I DO, I'LL SEE YOU IN JAILS S IF IT'S THE LAST THINS t DO, I'LL SHOOT YOU TO PIECES. THERE SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT, * YOU CREAM , PUFF COWPOKE.' SOT TO LOOSEN HIS GRIP SOMEHOW-HE'S CHOKING THE BREATH OUT OF ME. 1 I , MUST TRY TO GET „ HIM WITH A BODY J L Roll GET THAT DOG CRITTEP- AWAY FROM “=■ ' -- T-r'GOOD BOY, .' | FURY I THIS ' J BUNCH IS _ ' READY FOR DELIVERY TO . THE SHERIFF.' EH WOT’ TEX RITTER WESTERN HUM ? THAT LOOKS LIKE LOONlE lES STAN PINS OVER THAR NEAR THOSE SOOSESERRK BUSHES/ JUPERS, LOOK AT LOONlE 4 LES.' HE SHORE LOOKS 1 IfWIlPEREP ANP UPSET/ MERRy**/ WHAT'S THE MATTER, LOONlE ». LES? > I'M THINKING/ : COURSE NOT/ EVER/SOP/ HINK IV* EATEN CATERPILIER/ KNOWS THAT GOOSEBERRIES J PONT HAVE LEGS/ , (GULP/) NOW! PRIZE 6 Bright Colors! ONE RING IN EVERY BOX fi/o Msti'nj-fihBoieTbixJ WHAT YOU OKI Open a box of KeUogg's Raisin Bran and get your prize! A bnght- colored genuine plastic ring with a picture on top! Pictures of airplanes, cowboys, Indians, gnort stars, movie stars! These prize picture rings fit any finger! Most important, you get this double-treat: plump honeycomb raisins, with Kellogg’s nourishing golden-cnsp Hakes. Surprise—entirely new series of prizes coming soon! « *£a! TEX RITTER WESTERN kom As A PRAIRIE RANGER, TEX RITTER HAS (JEOPARDIZED HIS LIFE MORE THAN ONCE WHEN TANGLING WITH OWLHOOT GANGS. BUT WHEN HE HIT THE TRAIL AFTER THE DEADLIEST KILLER IN THE WEST, TEX HAD TO PUT HIMSELF BEYOND THE LAW AND RELY ON HIS SMOKING GUNS AND RAW COURAGE TO FEND OFF THE SPECTRE OF DEATH THAT STALKED HIS PATH ' _ AS SOON AS THE BLACK MASK GOT OUT OF JAIL, HE FORMED A NEW GANG AND THEY'VE BEEN TERRORIZING THESE PARTS EVER SINCE ! I SENT SOME OF THE , RANGERS AFTER HIM—AND THEY A. WERE FOUND DEAD j YOU'RE MY X. LAST HOPE, TEX r-— —"T TEX RITTER WESTERN I KNOW I'M ASKING A LOT, TEX UNLESS WE STOP THE COYOTE PRONTO —I RECKON YOU'RE ONLY- ASKING ME TO DO MY DUTY, CHIEF I'LL DO MY BEST — DOWN THERE IN THAT ROCK GULLY"I RECKON I'LL- JOIN HIM!MAYBE THE Mg GALOOT KNOWS SOMETHING/ As TEX CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE CAMP--- 1 GREAT JUMPING HORN- [spoon! 4 kattlek i ( THE HOMBRE SEEMS TO J 1 V BE FAST ASLEEP j K Snal WSpR g|y; If WHAT--?Wf/0- HE'S A MIGHTY TOUGH HOMBRE. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE'LL LET YOU JOIN , HIS OUTFIT JV TEX RITTER WESTERN anybody who T that's whv r CAN HANDLE a } UKE TO SUN UKE YUH 4 CALL MYSELF WOULD COME X STRONGER IN RIGHT HANDY.' ---SEE? ■ I SUPPOSE the a^. . mam LAW IS AFTER - yuh, too ? rnKSSm glaH. THE BLACK MASK ^ N told me when r 1 WENT TO VISIT HIM J WHILE HE WA5 IN / JAIL J THIS RITTER VARMINT NOT ONLY SUNNED MY brother, BUT SHOT HIM IN *- m THE BACK WHAT T I DIDN'T.' I'M JUST DID YUH S A STRANGER TO SAY YORE ) THESE BARTS MONIKER / LOOKING TO JOIN WAS ?/ UP WITH SOME A- - m OUTPIT. DO YOU SUPPOSE THE SLACK MASK COULO USE Byjp another hand ? ' WE'RE RIGHT aOSE TO THE HIDE¬ OUT NOW / SETTER LETjME DO . . THE TALKING ! Sim mirilH HE'S ALL RIGHT, MASK. HE CALLS HIMSELF STR/JNGER. THE LAW IS ON HIS TAIL,TOO.' I'LL GUARANTEE HIM . HE CAN SHOOT LIKE A STREAK. HOWDY, BLACK MASK. COME TO JOIN YORE OUTPIT JUST LIKE X SAID I WOULD! . TEX RITTER WESTERN “N; I'LL RIDE ) ALL RIGHT, = ) WITH < THE STAGE !yHIM-IF ) IS DUE IN ITS OKAY y TWO HOURfe WITH YUH , ^vTO PASS black /mask.' J eagle fe y-, _ - r-r^ JUNCTION . HSU m V/ 1 pigger wsmmmti I that's the BEST PLACE WT TI^^TO STOP IT.' I r DON'T THINK > WE HAVE TO PLUG ANYBODY—UNLESS WE CAN'T HELP IT. j WHAT DO YUH / DON'T MAKE A MOVE OR / I'LL LET DAY- LIGHX.THROUGH YOU. THROW < DOWN THE ROAD AGENTS TEX RITTER WESTERN YOU BUSHWHACKERS ^JUMPINGCOYOTES i AREN'T SETTING /! IT'S THE SHERIFF Ol AWAY WITH THIS ' / > LANCASTER COUNTYJ CRITTER SHOT MY GUN —i AWAY i __ r-r'.Z TEX RITTER ! HE WON'T CALL ME ANYTHING.' HE WAS YELLING TO SOME¬ BODY IN THE STAGE TO j—• HELP HIM. WE DIDN'T HAVEYTHAT LAWMAIY TROUBLE PULLING J SEEMED TO . THAT UOB i KNOWYUH, < ■-- stranger:WHAT 3 WAS IT HE > , wil CALLED YUH- ? fig JUST KEEP JAWING ANO I WON'T MISS YOU WITH MY NEXT SHOT.' get GOING/ JEFF' TEX RITTER WESTERN THE GOVERNMENT IS SENDING A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD BULLION TO THIS TERRITORY BY A HEAVILY-GUARDED TRAIN. AND I'VE FIGURED —OUT HOW WE CAN GET IT! _J I RECKON SO. 1 BUT WHAT YUH GOT TODAY IS CHICKEN PEED l WE'Rg GOING AFTER SOMETHING BIG/ BUT A LOT OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL 8E KILLED ! THERE WON'T BE A PERSON ALIVE ON THAT TRAIN AFTER IT FALLS. __ WHEN THE TRAIN REACHES THE HIGH VIADUCT \ ACROSS DEVIL'S CANYON WE'LL BLOW II UP/ THAT'LL SEND THE TRAIN CRASHING A HUNDRED FEET i AFTER IT LANDS, WE CAN GO DOWN AN® a— - —, GET THE MONEY. , ._■ /THAT TRAIN 15 SCHEDULED \ TO CROSS THE VIADUCT AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE A LITTLE AHEAD OF TIME TO PLANT SOME-DYNAMITE 1 s WHERES STRANGER GOING ? I RECKON \ I'LL FOLLOW HIM. I'M AFTER THE MONEY -- NOT TO SAVE LIVES ; > COME ON, ,T WHITE FLASH.' I WE HAVE TO > INTERCEPT THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER IF WE'RE GOING TO i SAVE THAT gh TRAIN! A QUICKLY QUTUMEg THE \ I HAD A HUNCH We I COULDN'T TRUST HW / HE PROBABLY SENT WORD TO THE 5HER- REACH FER THE SKY, YUH DOUBLE -CROSSING RAT/ THERE'S ONE MORE THING,TOO. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I THOUGHT I -MIGHT HAVE BEEN HEARING THINGS. BUT WHEN WE ROBBED THE STAGE TODAY, A SHERIFF RIDING WITH IT CALLED STRANGER BY A NAME I DIDN'T / CATCH.' ,- ^ —" ^rr SHOOTING IS TOO EASY PER A ■ BLASTED LAWMAN. HE MUST HAVE SENT A MESSAGE BV THAT PONY RIOER TELLING OF OUR PLANS. THEY'LL HAVE A POSSE THERE, BUT WE CAN STILL FOOL THEM BY HIAA ER—IT WAS , TlVE BEEN GETTING DARK.! WATTING A I COULDN'T SEE /LONG TIME * HIS FACE VERY \ TO MEET WELL THEN. BUT (THE HOMBRE I RECOGNIZE HIM J WHO SHOT, NOW. __ -<"MY BROTHER i TEX RITTER WESTERN THE POSSE WILL EXPECT U5 AT THE VIADUCT. BUT WE'LL RIDE UP A FEW MILES AND MEET THE TRAIN. BV TYING RITTER TO THE TRACKS, WE CAN MAKE SURE THE TRAIN WILL V - - STOP—AND THEN we RAI ° rr * > LEAVE HIM THERE ! THE ENGINEERS CAN'T HELP BUT SEE HIM.' NOVV^rs DUCK BACK IN THAT y -"7X. BRUSH AN0 GET / USTSN l *"-■ READY TO START \ I CAN HEAR SHOOTING WHEN 1 TUB TpAIN THAT TRAIN STOPS COMING ' ^ PAWNS gTO^- look! somebody IS TIED TO the TRACKS! STOP lr#f TRAINl a SSft i' TEX RITTER WESTERN YO'RE SQUEEMISH—JUST VORE BROTHER WASi WH THE POSSE RAIDED US, I DIDN'T WANT TO SHOOT WOUNDED LAWMAN ---S LET HIM HAVE IT i ^r~ I-X NEVER SHOT G A HELPLESS J MAN BEFORE -- ■'AMD I WON'T DO IT NOW. UNTIE HIM AND GIVE HIM A v -CHANCE TO DE- FEND himself • PROPERLY/_- SURE l I NEVER DID LIKE WEAK SISTERS l RITTER WASN'T LEADING THAT POSSE — ^ BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW CROSSING, ORNERYj M Aghh.' TEX RITTER WESTERN AIEEEE COME SACK , >F^ANVAS SHOES HELP YOU 60 FULL * SPEED LONGER.! C Wow! TIE SCORE f REMEMBER. BAND TOM ON THIRD' JUDGES. ' NOW FDR THE BUNTINS ? BOB, SQUEEZE PLAyj^—^, *F-F"*means POSTURE FOUNDATION fMSisr ON "P-F" canvas shoes made only BY B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company IN U. S. ARMY WAR SURPLUS CAMPING GEAR