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JAMES STEWART
CARBINE
WILLIAMS
CO -STARRING

JEAN HAGEN
WENDELL COREY
Out of the depths of degradation his sterling spirit rose to new heights through
the friendship of a man who was once his enemy! M-G-M Presents . . .

JAMES STEWART CARBINE WILLIAMS as

co-starring JEAN HAGEN • WENDELL COREY A Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

 Executive Editor Editor Art Editor
FAWCETT MOVIE COMIC WILL UEBERSON C. V. WOODS AL JETTER

M-G-M Presents

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SMWAIt WIIBMIS
co-starr‘ n S
JEAN HAGEN
WENDELL COREY
Story and Screen Play by DirecleH by Produced by A Meiro-Oeldwyn-Meyef
ART COHN RICHARD THORPE ARMAND DEUTSCH Pieter#

CAST OF CARBINE WILLI AMST

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Marsh Williams. JAMES STEWART Sam Markley PORTER HALL

Maccie Williams JEAN HAGEN District Attorney........ FAY ROOPE
Capt. H. T. Peoples.. ..WENDELL COREY Andrew White RALPH DUMKE
Claude Williams....CARL BENTON REID Feder LEIF ERICKSON
“Dutch” Krucer. PAUL STEWART Bill Stockton HENRY CORDEN
Mobley OTTO HULETT Truex FRANK RICHARDS
Redwick Karson..~^...RHYS WILLIAMS Sheriff HOWARD PETRIE
Lionel Daniels. HERBERT HEYES Tom Vennar ...STUART RANDALL
Leon Wiujams. JAMES ARNESS Jesse Rimmer ............DAN RISS
David Williams BOBBY HYATT

FAWCETT MOVIE COMIC. Oct.. 1952, Vol. A. No. 19. is published b.-n mthly by Fawcett Publicatio c., Fawcett Place. Creenwich, Conn. Copy-
right 1952 by Fawcett Publications, Inc Printed in U. S A
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CAPTAIN
PEOPLES,
WATCH OUT!
HE 'S GOT
YOUR gum:

ZmIarsh williams loved life-and lived it WITH an UNTAMED

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turbulence that knew no responsibilitv and no law... until

HIS UNBRIDLED RECKLESSNESS DROVE HIM INTO A PRISON CELL I

But not even the brutal clutch of circumstance

COULD GRIND MARSH'S PROUD, FREE SPIRIT INTO THE MIRE.'
FOR IN THE FLAMES OF HIS TORMENT A NEW MAN WAS BORN,
STEELED IN HEARTBREAK AND FORGED BY DISASTER A MAN .'

THE WORLD WOULD COME TO KNOW AND RESPECT AS ONE OF

THE GREAT INVENTORS OF HIS Tl ME —
CARBINE WILLIAMS'
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l
LN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN,
THE HUGE WINCHESTER
REPEATING ARMS COMPANY
COVERS EIGHTY- SEVEN ACRES'

MEANWHILE,
PLANT. .

COMING ALONG
IT'S
PRETTY GOOD,
.

MR. WILLIAMS.' I
r
INSIDE THE
iiMini ninijj

I
^
Just then ...
Wr
L
MR. SWANSON
W TOA LONG-
oh,mr. \
^ WILLIAMS.' L
WANTS
SEE YOU.' AND THERE'S
DISTANCE PHONE
CALL FOR YOU IN HIS <
office: )
Jn THE GENERAL MANAGER'S
OFFICE MARSH TALKS ANXIOUS-
LY ON THE PHONE.'
NOW, MAGGIE.' THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH DAVID
GETTING INTO A FIGHT.' IT
HAPPENS TO BOYS ALL r—
THE TIME.' WAS
’
—
,

HE HURT? ^->not
WHERE
x
THANKS n//iSHOWS, MARSH.'
'

HURT DEEP DOWN

HE'S
IT A
U

BEEN
INSIDE.' HE'S
HEARING TALK HERE \
l AT THE SCHOOL- ’

.ABOUT YOU, MARSH 1)

COME HOME, SOON, ^

Foments later, marshall williams
MARSH.' HE NEEDS
YOU -TO
TALK TO HIM, IS REPORTING TO' MR. SWANSON l
.TO EXPLAIN.' jrr 1 under- \
GREAT NEWS FROM J GOOD.' I RECKON THEN
*4§J STAND,
YOU WON'T MIND MY
1

MAGGIE.' I WASHINGTON,
r WAS FIXING j^ MARSH' THE T LEAVING FOR A SPELL.' 1
TO GET OUT OF ARMY'S TAKING THEY NEED ME DOWN J
HERE IN A THE THIRTY- HOME.'
COUPLE OF r— "-tO-SiX.' rTL -Ssl
WEEKS, BUT
I'LL LEAVE J
> RIGHT
( AWAY : I
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BUT WE NEED •JpHREE DAYS LATER FINDS MARSH
YOU HERE.' WE'RE ALL WILLIAMS GREETING HlS
SETTING CLOSE v
WIFE AT HIS HOME IN THE CAR-
TO OUR DEAD SORRY, MR. A ©LIN A HILLS.'i

LINE ON THE SWANSON.' V- IT’S GOOD TO BE

TWENTY' GAUGE.
IT'S YOUR
IT'SBEEN £ BACK, MASGIE.' WHERE'S DAVID?
DIDN'T HE KNOW I WAS DUE?
BABY' YOU'VE
GOT TO
SEE IT
THROUG
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RAritsi^,
DAVID'S SURPRISE,
it/
Moments later inside the main office
OF THE PRISON ...r V
J MARSH
5EE YOU.'
DAVID, I

\ SUPPOSE

MARSH.' N r
DAVID,
F 1 DIDN'T THIS IS
1
i

RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN
you: drive PEOPLES,
RIGHT IN, ^ MY BEST
CAPTAIN IsFRIEND/^y. i f[j\
PEOPLES IS
EXPECTING
v you l >

DAD, DON'T WORRY, DAVID.' I'LL LOOK, son: THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF MEN
WHERE BE RIGHT OUTSIDE BY THE OUT THERE.' MURDERERS, THIEVES, SMUG-
ARE YOU CAP PEOPLES HAS y GLERS -BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL BAD MEN.'
CAR.'
^
GOING?
L SOMETHING TO
tell you: Jw==*
, SOME OF THEM MADE ONLY ONE MISTAKE,

YOU MEAN
DAD, DON'T
B* you ? y

YES, DAVID, YOUR DAD I'LL TELL YOU U

1
WAS IN THIS PRISON BE- THE WHOLE
FORE YOU WERE BORN.' STORY -JUST AS
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY ITHAPPENED.'
.
OF KILLING A MAN.' y OLD
YOU'RE -y
1
ENOUGH TO V
S JUDGE FOR
C YOURSELF /
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The next day maggie VES.' THAT'S > AND YOU'D YOU'VE GOT TO BE YOUR 1

AND MARSH WENT WALK- WHY I RAN RATHER HAVE A SELF/ A MAN'S LIKE A
ING IN THE WOODS.' j AWAY FROM GONE HUNTING J STALK OF CORN, MAG/
reotAiii AGE ue
home: because
, or pieuiklA
fishing: „ / AT
/ a CERTAIN
at* A A/te HE
MARSH, YOUR DAD'S I WANTED TO STAY OH, MARSH, 1 TASSLES OUT-AND --
right: some day J YOUNG INSIDE AND
)

, SOONER OR NOT BEFORE.' J

YOU'LL HAVE TO S THEY WOULDN'T LATER YOU'VE
STOP BEING A CHILD/ LET ME.' THEY A
.

GOT TO GROW
HAVE YOU EVER
THOUGHTOF IT?
^'WANTED
M
)

ME TO 1
GO TO SCHOOL OR 9
UP AND BE
SOMEBODY' ,
.STAY AT HOME M
H AND CHOP
cotton.'JH

B^UT AS HER LIPS REACH UPWARD,

EAGER FOR HIS KISS, THE EVER-
BOYISH MARSH STOOD ERECT/

ONE THING WE SAID WE'D BE MARRIED

YOU'VE GOT
TO BE
WHEN I GOT BACK.' I'M
HOLDING YOU TO YOUR
—
1
GROWNUP PROMISE.'
ABOUT, .

MARSH/ <
ARE YOU
SURE YOU
WANT TO J
MARRY f
•mme? y

C^ND SO IT WAS THAT MARSH MARRIED THE GIRL WHO

GOT WOULD ALWAYS UNDERSTAND HIM/ AND A WEEK AFTER
h/m: HIS MARRIAGE HE WAS WORKING ON A RAILROAD GANG/

FOURTEEN CENTS AN HOUR T 1 CAN PUT YOU NEXT

ISMIGHTY THIN WAGES J TO SOME EASY W
HE'LL
ALWAYS
BE A
BOY AT
I

7
HAMMER/ r II m
FOR SWINGING THIS •r^MONEY/ DO YOU Tl/'
KNOW ANYTHING f/vi
UT BOILERS? jK JS
HEART/
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BOILERS? SURE, I “V ALL RIGHT, ?HAT NIGHT IN MARSH'S HOUSE
WORKED ON BOILERS A MARSH.'
IN THE NAVY.' BOILERS, MEET ME
) I VISITED YOUR FAMILY TODAY/' YOUR DAD'S ^
MOTORS, GUNS — I V AFTER SUP- PROUD OF THE WAY YOU'RE HOLDING DOWN THAT
CAN HANDLE PER AT .
RAILROAD JOB.' I'VE GOT A HUNCH HE'S WAITING .
ANYTHING CARSON’S BARN 1
FOR YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR
MECHANICAL.'
\
J IN FAYETTEVILLE.' SHARE OF THE LAND
'

r m
not >
ASKING HIM
FOR ANYTHING.
MAG.' I'LL GET
UP IN THE
WORLD ON )4
, MY OWN/ /J

IATSR, IN CARSON'S BARN AT FAYETTEVILLE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT CARSON THINKS HE CAN \ MAKING ST/LLS FOR >

I'M ON MY WAY/ I'VE GOT GIVE YOU A JOB.' THIRTY - J MOONSHINE? THAT'S
FIVE CENTS AN HOUR \ ILLEGAL.' ER- HOW MUCH
.AN APPOINTMENT/ r-
^ TO START.' 1 DO YOU GET FOR A
r^^KJ <ETTLE MR carson?)
'
*

THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS \ SEEMS TO ME YOU WOULDN'T I HADN'T EVER THOUGHT

\
FOR A BIG ONE/ THAT'S A \ YOU'RE IN THE BE AIMING TO OF IT/ BUT IF I EVER DO,
LOT OF MONEY, BUT AFTER J WRONG END OF GO INTO THE / I'D TAKE THIS SAME .
ALL THEY GET TWENTY / THE BUSINESS, MOONSHINE J EQUIPMENT AND MAKE *
DOLLARS A GALLON DOWN ) MR. CARSON/ . BUSINESS < THE BEST CORN WHISKEY
IN FORT BRAGG FOR YOURSELF, \ IN NORTH CAROLINA/ T-g
> 1 CREOSOTE/ WOULD vou?
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But thoughts of easy money
APPEALED TO MARSH, AND LIKE
SO MANY MEN HE TURNED FROM
THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW if SIMMER V
AND BECAME A MOONSHINER.' ** DOWN, JOE.' v .

I'M MAKING THE

r MORE APPLES, SAM.' FASTER, BEST CORN
ALL OF YOU WE'RE WHISKEY IN THE
RUNNING BEHIND
ON OUR ORPERS.'*^^-
**
STATE, NOT
5a THE MOST/
^.

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&<t
t
JB

Bx /s/l.'T, KJ

WEEKS WENT BY, MARSH KEPT THE

ZAis THE 'U OPENLY.
STORY OF HIS NEW ENTERPRISE HIDDEN SOUNDS
—
FROM MAGGIE.'
1
YES, MAG, IF THINGS
ANOTHER RAISE? WHY\ KEEP MOVING LIKE
j ».
IT
TROUBLE.'
LIKE
I'D
BETTBR GO.' J
^
THAT'S YOUR THIRD IN StHIS, I'LL BE MAKINi
SIX MONTHS.' YOU'LL BE ] A DOWN PAYMENT
OWNING THE RAILROAD 1 ON A FARM
SOON INSTEAD OF ,-^S SOON.' JT
WORKlNGONW^as^^^-r^
W MMB
I

Wr&*T < 2 the sec- Jt. 1

P^fog^TioN gang: Ls .

f IT'S AT THE
GREGORY'S,
JK
f
^
^ NEXT POOR.' Ai /

Moments later,
AT HIS NEIGHBOR'S DOOR.'
marsh is (WHY, FRANK GREGORY
< NEVER HURT
As THE REVENUERS LEAVE...
GREGORY V
NOBODY.' .
MARSH, THESE TWO MEN > OPERATED r-^d
KILLED MY HUSBAND.' THEY
— — KILLED •
, STILL.' THAT WASl
HIS FIRST MIS-
H
i BB
BETTER DROP FRANK.' TAKE.' HE PULLED^ Kg
THAT GUN BOY.'/ A GUN ON VENNOR.Hgffg
I'M RIMMER. FROM .HERE.' THAT WASy®tS
THE FEDERAL REVENUE
department: frank /«bM%~
)U| Ea=a HIS LAST
mistake/ h FI
GREGORY TOOK A
SHOT AT
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But in spite of this fateful warning, marsh
f WE CANT ZL
CONTINUED AT HIS RISK*/ OCCUPATION.
OPEN THE ^
THE FEDERAL REVENUE THE ALCOHOL RELEASE CAP.
AGENTS ARE GETTING . THEY BETTER GOT PLUGGED UP; w IT WONT >
tougher: first the 1
GREGORV BOVS- I
NOT COME
AROUND y .
^ THE 5TILL
EXPLODING.'
IS 37 turn: cf
AND TWO MORE GOT A here:
'

1
KILLED UPSTATE
VE STE R DAY WSMA

GET BACK. MEN.' I’LL WIND

THIS CLOTH AROUND MV HAND
AND TRY TO OPEN THAT CAP.'

guPPENLV THE^ALVE GIVES WAY LATER THEY TOOK MARSH HOME

*kOURSFACE A HEARTSICK MAGGIE.'

DO IT, MARSH? ^
HOW COULD YOU T If 1 MEANT TO TELL
i

YOU ABOUT THE

DIDNT FRANK GREGORY’S STILL, MAG, AS
1
GETTING KILLED MEAN J SOON AS I SAVED
ANYTHING TO YOU? s-r-^ENOUGH FOR A
DOWN PAYMENT
ON A FARM .'
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I DIDN'T MARRY A But marsh was far too headstrong to

CRIMINAL AND I'M NOT GIVE UP.' AND ONE INEVITABLE DAY
STAYING MARRIED TO
ONE.' YOU'LL HAVE A ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT WILLIAMS. GET 'EM THE FEDERAL
TO GET OUT OF MAG. I'LL UP.' YOU AND YOUR MEN ARE REVENUE
_ IT, MARSH.' JMJ UNDER ARREST FOR VIOLATING AGENTS.'
THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT.'

JDDENLY ONE OF THE 7k

iQN^HINERS FIRED.
MOONSHINERS FIRED.' A

ALL RIGHT, >

MEN, THEY'RE
ASKING FOR
IT' FEEO y
'EM lead: j

MOMENT
WELL-PLACED BULLET
LATER. A B ALL
RIGHT, \ ^ BW
EXPLODED THE BOILER; WILLIAMS. *1
YOU'VE
HAD YOUR LAST
^ BETTER SCATTER 1

IT'S TOO LATE TO

1
WARNING.' COME IT'S EVERY MAN SAVE ANYTHING NOW.'
OUT WITH YOUR FOR HIMSELF.' I'D BETTER GET OUT
- HANDS OP: THE STEAM WILL OFHERE/ I KNOW
s
COVER YOU
U A IPLACEWHERE
‘-s
CAN HIDE
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MARSH, THAT FEDERAL
AGENT. RIMMER — HE'S RIMMER DEAD?
——— y
//
DEAD.' AND THEV'RE BUT, MAG — I ^
SAVING VOU , DIDN'T DO IT.'
)
KILLED HIM/ J V,

r
HERE, THIS IS FOR FROM DAD? THE WORLD WHAT DO VOU THINK,
YOU FROM VOUR ^ NEVER LOOKS SO GOOD MAG? IS DAD WRONG
father: i -AND THINGS NEVER J
< ABOUT WANTING ME
PROMISED I’D SEEM SO CLEAR -AS > TO RUN AWAY? «?
BRING IT: HE J WHEN YOU'RE IN BIG 5fl
THINKS VOU * trouble:
OUGHT TO GET
OUT OF THE
countrv :

WFORTIMEYOUTHINK
I THE
HAS COME
TO START
H
^
FACING THINGS. INSTEAD
OF RUNNING AWAY
Hfri,.' ... marsh:

7hAT NIGHT MARSH GAVE HIMSELF UP

TO THE LAW: THE TRIAL THAT FOLLOWED
LASTED FOR MONTHS - A TRIAL THAT
FAYETTEVILLE COUNTY WILL NEVER FORGET:
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But marsh's basic honesty, and the Later, in the judge's chamber, marsh and
LACK OF PROOF IMPRESSED THE JURY.' his family listen to a proposition from
YOUR HONOR, AFTER FOUR DAYS OF
THE STATE'S ATTORNEY.' r- i
-> NO.' NOTHING
^
DELIBERATION WE ARE UNABLE r— GENTLEMEN, TO SAVE WAS SAID AT THE
1 <

x TO REACH A VERDICT.'
«- h' rr
b THE COST OF A SECOND TRIAL TO PROVE ,

TRIAL, THE STATE WILL my son guilty: i

ACCEPT A P LEA OF *
GUILTY TO MURDER IN 1
w THE SECOND DEGREE/

r
But mr. williams, we must be
REALISTIC/ WE DON'T KNOW WHAT J
A WHERE WOULD 1
THEMONEY COME J' I — I'M
WOULD HAPPEN IN A SECOND Ls FROM FOR A SELLING
trial: no two juries are SECOND TRIAL, i A PIECE
ALIKE : AT LEAST A PLEA
OF SECONO DEGREE w THE
J
N DAD? -SLM. 5 OF LAND,
WOULD ELIMINATE THE J ELECTRIC
DANGER OF THE —< CHAIR! OH,
S. ELECTRIC CHAIR !JT - HO! r-*

I CANT T DON’T LET YOUR

HAVE YOU \ PRIDE STAND IN
iBAiT AT THE SENTENCING A
NEW AND UNSYMPATHETIC
SELLING
THE FARM
THE WAY, MARSH
1 /
r
THEY > JUDGE THREW THE BOOK
IT’S ONLY LAND.' WON’T AT MARSH
BECAUSE K WE CAN PAY
I

of me: i'll \ it back: ^

GIVE HIM
MORE THAN
7— AND I SEN- i1
i
»

/ TENCE YOU, MARSH *

PLEAD GUILTY YOUR WAY 1 FIFTEEN WILLIAMS, TO IMPRI5-
TO MURDER J WE'LL ALL A
IN THE
SECOND ^ BE PAYING
FOR YEARS.'/AJ
. YEARS.' > ONMENT AT HARD LABOR
^73 FOR A PERIOD OF
THIRTY YEARS.' J

'
THIRTY
years:
OH, NO/
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On his WAV TO PRISON A KlNPLV SHERIFF PERMITTEP marsh: 1/ YOU SAlPYOU A

MARSH TO SAY GOOPBYE TO HIS FAMILY: LOOK AT WOULDN'T STAY \
me: please) married to a )
YOU'VE ALL GOT TO FORGET ME.' I'VE CAUSEP PON'T CRIMINAL: I'VE
ENOUGH GRIEF.' I PON’T WANT ANYONE WRITING LOOK Ttalked to THE LAW-
TO ME THIS ISN’T GOING TO BE EASY, AND
I'VE GOT TO PO IT MY OWN WAY.' j
—^ AWAV:
^ r
1 YERS, MAC5: THEY'LL
_ ARRANGE
51 A PIVORCE

YOU'RE MY HUSBANP, MARSH.

I'LL WAIT NO MATTER HOW 1- PROMISE,
long it is: but promise MAGGIE: I'LL
ME ONE THING: YOU r—<' . PO MY
MUSTN'T TRY TO \time: y
— escape: /- ^)
,

UN THOSE YEARS PRISON CONPlTlONS WERE

BRUTAL: WALL6P IN WITH HARCENEP CRIMINALS,
THE GUARPS FELT THAT THEY MUST FIGHT
FIRE WITH FlREi IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE
MARSH WAS IN TROUBLE.' "
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h
-- 7 — |
H£V, YOU.' V
1

( stop loafing: get

Jk ( with the hammer.
Busy J
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YOU'LL BE HAVING THAT PAIN FOR THE
NEXT THIRTY YEARS/ NOW PICK UP ALL RIGHT,
THAT HAMMER AND GET SUSY/ —— ,
YOU PEVILJ
I'LL SHOW
w you: ]

When marsh awoke YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. MARSH;

1
MY SIDE!- MANY HOURS LATER, HE YOUR APPENDIX BUSTED/
OHHHHHHhH, WAS IN THE PRISON HOS- MAGGIE'S WAITING r--^
PITAL/ HIS BROTHER WAS OUTSIOE
SITTING AT HIS BEDSIDE.'

^ I DON'T WANT
TO SEE HER, LEON.
I DON'T WANT TO
SEE ANYBODY/ d

TAKE IT EASY, MARSH / IT'S Wk Ues, it THERE GOES OH, DON'T

TOUGHEST AT THE r - ^WAS THE YANCEY YAPPING; WORRY
0 START/ ,
-> YES/ THEY
TELL ME IT GETS
SAVAGE,
BRUTAL
TO THE
BULLS
ABOUT HIM.
pT^HERE'S NO _
EASIER AS SOON AS
YOU REALIZE YOU'RE
EXISTENCE
OF CAGED—
AGAIN/ J V[ YANCEY/
COPPER IN
Sn r
=^£*^4 AN ANIMAL— AND
,

^ ANIMALS
START ACTING AND WHEN
LIKE ONE.' i MARSH RE-
COVERED,
HE SLIPPED
INTO THE
JUNGLE
OF PRISON
LIFE/
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SO YUH TRUST YANCEY.' IS ?6ES/ HEAR YOUI

THAT WHY YUH DIDN'T CUT THE TOBACCO ' THERE'S ONLY >
NICE THE PRISON ONE LANGUAGE
K
i I

S KICKED IN.' Zd YOU CONS UNDER-

SHUT UP IT STASHED STAND/ ALL . /
ABOUT THAT/
HERE COME
— ri AWAY? J right: LAY
THE LEATHER
\
_
THE GUARDS ON HIM UNTIL
HE TALKS/ j/f LET'S
LE
so:

YANCEY RATTED ON HODGES/ COME ON, MARSH,

WE'LL GET H IM AS SOON AS HODGES IS YOUR
THE GUARDS ARE AT THE r- — » CELLMATE,'"—.
OTHER END OF THE YARD/

DEAL ME u-
yANCEy
OUT.'
DIDN'T STOOL
ON ME.'

Trapped in the corner op the yARD,

yANCEy PLEADED VAINLY FOR MERCY/ HOW CAN VOU
WATCH A THING
NO/ I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. LIKE THAT WITH
I TELL YOU / (SET AWAV OUT DOING —
FROM ME ^
,

SOMETHING? n

r NO USE
YELLING, STOOUE.
THE BULLS CANT
HEAR YOU / THIS
WHERE YOU <
—IS
* GET YOURS.'/
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AS THE ALAR/VI SPREAD, THE GUARDS HELD A OKAY, WILLIAMS.' r TAKE IT EASY
i
GENERAL INSPECTION AND SEARCHED FOR LIFT YOUR HANDS, MOBLEY.' YOU
WERE WRONG
,

HIDDEN WEAPONS.' rr -ul .... I’M GOING TO

SEARCH THAT ^ ABOUT THIS GUY
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE
WITH A KNIFE.' PUT HIM
BANDAGE ON
YOUR OPERATION.' r» ONCE.' —
> WITH THE OTHERS.' f

I TOLD YOU —
I KNOW THESE
-7 RATS.' —rr

ITS GRADUATION DAY

MEN.' WE HATE TO SEE
you go: but you asked
FOR TROUBLE AND
YOU'RE GOINS TO J
, —
GET IT.' ON THE
CHAIN GANG.' J i

ALL RIGHT,
TAKE HIM AWAY
^
WITH THE
others: m
THE CHAIN GANG HE THOUGHT OF THE CHAIN GANG DROVE
CANT BE AS BAD MARSH.' I WAS HODGES TO DESPERATION
AS THEY SAY, ^ ON IT ONCE.' PRISON TRAIN MOVED
CAN IT,
HODGES?„ j
.

7
brpirzr: ^
^
ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE.. ALL RIGHT,
MEN, THE
GUARD JUST WENT INTO THE WASH-
ROOM.' THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO m
MAKE A BREAK '
|

r
NOT ME,
HODGES.'
STAYING.
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ON YOUR FEET, MARSH.’ WE'RE

CHAINED TOGETHER AND THIS
KNIFE OR NO
KNIFE, I'M STAYING
^
.KNIFE SAYS YOU'RE COMING
WITH ME.'
m here: ^
TTELLS
f
NOBODY
ME
WL^ i

WHAT TO DO,
HODGES.' H / JBB

THAT MOMENT, THE

ttT THAT'S ONE T SAVED ME FOR
ESCAPING PRISONERS YOU OWE ME, i WHAT? A LIFE-
WERE CUT OFF/ |7 1
HODGES.' I Z. TIME ON THE.
,

CHAIN GANG?
SAVED YOU
FROM GETTING U.
SHOT FULL
^
of lead: / j ]j

It WAS AT THE CALEDONIA PRISON FARM BUT IF YOU BEHAVE YOURSELVES,

THAT MARSH MET THE MAN WHO WOULD
—
.
YOU'LL BE TREATED FAIR AND 4

INFLUENCE HIS LIFE FOR YEARS TO COME * — square: your bunks

ARE OVER THERE'
MV NAME IS CAPTAIN PEOPLES AND I'M
THE LAW HERE/ GET OUT OF LINE AND
YOU'LL BE HOSE-PIPED.' TRY TO ESCAPE
AND YOU'LL BE DRILLED THROUGH ,

THE HEAD.'
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In the weeks that followed, marsh williams

FOUND OUT WITH SAVAGE INTIMACY ABOUT THE
BRUTAL LIFE ON THE CHAIN GANG.'

THOSE LONG BITTER WEEKS, MARSH

IrS ND IN
SANK EVER DEEPER INTO A SULLEN AND RE-
SENTFULMOOD ONE DAY AT MAIL CALI
.'

WILLIAMS/ ARE YOU >

DEAF? HERE, I'VE GOT
>- 3, THESE LETTERS
FOR you.' .

OH, CAPTAIN PEOPLES, WHY THE STUPID

A LETTER FOR YOU.' MOLLYCODDLERS,
HAVE THEY
LOST THEIR
MINDS UP IN
^_
RALEIGH? . ,

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A FEW MOMENTS LATER, CAP- r YOU HEARD \ Suddenly marsh

TAIN PEOPLES WAS ADDRESSING
THE ASSEMBLED PRISONERS :
/
1
IT,MEN, BUT L
DON'T GET THE ^ TURNS AWAY AND... FIG
JR ED YOU D
IDEA THAT THIS IS HOLD IT, WILLIAMS/ \ SAID EV
NEW PIRECTIVES FROM THE BEING TURNED INTO I DIDN'T GIVE YOU JeRVTHINC
STATE PRISON BOARD "A" A COUNTRY CLUB.' PERMISSION YOU HAD
GRADE MEN ARE TO BE AL- WE STILL HAVE OUR . .

TO leave: I[DN YOUR MIND

LOWED WITHOUT CHAINS UNTIL GUNS AND HOSE-^
FURTHER NOTICE.' AND ONCE ^ pipe:
A YEAR A TRUSTEE GETS
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
OUTSIDE WITH
HIS WIFE.'

THERE'SROOM FOR ONLY ONE DRINK THAT AND

SELF-MINDED MAN IN THIS ^ FAST, IF YOU KNOW
CAMP AND THAT'S ME
TAKE CARE OF WILLIAMS, Jr
MPM IT THINK
MEN.' ! UC'A
TWIN* HE'S
thirsty:
LS V
^
^WHAT'S GOOD
FOR YOU ^ :

—t» ,

AND AFTER THIS, 1 WANT TO EVERAL DAYS LATER MARSH HAP

SEE VOU SHAVEP EVERY ANOTHER RUN-tN WITH CAPTAIN PEOPLES/
^ pay: pol nr,
UNDERSTAND?
u'k-' you,
WILLIAMS, YOU'RE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
]
FORGETTING TO -/WAS A LAW, OR ANY-
WRITE TO YOUR )( ONE'S CONCERN BUT
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WHEN YOUR FOLKS THERE YOU WERE J ER, CAPTAIN WELL, THERE ARE
KEEP WRITING TO )
\
ISN'T RIGHT, /MAy I TAKE NO BULLETS IN IT/
ME ASKING ME ^ENOUGH POL AN/ ]
A LOOK AT IT OKAY, WILLIAMS,
WHY YOU PONT CASTOR
|
ITCANT J 1 MAV BE „
HAVE A LOOK AT
ANSWER THEIR OIL TO BE dl ABLE TO IT.' THE TOOLS

TO BE MY -X
/
MAIL, IT GETS /MAKE ME
WRITE/
FIXEP/ JL HELP YOU/
]
ARE ON MY
PESK
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CONCERN i J ,
-

Swiftly, magically, marsh's fingers ANP THEY GOT YOU \ THEY'RE OUT THERE
TOOK TH£ RIFLE APART, ANP SOON... INTO PLENTY OF ANP I'M IN HERE/
TROUBLE / NOW HOW LI THERE'S NOTHING
YOU'VE GOT IT IN I'VE ALWAYS ABOUT ANSWERING BETWEEN US/ I
WORKING CONPITION BEEN PRETTY THESE LETTERS? FROM JtOlP THEM THAT/
AGAIN, WILLIAMS/ HANPY WITH
—7 GUNS/ rag
WHAT
W rln XI HEAR, YOUR
I

FOLKS STOOP BY
7UUI ,-^gt ^
YOU r-
PRETTY
GOGVlJW
rKn^lT

^— THEY'LL NEVER
THEY'LL
__
GET LETTERS/ V _
FROM ME WITH
^^—7 A PRISON
POSTMARK/
GET A LETTER
<
TWO PAYS LATER, OUT IN THE SWAMPS, CAP-
TAIN PEOPLES MAPEAN INSPECTION OF THE
CHAIN GANG'S WORK/ MARSH WATCHEP HIM
APPROACH ANP SUPPENLY LEAPEP FOR WARP/
PLENTY OF
LETTERS/ NOW GET ]
l
^/ —
J
WHAT
« BACK TO WORK / -If— THE--.

r I WANT
THIS GUN,
PEOPLES
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CAP.' STAND no: hold you*
ASIDE.' I'LL FtRE,DOLAN / IT'S
CUT HIM NOT WHAT YOU
DOWN Jfi think; >r»

look: a poisonous THANKS, WILLIAMS.' 1

SNAKE: HE'D HAVE SUNK GUESS I OWE VOU MY I'M NOT W
SURE OF M
WHY VOU DID SBBm JTHE REASON
HIS FANGS INTO ME IF DON'T KNOW
LIFE.' 1
IT HADN'T BEEN FOR ^
.

WILLIAMS' QUICK , .it, but— myself:

^-.THINKING.' J

3APTAIN PEOPLES GAINED NEW RE' malaria:

SPECT FOR MARSH WITH EVERY WHAT'S HAD IT
I'VE
PASSING DAY/' THEN, ONE NIGHT. WRONG, before:
HODGES! DON'T go:
MARSH,
WAIT! I-
I NEED
a you:
CHOW ^
GET
CALL.'
MOVING,
men: r<
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A
nREPORTEP LATER MARSH I SET B" GRAPE FOR SAVINS A>
M
FEW /v\inu
few MINUTES LMTfeR/ fcs>

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i

TO THE MESS HALL... MAN FROM A RATTLESNAKE -AND

\V jM I COULON'T HELP BEING LATE,^
—V— i
l
I lose IT FOR
HELPING A ^
.

T art CAPTAIN.' HOPS ES NO BACK' >v MAN WITH \

Y* SOT SICK.' JAWING.' PO 1 MALARIA.' J
r IT
WAS NONE OF YOU WANT
YOUR BUSINESS.' WE'VEj
GOT POCTORS/ THIS A H&1E A STRETCH
SOLITARY?
IN

>
MIGHT COST YOU
you R B
GRAPE.'
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Sr
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I PIPN'T PO WILLIAMS, EVERY 18 PUT HIM IN THE HOLE,

ANYTHING WRONG, MAN IN THIS ROOM IS GUARPS.' KEEP HIM IN

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IF YOU THINK / WATCHING US.' YOU'VE SOLITARY TILL HE >

I SOT IT , GOT ME CORNEREP.' BEGS TO COME r
COMING THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT.'
GET IT OVER
m. WITH'
- X CAN PO .'
_
rr r|

The hole.'
solitary confine-
ment IN A TIGHT,
NARROW CELLi
PURGATORY IN PER-
PETUAL DARKNESS
WITH NOTHING TO
LIVE ON BUT BREAD
AND WATER' IN
THE LONG DAYS
THAT FOLLOWED,
MARSH WILLIAMS
DRAINED HIS COP
OF BITTERNESS
I
TO THE DREGS.'
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PUT FOR MANY WEEKS I WANTED HIM TO BEG FOR It was two days later be-
MARSH'S STUBBORN COUR MERCY, BUT, WELL — IF fore MARSH WAS PHYSICALLY
AGE REFUSED TO ALLOW YOU WANT TO ORDER ABLE TO REPORT TO THE CAPTAIN:
HIM TO BEG FOR MERCY/ HIS REMOVAL I WON'T
—^ ALL RIGHT, *
THEN ONE DAY, THE PRISON
DOCTOR REPORTED TO THE
CAPTAIN'S OFFICE/
OPPOSE IT/ I WONDER
WHAT MAKES
THAT GUY
A
^J WILLIAMS,
I PUT YOU IN
SOLITARY
CAPTAIN.' MAYBE
NOW YOU'LL
TICK?— IT MIGHT ,
BECAUSE YOU LISTEN TO MY
I'LL BUT NONE OF THEM
BREAK COULD TAKE MORE \|
.

HIM, DOC.' THAN SEVEN DAYS IN

I
^fete, agJ- TOBE W« Bm
INTERESTING
FIND OUT/ I'LL
WRITE OUT THE j
BACK-JAWED
ME IN FRONT
OF THE MENJ
SIDE OF
THINGS.'
IVE HAD SOLITARY/ WILLIAMS
,

ISi ORDER FOR HIS I

TOUGHER \ HAS BEEN IN THERE fl sk.
THAN HIM THIRTY/ HE CAN'T
RELEASE/ A
]
before: 1 STAY ALIVE MUCH .

Ife— , . LONGER
•'V
ftH, „

I'M NOT ONE )

YOU PLEADED GUILTY TO K BUT THEY DIDN'T
THAT’S WHAT YOUR WIFE
^ 'MURDER.'
i

OF THEM.' IF IT HADN'T BEEN PROVE I DID IT'

SAVS IN THESE LETTERS.'
I'M NO \ FOR YOUR STILL THAT . THIRTY YEARS IT ISN'T FAIR YOUR RE-
J
.

CRIMINAL.' X REVENUE AGENT WITHOUT ANY < FUSING TO SEE YOUR rtf
s
WOULDN'T BE r-r<
~-1 DEAD' tN NOT fair: —
PROOF -THAT'S FAM LY, OR ANSWER 1
,
„ ^ I

THEIR LET- J I
ters:

YOU SET A NEW RECORD \ DO YOU YOUR WIFE DOESN’T MAGGIE HERE: I
IN SOLITARY, WILLIAMS' J THINK IT’S WANT IT THIS WAY CAN'T LET HER SEE
YOU CAN TAKE IT r— BECAUSE I EITHER / SHE WANTS 7 ME LIKE THIS.' f
PHYSICALLY- ASM WANT IT THIS TO SEE YOU, TALK >
BUT THAT'S fflBS&n WAY?
ALL YOU /
TO YOU .'SHE'S
s.OUTSIDE
^
CAN DO.' J \ WAITING
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WILLIAMS. I'M GOING OUT NEVER MIND A And so marsh williams walked
ON A LIMB FOR you I'M GOING THAT DO YOU
'
J THROUGH THE PRISON OATES FOR HIS
TO GIVE YOU TWENTY- PROMISE TO COME PITIFUL TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF FREEDOM'
FOUR HOURS ON THE r BACK AFTER YOUR
OUTSIDE- WITHOUT L V TWENTY- FOUR r—'
HOURS? -U
BUT. MAO-WHY DIDN'T W
-CHAINS.' <i —r-T-lr YOU DO LIKE I TOLD J I TOOK
YOU? WHY DIDN'T r-^YOU UNTIL
t— YOUGET A — — DEATH DO US
I
-

IgDlVORCE ? V PART-REMEMBER

BUT- I'LL
I'MNOT A COME
TRUSTY.' BACK.

had impressed captain pem

5&arsh<s skill with tools
MAG. AND WHEN MARSH RETURNED TO PRISON HE WAS
DARLING. ASSIGNED TO THE BLACKSMITH SHOP/ rBunn
THERE'S THE WHISTLE FOR
^ MARSH, THE FREE PERIOD: GUESS l*LL
IT WON'T BE WORK ON THIS ^
forever: DRAWING s
FOR A \
1 1 1
> iramiM

r JUST A^l
MINUTE, ^
williams:
LET ME ssfe
»that: * m
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^ ~ ^
Jf THINKING ABOUT GUNS N
m A IT'S AN IDEA I
* SO, I STARTED^ AFTER A WHILE I BUT A
DRAW* A GOT IN SOLITARY STARTED EXPERI- BLUEPRINT
ING OF [ CAPTAIN.' I FIG- DOWN THERE IN THE DARK MENTING WITH NEW FOR A GUN,
a gun: Sured thinking I SAW THEM ON THE WALLS, WAVS OF PUTTING WE CAN'T
WHERE’D OF SOMETHING THE CEILINGS.' I TOOKTHEM THEM TOGETHER/ A HAVE THAT
VOU y )

ELSE WOULD APART PIECE By PIECE THAT'S WHEN I A

HERE' A
GET \ GET MY MIND OFF
THIS? THE PAIN AND ,
AND PUT THEM TOGETHER
AGAIN LIKE I USED TO
GOT MY IDEA
-xl FOR A NEW KIND
I
M
M
^ I

THE HUNGER.' J WHEN I WAS A KID^T 1 OF GUN/

r

NOBODY CAN STOP ME NONE, I GUESS,

FROM THINKING ABOUT AS LONG AS
GUNS.' WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE IF I
^
r&k
you STICK TO
to paper: acti\
MAKE DRAWINGS, IP THE GUARDS ARE LEAVING THE
I GUESS I'LL BE ABLE —
too? SHOP.'
TO MAKE THE SWITCH NOW.'

I'LL TAKE MY
GUN OUT AND PUT DOLAN'S yOU'RE A COOL
IN THE WALL.' NOW I'LL BE ABLE TO rtf OPERATOR, WILLI AMS.'
WORK ON My GUN WITHOUT ANVONE WE'RE MAKING A BREAK
- GETTING WISE / REMMER. AND YOU'RE IN IT.' YOU,
HODGES.' s*. AND THIS GUN .'
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— s^r~z
f DIDN'T YOU
LEARN ANYTH INS
FROM THE OTHER
1

— r

TIME, HODGES?
I'M NOT GOINS.' J
GIVE ME
BACK THAT
v GUN.' V/gZj

THAT'S
IT, REMMER,
LET HIM
HAVE IT.'
^

L2AJTAS THE ESCAPING

PRISONERS HIT THE YARD,
THE STUBBORN come on: THE GUARPS SPOT
FOOL.' HE'S OUT, THE GUARPS THEMANP... i; -i

BUT HIS FINGERS ARE COMING.'

^ - WONT
njpfcz, let go:

A A*6H'

SO IT'S HOPGES.'
WELL, HE FINALLY
MAPE IT, THE * SAIP iMY GUN HAP NOTHING TO
S HARP WAY.' T YOU COULD MAKE PO WITH THE BREAK.'
A GUN ON PAPER.' HOPGES HAP BEEN SET
YOU WENT BY S ON BUSTING OUT FOR
YOUR OWN RULES
AGAIN AND ,—A LONGTIME' i—gg
LOOK WHAT 1
happened: J

WELL, I SUPPOSE I'LL BE
A0LE TOFIK
UP THE BEEF J YOU DON’T
— GUN TRAVELS THREE ANP A
WITH THE r-^UNPERSTANP,
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THE PISTON ON EVERY OTHER IF I TOLP YOU I MAPE THISGUNY
HALF INCHES.' I'M TRYING
OUT OF AN OLP TRACTOR AXLE
ANP A FENCE POST WITHOUT
TO MAKE ONE THAT WON'T ANY MACHINE OR LATHE— A
<

"
,

PRISON J CAPTAIN! I'VE TRAVEL EVEN A TENTH OF JUST A FILE-WOULP

0OARP, S SOT SOMETHING
BUT YOU'RE BRANP NEW, >
^ AN INCH.' * —
YOU THINK IT r I > ALL
.

POSSIBLE? J RIGHT, YOU WIN.'

a
THROUGH/ PlFFERENT/ Bl. Ls you CAN WORK
— M
1
AT THE f TAKE THIS THAT'S IN THE SMITHY.'
SMITHY ]\ PISTON IMPOSSIBLE
SHOP.' J

BUT YOU CAN'T OKAY, CAPTAIN / BUT I'M I GUESS YOU WIN AGAIN;
HAVE THEGUN, GOING TO BE HONEST BUT REMEMBER YOU'RE TO
I WON'T TAKE
ANY CHANCES
'

WITH YOU I'M GOING

TO HAVE TO MAKE )
WORK ON IT ONLY IN
YOUR FREE TIME'
^
ON A BREAK.' ANOTHER
— ,
THEN.'
GUN, M

0N THE LONG MONTHS THAT FOLLOWEP/ marsh toilep I

PEVOTEPLY ON HIS GUN! THE MONTHS BECAME YEARS; InJNP THEN, ONE PAY THE
ANP STILL HE WORKEP ON / HBMHBgnBMH NEWS LEAKEP OUT
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In A MATTER OF DAYS. THE STATE PRISON
BOARD CALLED CAPTAIN PEOPLES TO ACCOUNT/
WE’LL HAVE
NO MORE OF
U GENTLEMEN, WILLIAMS
IS OUTSIDE WAITING TO
\
THAT NONSENSE SHOW YOU THE GUN -
LOOK AT THESE T GENTLEMEN, I DON'T HAVE TO I'VE HEARD
)

/ himself; -UNLESS 1
ENOUGH ABOUT '

YOU'RE AFRAID HE‘LL J

THEY'VE "'sunk; I LET WILLIAMS MAKE WILLIAMS AND / CONVINCE YOU, TOO:
. /}
MADE THIS THAT GUN BECAUSE I REALLY HIS GUN.' rfT
BOARD THE BELIEVE —rf*
LAUGHING WILLIAMS HAS
STOCK OF SOMETHING
THIS < 3 new;
COUNTRY.' L

WELL, AS LONG Moments later, marsh was

AS HE’S HERE, WE'LL trying to convince the BOARD:
HAVE A LOOK
7 AT IT/ J~ GENTLEMEN. MY GUN IS
FAIR FINISHED.' 1 WANT YOU
ENOUGH, TO LET ME PROVE IT
- works; r
~ ^

r YOUsqTHINK
" I

WE’LL LET YOU V

LOOSE WITH A
GUN AND BULLETS,
DO YOU? 1
“ OUTFOUND
I
HOW TO
,

I’VE BEEN LOOSE WITH A

MAKE A __-^HE
GUN FJVE [MEANS THIS
—
>

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS

FILE AND HACKSAW FOR POUNDS PART.' EVERY WOULD MEAN IN WAR, SIR?
years: please, sir, would LIGHTER /AUTOMATIC EVERY MAN COULD CARRY
you LOOK AT THIS MECHAN-
ISM? TWENTY-FIVE PARTS
THAN y
KICKS BACK FIVE POUNDS MORE •
EVER \ THREE AND A OF ESSENTIAL

^^
EQUIP- J WE'RE
IN THERE AND ALL MADE BEFORE.' HALF INCHES, MENT THAN HE
by hand: J
<.

BUT THIS
NOT
< IT’S BE- ) ^DOESNOW.' /^RUNNING
:AUSE PISTON MOVES AN ARMS
OF MY <\ LESS THAN A
j-,
not bad: factory: besides
AND IT SEEMS BOATING \ TENTH OF AN IF VVE LET HIM
MIGHTY LIGHT.' :hamber: j inch: he
—r-r CALLS ITA
^
V nWr
f(
I V TEST THIS GUN/HOW
-4 / do we know he
gs FLOATING J It* XL WON'T TURN IT ON
chamber:^ YOU AND
» /vS, ,7^7""? YOUR MEN ?
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GENTLEMEN, WILLIAMS HAS WITH MAGGIE

TWENTY -TWO YEARS LEFT.' ATHER AMC >THE ON LOO K&
IF HE ESCAPES, I'LL SERVE ILL I AMS TEi O HIS SUN.'
OUT THE REST OF r
HIS TERM.' .
,
^ - ALL RIGHT, WILLIAMS,
I'VE POUNPEP IT INTO
6009: I GUESS
WE'LL ALL AGREE
Y
7T WELL, ALL \L >-7 THE MUP THAT THIS CREATES
RIGHT.' UNPER THE WORST _
THOSE CONPITIONS f BATTLE
I SUPPOSE WE'LL L CONPITIONS.' J§gg
HAVE TO LET HIM 1

TEST THAT GUN iJ

Quickly, marsh wipe p the gun anp then CONGRAtULATIONS,

MARSH.' OH, PY THE
WAY, I WANT YOU
TO MEET GEORGE A^
1

/\ WINCHESTER?
THAT'S A MIGHTY
^
MITCHELLOF THE A— /j

. IMPORTANT
WINCHESTER
REPEATING ARMS
\ ^ OUTFIT.'
—.COMPANY Y|

ANP AFTER ^
.
ALL THE ABUSE
THAT GUN —
k soT *

KEEP
FOOLING AROUNP,
CAPTAIN PEOPLES INVITEP
ME POWN ANP AFTER WHAT
.’
^ WILLIAMS .'YOU'VE
PONE SOMETHING
ANP WE'LL
KEEP WORKING
V MAGGIE-
PAP.'/
IVE SEEN OF YOUR GUN, I'P NO ONE EVER _ ON YOUR PARPON
SAY YOUR SHORT-STROKE PREAMEP WAS \ - F.ROM THE -
PISTON MAY MAKE YOU AS POSSIBLE -AN 1
V^*-7 GOVERNOR.' j
r? FAMOUS AS GARANP AUTOMATIC
BUT , OR BROWNING, ', \ GUN WITH A /
WELLS. FLOATING S
GREAT GUN-
MAKERS.' 1
JUST FOOL )
. AROUNP/
J \\
IF YOU 1 chamber:
THINK
\ IT'S THAT
6009, I'LL
V
KEEP WORK-
ING ON IT.' ArT^-
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WILLIAMS KEPT WORKINGON
t?ES, CLAUDE
THE GOVERNOR — AND WITH THE PUBLICITY
OF THE GUN TESTS -AND THE HELP OF A But that was just the beginning
STRONG LETTER FROM CAPTAIN PEOPLES. FOR MARSH WITH HIS NEW PRINCIPLES
1
IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE MARSH WIL- INGUN-MAKING HE WAS ABLE TO CON-
LIAMS RECEIVED A FULL PARDON VERT THE ARMY AS COLT TO All CALIBRE/
marsh: oh.hov
I'VE WAITED FOR
w THIS DAY/ j—

Hue built a machine gun that could use

THE SAME .22 CALIBRE CARTRIDGE, AND SAVED IWARSH WILLIAMS REVOLUTIONIZED GUN-
THE ARMY A FORTUNE WHEN THEY BEGAN MAKING.' HE PATENTED SIXTY-EIGHT
TO TRAIN MACHINE GUNNERS/ INVENTIONS IN THE
FIELD/

P
ATAT.

&TATAT.

But marsh's finest work

WAS HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE
Ml, THE FIRST CARBINE TO BE
ADAPTED TO THE UNITED
STATES ARMY IN FORTY YEARS/

,J
i?Hl9 CARBINE WAS THE STRONGEST SINGLE
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO OUR VICTORY IN
THE PACIFIC." - GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR.'
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THAT'S WHAT X KNOW OF YOUR

DAVID.' Bl)T I CAN ONLY TELL YOU
FATHER, uuuumcNia w i

THE PRISON COURTYARD,

ABOUT HIM.' I CANT TELL YOU
HOW TO FEEL' THAT'S UP
.

TO YOU.' .— WELL, SON, ANYTHING ELSE

YOU WANT TO ASK ME? rt
1 UNDER- *-

STAND,AND- NO, SIR/ I GUESS

THANK YOU, ALL MY QUESTIONS
*-i SIR.' ARE ANSWERED.'

LET'S GO
, HOME,
. DAD.' I
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