"PIZEN BLUFF, ARIZONA! JUST ANOTHER OF THE GHOST
TOWNS LYINGIN THE COOLING EMBERS OF A DYING ERA
HISTORY,
ACH! SCROOGE! You CAN You SPARE A CUP OF
SCARED ME! THE DALTON \ COFFEE FOR A FELLOW
BOYS WERE SEEN IN ;PECTOR?
THESE PARTS!
2SIGHI¢ THIS WiLOWest SHOW
HANDBILL CERTAINLY BRINGS BACK
MEMORIES, BOYS! I GOT IT FROM AN
OLD PROSPECTOR PAL IN 1», GOSH,
WHERE WAS IT? TOMBSTONE ?
PRESCOTT? NOwn
HOLD YER HOSCES, JACOB! IT'S ONLY ME-—
DOWN FROM My CISGIN'S IN RAWHIDE! TM
HEADIN’ INTO PHOEN/X FOR SUPPLIES!
THIS 1S MY LAST TRIP INTO
‘THESE MOUNTAINS!1 BELIEVE YOU WON'T, SCROOGE! MAYBE... MAYBE ITs
FOR YOU THAT I've BEEN DRAWIN' THESE MAPS ON
SCRAP PAPER!
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CAMPIN'IN THIS OLD GHOST TOWN TONIGHTGOT ME TO.
THINKIN'! I FIGURED I SHOULDMAKE MAPS TOMY GOLD
CACHES BEFORE IM AS DEAD AS IT IS!
THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE I HID TWO
IDL EBAGS OF NUGGETS FROM THE
PEGLEG MINE WHEN I WAS IN
7 CALIFORNY! 5
NOTAFTER I FOUND TH/6--THE LOST PERALTA \|
MINE! BUTAPACHES MACE IT 100 DANGEROUS.
TOWSIT VERY OFTEN! I NEVER TOOK MUCH GOLD
ye
WELL, THANKS FORTHE MAPS, JACOB! WISH I COULD
STICK AROUND AND SWAP STORIES, BUT I WANNA GET
“TOPHOENIX BY MORNING!
AND THE "PERALTA"MINE! 3 Heft! € IF
I1'6 SOVALUABLE, WHY'D HE RAW THE
IMAP TO ITON THE BACKOFAN OLD
HANDBILL2L
"PEGLEG" MINE, EH? THESE "LOST MINES" ARE LIKE
REAME 10 OLD PROSPECTORS LIKE JACOB! THEIR
VERSION OF *THE ONE THAT GOTAWAY”/DON'T WORRY, FOLKS --THOSE $0, JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY BUFFALO
ARE ONLYGLANKS OURGUNS §ieeaes Bitt CODY'S WILD WesT- WILD EAST
ARE SHOOTING! EXTRAVAGANZAL
Tee eaza1 Punens 7 Banum ascconero put YF ANDOUR se 6 THe AuiHOR AND WEROOF Tose
ONA SPECIAL SHOW TO CELEBRATE THE CHOICE OF FAMOUS DIME-NOVELS, THE MASTER OF THE MISSISSIPPI
PHOENIX AS THE NEW CAPITAL OF THE TERRITORY-- HIMSELF--POTHOLE MEDUCKL
‘$0 TM PUTTING ON A WILD EAST SHOW FOR YOU
WESTERNERS!
Hey, WHOTHE OH, 3UST WALT
Heck Are You, { TILL TeLt You!
Wise Guy? 4BUT--YOUIRE AN APACHE! 1
THOUS ALL
YOU HOPE 10 FIND
HT THE ARMY SENT YOU,
OA RESERVATION IN FLORIDA!
YOULOOK LIKE THATGUY! ARE +) ACTUALLY, IT'S
YOU HIS UNDERSTUDY 2 MORE LIKE HE'S A JOB HERE, LIKE
MINE! ‘ME?
supp, ami? >
os :
‘I SLIPPEDAWAY 10 Ek JOBS FoR My | | MAYBEICANHELP! Zt
PEOPLE! THESE WILD WEST SHOWS ARE KNOW ONE OF THE STARS!
GOOD WORK--AND We MIGHT EVEN SHOW 4
WAITE PEOPLE WHAT OUR CULTURE
‘ WAS LiKE!
HEH! NOW QON'TGET RILED, NEPHEW! THIS I JUST
SHOWBIZ 16 ANEW IDEA YOU'RE JUST NOT
‘FLAMBOYANT ENOUGH TO UNPERSTE
CASH TO FINANCE A SECRET ) BILL, HE'S NOT MUCH \ BUCK! BUCK McoLICK!
TOLOOK AT, BUT THIS ) YOU YOUNG SCALLYWAG!
Ig MY NEPH. WOTTA TREAT FOR THESE
OLD Eves!Ty
WHY, T'VE EVEN TouRED YOM, PROSPECTIN' IN
EUROPE WITH THESHOW, ) MONTANO, LION WRANGLIN'|
BUCK! BUT WHAT HAVE /~/ IN AFRICA, TRADIN' COCO-
yous py NUTS INTHE SoumH SEAS
tuINOTHER WORDS,
rotwoLe, IT was Buck Here W qHaTWaSNNORTH
WHO GAVE Me THe IEA OF PLATTE, EIGHT YEARS
DOIN WILO WEST SHOWS! JM Back, EH, BUCK?
¥ is a peal c¢mon--r
INTRODUCE YouTo LITTLE
SURE SHOT!
BUCK, LET'SGO IN AND
TALKIOTALK TOME,
BARNUM! T KNOW HELL
WANT YOU 10 JOIN
‘THE SHOW!
2
ey 5
THATS NOTMY STYLE, BILL!
BUTMY NEW FRIEND HERE
NEEDS JOBS FOR HIS PEOPLE!
HOW ABOUT IT?
‘OH, GODFREY DANIEL! BE FORKOVER THE \” YOU “BEAGLE BOYS" KNOW THIS
Wo CAN THAT BE 2/ \ CASH, PAL! ) IEN'T PAYDAY! 60 GET BACK TO
WORK On YOUIRE FIRED!
gurpRise, ratsolwe \ THESE piscuses
AIN'T MAKE-GELIEVE ) WeRE JUSTIOGET
OUTLAWS! WERE THE ¢ US BACK STAGE!
7 ov)THEY STOLE. DY OH, NO! THAT'S WHERE Iwas KEEPING | J CALL THE MARSHAL! YJ WAITAMINUITEL 2M GETING
ALL OUR)? THEMONEY I RAISED FOR My SECRET. L WYATT EARP!
CALL W)
PROJECT! F ITSEONE, IMEROKEN JY CALL THE PWKERTONS! \\
€
SATIS
WE'LL FORM AN ALL-STAR POSSE AND Go AFTER
THOSE DALTONS OURSELVES! JUST THINK OF IT--
THE PUBLICITY WILL MAKE THE SHOW BIGGER
THAN EVER!
ITS STUPENDOUS!
SOUNDS LIke You'lt
IS FABULOUS!
HAVEAREAL AD-
VENTURE 10 WRITE
ABOUT, UNCLE
POTMELE! GOO
a
NEPHEW--YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! I TALKED YOUR.
PARENTS INTO TAKING OUT A MORTGAGE ONCASILE
‘MEDUCK TO INVEST IN MY PROJECT!
IF WE DON'T GET THAT MONEY BACK,
1) ( OKAYLOKAY!
YOUR PARENTS AND SISTERS WILL BE
HOMELESS!
TLL HELPL
KNOW THOSE MOUNTAINS»,
GET BAD MENOUTOF OUR
THUNDERGODS LANDS!OKAY! PACK THAT CAMERA UP AND HITCH IT 10 MY SADDLE!
NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE WORLD WILL FIGHT 10 GET PHOTOS
(OF THIS ADVENTURE!
ITSNOUSE,NEPHEW! “ NONSENSE! THE Famous | [ IwiLHeLPTHE
iBEENON 2
MASTER OF THE MIssissiPPI | | OLD DUCK! HECAN
(EVER EVEN
110 (MUST BE ON THIS EXPO! | | RIDE IN HERES
GRR. I'M THE
PAPOOSE OF THE
YAWNING INDIAN!
Meaning \ONE- CRIMINEYL
WHO- ef J
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ube SSS. Ae veel EH
‘TIME'S A-WASTING! LET'S GET MOVING! BUT,,, THERE'S ONLY SONNY, I'M PHINEAS:
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE LL SIX OF US! 7. BARNLUIM! I COUNT
MYSELF TWICE! ff
‘“, ca! o
a ES
tA Gi ae Ze wy olTHAT, ONE-WHO-YAWNS,
IS AN /NDIAN ELEPHANT
STOP YAWNING ANO LISTEN! WHEN
WE DISCOVERED YOUR LANO,
THOUGHT ITWAS (NDIA, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY 11,000 MILES AWAY!
, We
HMPH! IT'S Easy 10 SEE WHY
youl
ED ME TO GUIDE YOU:
IEANWHILE, HIGH
PIN THE
MOUNTAINS vr
fa Just THEIR BOX OFFICE TAKE!
LOOKIT THIS, EMMETT! THAT WILD
WEST SHOW SAFE HELD MORE THAN
WOW! SOME suCcKER MUST'VE USED
IT FORA BANK! We'RE RICH! 7
HEY, YOU GUYS! WE'RE BEIN’
FOLLERED BYA POSSEL
I DION'T THINK ANYC
ONE WOULD Y
FOLLOW US INTO THESE HAUNTED
‘MOUNTAINS!
\ acs
WHEN WE GET 70 CORONADOMESA, YOU DROP ) |
IK AND PICK 'EM OFF ASTHEYCOME OVER —_/ |
THE RIDGE!GREAT SCOTT, BUT THESE MOUNTAINS ARE | | REMEMBER, P.T., POTHOLE MCDUCK HAS TRACKED THE
RUGGED! HOW CAN We HOPE 10 FOLLOW DASTAROLY BEAGLE BOYS FROM THE EVERGLADES
= [ANYONE THROUGH THIS TERRAIN? TO THE DEPTHS OF MAMMOTH CAVE!
THAT WAS IN YOUR
DIME NOVELS, UNCLE POTHOLE!
THAT'S RIGHT! JUST TAKE THE WAY I TRACKED
BLACKHEART | THE OKEFENOKEE
‘BEAGLE THROUGH
SWAMP I IGSUE NB: 237 BY FOLLOMING TINY BROKEN
Ec sf
5 TWIGS:
LETS TAKE A BUT THIS CLINCHES IT! THIS
100K, ONE- SHADOW WAS BEEN BRUISED
WHO-YAWNS! \ ON THE NORTH EDGE!
Y SILL, THIS WouLD Make A GOOD spoT
TORK PuBbictTY PHOTO YOUAND
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as
‘ARE THEIR WiG-
Wams EMPTY? INAH! IT'S JUST SHOWBIZ!SAY, WHERE DID POTHOLEGO? HE MOVED ONE OF THE DALTONS IS TAKING POTSHOTE AT US.
‘OUT OF THE PICTURE! FROM THAT BOULDER! WE'RE PINNED DOWN
UNLESS WE DISARM HIM!
LTHINK TCAN HIT
HIS GUN HAND:
I
GIVE ME THAT BOW, ONE-WHO-YAWNS/ I PUT GET THIS SHOT, PT! THE MASTER OF THE MISSISSIPPI
FLESH WOUNDS IN A ROW OF BEAGLE BOYS WITH BATTLES WESTERN OUTLAWS NATIVE STYLE!
JUSTONE ARROW IN ISSUE N2 199!
CAREFUL! THAT
THING 16 LOADED!
WAIT! HOLD IT, PL! THERE’s someTHING | [ BAH! WHOEVER INVENTED Y ANNIE, CAN YOu
WRONG WITH THIS INFERNAL CONTRAPTION!| | THIS THING SHOULD HAVE GETA BEAD
HIS HEAD EXAMINED!DADBLAME IT! YER S'POSED TO RIDE HOSSBACK,
NOT HOSSHAIDE THIS IS PLUMB LINFAIRS g
GIT AWAY, YOU! THIS HERES A
PRIVATE HOSS {NO TRESPASSIN',
f Pur up yer
DUKES,
VARMINT!
WHOA! LOOK OUT, YACRAZY DUCK! a 308! AH CAIN'T HAVE A PROPER FISTFIGHTON A
IEIN YA AIN'T CAREFUL, YA'LL PUT A DANG HOSS! AH NEEDS A BARROOM WITH TABLES
CREASE IN MUH FAVORITE HATE AND CHAIRS TO BUST UP! 3 508/=
RATS! T.CAN'T HITA MAN WHOWON'T DEFEND)
YOM re fiPLEASE CUT THAT DALTON DOWN,
ONE-WHO-YAWNS! WE CAN'T
JUST LEAVE HIM THERE WHILE
WEGOAFTERHIS BROTHERS!
BUCK, THAT WAS THE FINEST
DISPLAY OF TRICK RIDING
TEVER WITNESSED!
RIDIN’ HORSES IS ACINGH
AFTER RIDIN' LIONS!
THEIR MANES ARE
ALWAYS SO FULL OF
FLEAS! UGH!
DUCK- WHO-SEEKS-GOLD! I CUT DOWN THE ‘SHoRTY,,,] ANDI BARELY \f” We'D BETTER
CACTUS, BUT THE BAD MAN RAN AWAY! escareDimosiy \ GETMOVING
JHE POSSE'S JUSTA BUNCH O’OLD ‘ON 10 THE
MEN AND AGIRL--BUT THERE'S A HIDEOUT!
7 WELL, HE'LL Be Easy
ENOUGH 70 TRACK NOW!
BOB -- BUT FIRST GET SHEDOF THAT THING, OR
KE US AN EASY TARGET!
BAD MEN'S TRAIL IG HEADING FOR ANOLO
TOWN IN MESQUITE FLATS!
YEAH--T KNOW
THAT PLACEL
THAT'S PIZEN BLUFF! I WASA PROSPECTOR THEREUNTILTHEY Yas SEEMS LIKE THEYOUGHTTA
PF ewaeze GOLDIN RAWHIDE LAST YEAR, AND THE WHOLE TOWN PACKED BLOWAWAY IN THE WIND!
UP ANO MOVED NORTH I DON'T KNOW WHATS HOLDIN! THOSE
RAMSHACKLE BUILDINGS UPI[/ supers eA! Don't MOVEUNTILIGETA
(CAMERA SET-UP, THEN BILL AND POTHOLE AND
ANNIE CAN MARCH DOWN THE STREET!
GOODIDEA, ONE-WHO-YANINS!
WE'LLOOITINDIAN-STYLE,
WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND EVEN
(ON ORY LEAVES:
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THIS 16 JUST LIKE "SHOWDOWN NCINCINNATI"IN ISSUE
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CHHO- NS: 417, EXCEPT, 1M NOT WEARING SPLIRS!
THEY ARE ALL GOING: YM AFRAID SO! WELL
ETSHOT, EH, OUCK-MHO-) HAVE TOFIND THOSE
EEKE-GOLDF DALTONS BEFORE Ths a
WILD WesTSHOW DIES GRAY TM READY!
; ‘ON THE ROAD! %
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ANONOT MAKE IT 10
BROADWAY? BADMEDICINEL
EVERYBODY GIT OFF'N THe STREET! THaR's
A’GONNA BE TROUBLE!
BUY MAM'SELLES PARFLIME DE PAREE
‘S016 HE CAN SMELL AS FEMININE AS--
Ais
LOOKIT CH'ERE, GRATTON! Y OH, BOY! OON'T START W, ) LOOKAT THATOLD DUCK wiTH
WERE INTHE MIDDLE OF ) SHOOTIN’ 'EM DOWN LIKE 80) HIS PUSS BURIEDINA MAGAZINE!
ADANS PHOTO ESSAY! 4X DOGS TILL ZIT PURTIED, 136eAr IF HE ON TWATCH OUT, HE'LL~THUNDERATION! { PUT YER MAGAZINES THE CACTUS NEEDLES LEAD TOWARD THAT
WHERE DO ALL ) AWAYANOLETS GIT ‘OLD SALOON! THE DALTONS MUST BE HOLED
DOWN 10 BUSINESS,
POTHOLE!
UP IN THERE!
WEILL KICK DOWN THEDCOR } Gulp!egut Bit! | [ DON'T WORRY! THEY WON'T DARE RESIST BOTH THE
ANO ORDER THEM TO THey Have GUNS! | | GREAT SCOUTOF THE PLAINS AND THE MASTER
SURRENDER! SHOULON'T We’ OP THE MISSISSIPPI! 1
DRAWOURS 2!
Y NaH! WHEN SHE REALLY
GETS MAD, SHE'LL AIM AT
THE OTHER ENDOF
QUCK- WHO-SEEKS-GOLD! T ROUGH ) Y/PES!WEGOTTA
SAW THE DALTON TRIBE HIDING MOVE FASTLL
IN THE SALOON“YW yes, eur, By tHunee,
WEDID IT WITHOUT A
SOUND:
Hose wooiwcoos T qHisis 700 HM... THIS IS BAD VERY BAD! THERE'S
NoBoDY
HERE! THEY'VE FLED LIKE RATS
ARE COMIN
FRONT | FROM A SINKIN! RIVERBOAT!
V
RIGHT IN THE
DooRE
BUT JF WE DON'T HAVE AN EXCITING CLIMAX TO.
THIS CHASE, P-T.'S PUBLICITY SCHEME WILL BE
WORTHLESS!
let
OMMEANWHILE, ISODAZZLE ANOTHER y
HOW ABOUT THIS? THE
DALTON WITH FANCY GUNPLAY THAT
+ HE SWOONS!
ral
L BUSTA BOTIE
HOSENSEOFFAIRPLAY! | ACROSS ADALION
ext z eusta “(BR ten seustmy oss porHoue! wHar's
TABLE Ackosé A ‘ACROSG A-- ONG? WHY
ROW OF DALTONS!
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Now, waicHa Hun? THERE AIN'T NUTHI ney! marsAcoLLectoRS OF 1 Guaro THese
GOTINHERE, { SOME DANG DIME NOVELS. EDITION! Pur IT BAcK IN ITEO- Y Twocoots! 01
oucK? ‘SKIN SLEEVE BEFORE YOU BEND Guys GOOUT AND
mi
TELLTHEIR BUDDIES
TOEIWEUuP! ADARE Ee case ne anc onnter wave
FINALLY LOCATED $CROOGE ANDONE-WHO-YAWNS — | WAIT/ DON'T CLIMB OUT FORGET THAT! UNCLE
INTHE OLD WELL «+ TILL EGET THE CAMERA POTHOLE WASINDANGER
STILL PRACTICING INDIAN READY! THE LAST TIME WAS AT
BUT THEY'RE SITTING
THERE IN TOTAL
SILENCE!
THIS ALTITUDE!
STYLE, EH? WELL, DROP
THEM A ROPES |
HE AND BILL WENT INTO
THAT SALOON! WE THINK
THE DALTONS GOT'EM!
THERE'S ONE OF THE
DALTON RATS NOW! ANNIE,
LEND ME YOUR RIFLEL
(OW, THAT'S RIGHT! 1 ALMOST FORGOT! YOU'RE
TA THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS ORITS CURTAINS.
FOR'EM BOTH!C'MON, HORTENSE! weHAve ( WHAT SHOULDZ DO,
SOME FANCY RIDIN’ 70.00!) Duck:
WHO-SEEKS-GOLD?
OKAY, HORTENSE! ITLL BE JUST LIKE THAT
TIME IN SANTA FELIT THE--HOGTIED AND Y PATHEDIG, EH?
VERED BY YOUR OWN
, GUNE “
f "5 4
ae) i co
cows:
Ow! sy core! \ A
La
T BETTER WARN GRATION THAT SOMEBODY'S DRAT! WE LOST THE ELEMENT ¢ G/DDYAPZ HERE'S HOPING
WP TA SOMETHIN, 4 OF SURPRISE, HORTENSE!
Sl | We'tt nan Der RorreD As We
=A i A DaY-RO' rH
OGAYE UL uh» mera |= & THING DESPERATE! [ena rR eOOK!
1D RIDE ‘ERE? = ASS ‘6
cas I = SS asHANDS UP, DUCKL OR WE'LL
FILL YA FULLA LEADS
THEY HAVE OURGUNS!
LISTEN OHM, Buck! | [THATS RIGHT,
I INTEND 10 00 JUST THAT,
NEPHEW! GET
UNCLE POTHOLES
GREAT FALLS, MONTANAL Buck
BROKE A CHAIR ACROSS THAT
DALTON'S HEAD!
K_ BRaW! DID You See THE PUNCH
THERE GOES THE TABLE ACROSS
. HE JUST THREW!
S THE OTHER ONE!
TILL HAFTA REMEMBER
TO USE THAT INMY NEXT
HOO-BOY! 1 BET THAT HURT!
THAT POOR DALTON!
WHOA, NELLIE! THAT WOULD
NEVER GET PAST THE CENSOR!
HAH! ONE-WHO-YAWNS WAS
J HEARD YOU CALL, DUCK-WHO-SEEKS- iS
PROBABLY NAPPING!
GOLD, BUT I COULD SEE YOU NEEDED
No HELP!WHAT KINDA GUYARE _\, YOU FORGET-- YOUHAD CAREFULL THIS ) COLOSSAL! WE'LL
IDUNCLE POT- DOESN'TSHOOT } PUT THAT WHOLE SCENE
TH
HOLES GUNS! FROM x BLANKS! INTO THE NEXT SHOW!
‘THE WILOWEST SHOW!
‘AT THAT MOMENT, IT SEEMED
EASIER THAN "GOKHLAYEH™
OR "ONE-WHO-YAWNS"Z I
“JUST USED HIS SPANISH
NAMEL
Z DON'T KNOW WHY BUCK YELLED “GERONIMO”
WHEN He JUMPED INTO THE AIR, BUT I'LL MAKE
‘THAT SHOUT FAMOUS!
WHY DID You YELL
THAT, NEPHEW 2
My ff
3Gasp!