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"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! gry ex 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? 4 BUT--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 A = =] 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 ol THAT, 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 Le Po 7 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 fi PLEASE 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: cael 7 THIS 16 JUST LIKE "SHOWDOWN NCINCINNATI"IN ISSUE fs aS =m 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! % x ua 4 ¥ 4 = te Tl fi \ A Lo A fae S } , om ha clan 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 OM MEANWHILE, 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! g re | @ if e EGA | | : PER?) anes 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! A DARE 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 FEL IT 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 as HANDS 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!

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