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Space Western 40 VG+ (1952)

Space Western 40 VG+ (1952)

Charlton · September 1952
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VG+4.5Very Good Plus
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SKU MAR07.23-0549
Publisher Charlton
Decade 1950s
Pages 36
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When an invasion of Flying Saucers land at the Bar-Z ranch, the owner Spurs Jackson, of the Arizona ranch and his two ranch hands, Strong Bow and Hank Roper, quickly learn the alien invaders are Martians, lead by one named Korok. Spurs and his ranch hands are taken in the saucers back to Mars. Once there, it is revealed that Korok claims the throne from Queen Thula, causing her to abdicate. Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes, Roper and Strong Bow, quickly win back the throne for Thula. The grateful queen appoints Spurs Prime Minister.

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Issue
40
Cover Date
September 1952
Cover Price
$0.10 USD
  • When an invasion of Flying Saucers land at the Bar-Z ranch, the owner Spurs Jackson, of the Arizona ranch and his two ranch hands, Strong Bow and Hank Roper, quickly learn the alien invaders are Martians, lead by one named Korok. Spurs and his ranch hands are taken in the saucers back to Mars. Once there, it is revealed that Korok claims the throne from Queen Thula, causing her to abdicate. Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes, Roper and Strong Bow, quickly win back the throne for Thula. The grateful queen appoints Spurs Prime Minister.
  • Men are hijacking trucks bringing supplies to the New Pueblo dam. It's up to Hank Roper and Sheriff Townley to stop them.
  • Two men ride into town. One of them, named Frank, is shot by a man called Black Nick. The other man returns fire and kills the shooters. The display of skill is quite remarkable. Frank is put to bed and the wound in his arm is dressed by the local doctor. The two men ride on. The Marshall tries to recall why they seem familiar, when a man brings in a poster just arrived on the stage. The poster is for Jesse James, the skilled shooter.
  • When a man falls dead from radiation poisoning, Spurs Jackson is a prime suspect. Spurs had claimed a desire for revenge against the man for murdering father. When it is proven the man died of radiation poisoning, Spurs and Hank Roper investigate to discover a spaceship. Overtaken by the devious builders of the craft, Spurs and Hank are sent to Venus to test the functionality of the rocketship. Once on Venus, Spurs and Hank discover mysterious, winged, mechanical horses of unknown origin. They use the flying horses to return to Earth and subdue the builders of the rocketship.
  • When Jigg Larsen and his cattle rustlers raid the Arizona ranch owned by Laura Towne, the Rancho Oro, he has his men burn the ranch house with Stew Carey inside. Strong Bow, one of Spurs Jackson's Space Vigilantes, finds the burning ranch and rescues Stew Carey. The two go after Jigg and his renegades, eventually tracking them and the stolen cattle to a hidden valley. The two rescue Laura and together they ruin Jigg and the rustlers.
  • In 1811, the great Indian chief, Tecumsah, is informed of a comet to arrive soon. With is brother, called "The Prophet" Tecumsah informs other chiefs to 'watch the skies for Tecumsah's sign', which he thinks will usher in evidence of Indian supremacy. The comet arrives as prognosticated, except in a far more spectacular display than anticipated. This causes a furor among the Indians tribes, causing them to launch an attack on the American Army. The attack ends in a massive defeat for the warriors.

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