All-Star Western (Volume 2) #5 is an issue of the series All-Star Western (Volume 2) with a cover date of May, 1971.
Synopsis for Outlaw: "The Hangman Never Loses"
When Rick Wilson's father Samuel gets the drop on him and arrests him, Rick tries to get away when Samuel's deputy arrives with Stammerin' Sam, one of the Gunpowder Gang. However the attempt does not work and the two are locked up in the same jail. This is during Founding Day celebrations where a golden horse shoe as a prize for a shooting contest.
However, they are freed by Gunpowder and his minion Peg-Leg, escaping the law they hide out at Gunpowders hideout, an abandoned train station. When Gunpowder believes that Rick is going to try and take control of the gang, they have him tied up in a train with a bunch of TNT in hopes of using it as a diversion to steal the horse shoe.
When Rick free's himself thanks to his hawk, and stamps out the TNT when the train crashes, Rick and his father team up to stop the gang and kill them all. Deciding to bury the hatchet after working together, Samuel agrees to let Rick be a Texas Ranger, and the two agree to make up a story that Rick was only pretending to be a criminal as a "secret" member of the Rangers. Afterwards Rick wins the shooting contest.
Appearing in Outlaw: "The Hangman Never Loses"
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Supporting Characters:
- Samuel Wilson
- Paloma
Antagonists:
- Gunpowder Gang
- Gunpowder
- Stammerin' Sam
- Peg-Leg
- Unnamed strong man
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Synopsis for El Diablo: "The Devil Rides for Vengeance"
Appearing in El Diablo: "The Devil Rides for Vengeance"
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Notes
- "The Hangman Never Loses" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Jonah Hex, Volume 1.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Western Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1): featuring Vigilante
- All-American Western (Volume 1)
- All-Star Western (Volume 1)
- All-Star Western (Volume 2)
- All-Star Western (Volume 3)
- Bat Lash (Volume 1)
- Bat Lash (Volume 2)
- Crack Western (Volume 1)
- Frontier Fighters (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
- Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)
- Weird Western Tales (Volume 2)
- Western Comics (Volume 1)