Weird Western Tales #16 is an issue of the series Weird Western Tales (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1973.
Synopsis for El Diablo: "Vengeance of the Ghost-Victims"
Appearing in El Diablo: "Vengeance of the Ghost-Victims"
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Synopsis for Jonah Hex: "Grasshopper Courage"
On the trail of two saddle bums, Hex ends up shooting them down in a town where the people are critical of the bumbling sheriff Luke Little's attempts to stop the Scortch Donnigan Gang from robbing stage coaches around town. Luke's love Amy Gauwell pays Jonah Hex to accompany Luke in rounding up Scortch and his goons.
After tracking down Scortch and his gang and gunning them down, however Hex finds himself in quicksand after shooting Scortch. Saved by Luke, Luke reveals that he was involved and that with his conspirators dead to leave with all the stolen money and run to Mexico where he has another woman waiting for him. Hex, not having been paid to kill Little agrees to let him go, however in his dying breath Scortch shoots Luke dead.
Later, Hex brings Luke Little's body into town and tells everyone there that he died a hero, and then heads off to Meixco.
Appearing in Jonah Hex: "Grasshopper Courage"
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- Amy Gauwell (Single appearance)
- Mr. Gauwell (Single appearance)
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- Luke Little (Single appearance; dies)
- Scortch Donnigan (Single appearance)
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- Abner (Single appearance)
- Clem (Single appearance)
- General the Horse
- Josh (Single appearance)
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