Indicia title is "BUCK JONES, No. 546." Code number is B.J.O.S. #546-544. Copyright 1954 by Mrs. Odille D. Jones. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1954 Books and Pamphlets, page 332. Fourth of eight Buck Jones Four Colors.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones
Pencils
Don Spaulding (painting)
Inks
Don Spaulding (painting)
Colors
Don Spaulding (painting)
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Text Article
The Rattlesnake Man (1 page)
Synopsis
The story of Bill Fairweather of Bannock, Montana, who had a strange power to charm rattlesnakes.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Biography; Western-frontier
Characters
Bill Fairweather
Pencils
August Lenox
Inks
August Lenox
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Text with two large illustrations.
Art identification by Saltarella.
Comic Story
The Half-Eared Horse Thief / Buck Jones (18 pages)
Synopsis
On the way to Walnut Creek, Buck is jumped when he stops to help an apparently injured man in the middle of the road. The thieves steal Silver-B. When Buck gets to Walnut Creek he finds that a gang of horse thieves is operating in the area.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones; Silver-B (horse)
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Notes
Art identification by Hames Ware and Mike Barrier (March 2011).
Comic Story
The Killer with Two Faces / Buck Jones (16 pages)
Synopsis
After receiving a letter from Hal Younger, Buck comes to his Rocking-H ranch near Gila City. He arrives to find the ranch house in flames and learns that Hal has been knifed and money he kept in a strong box is missing. Buck stays in Gila City, but the knife killer strikes again that night, killing the postmaster and robbing the post office. Two men in town are handy with knives and Buck has to find out which one is the killer.
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buck Jones; Silver-B (horse)
Pencils
Mike Arens
Inks
Mike Arens
Notes
Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. Art identification by Hames Ware and Mike Barrier (March 2011).
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