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When the Apache strikes.

ALLIED ARTISTS

and fight for life! B"jMBJPFBm BARRY SULLIVAN DENNIS OKEEFE

MONA FREEMAN KATYJURADO

9 "DRAGOON WELLS MASSACRE -

in CINEMASCOPE, Color by DeLUXE

...4k rA LINDSLEY PARSONS PRODUCTION

Directed by Harold Schuster, Screenplay by Warren Douglas

DRAGOON WELLS MASSACRE, No. 815. Published by Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 261 Fifth Avenue. New York 16, N. YGeorge T. Delatorte, Jr.. President: Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Albert P. Delecorte. Vice-President. 1957, bv Allied Artists Pi.

tures Corporation. All rights reserved throughout the world. Authorized edition. Prioted in U.S.A. Designed and produced by Wesem Printing &. Lithographing Co.

yOU WOULDN'T KNOWWHERE THEY SOTTHOSE REPEATINGRIFLES, WOULD /you, jonah ? y

] HOW WOULD 1 KNOW ?

/ JUST BECAUSE I TRADE' WITH THEM DOESN'TV . MEAN-- .

'

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NEVER MIND THAT.I'VE SOT TO NOTIFyTHE POST. yOU'LLHAVE TO TAKE METO DRASOON WELLS.

BUT I'M ON My WAy TODO SOME INDIANTRADINS/ MyWAGON'S STOCKED

WITH SOODS.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE THREE I'LL BETDAV5 TAKING yOU TO THE POST. / YOU HAVEI'VE SOT IMPORTANT BUSINESS / WITH THE

TO ATTEND TOr ,—\ APACHES

LOOKS LIKE YOU'VEHAP A ROUGH TIMEHERE. WU ALLRISHT, CAPTAIN?

ANN. WHAT ARE ~"""¥ Sne'S GOiMS SACKyou doing out here a east with we,so far from town— j riordan. we'reAND WITH HIM f yeaH& TO BE

MARRIED.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GENERAL UPRISING.BLACK EASLE WOULDN'T SO ON TNE WARPATH

ALONE.' WE'VE SOT TOALL RISHT, CAPTAIN . 1 MAKE A RUN FOR THEYOU SIVE THE ORDERS.'V FORT AT DRAGOON

WELLS

HERE you ARE - yOUR PRIVATETICKET TO THE HAPPYHUNTING I

HANS ON/ WE'RE S0IN6AROUND A TURN,

IF WRE WORRYING ABOUTMISS BRADLEY, CAPTAIN,

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

WHy WON'T ) BECAUSE THEYTHEY, .^BELIEVE IP THEy

CAPTAIN? )<SET KIUEP ATNISHT THEIR SOULS

WON'T BE ABLE TCFINP THE SR6AT

SPIRIT.,

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THEN, AS PAWN BREAKS. JJONAH.' WHAT ARE 1 NO, JUD. I'M NOT SOINSYOU POINS HERE? J BACK THERE. THESET BACK TO

f'APACHES ARE SETTINS j

YOUR POST yT 'i CLOSER AND-- ---^

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v$ttf]THAT SHOULD SLOW

I DOWN, FRIEND.

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CAPTAIN. WE'VE SOT A \ THERE'S JUST ACHANCE NOW. WITH I CHANCE, MARSHALTHESE RIFLES, WE /COME ON, WE'LL SETCAN KEEP THE y THE SUPPLIES LOADEPAPACHES AT ADISTANCE

UT THERE'S MORE TROUBLE BREWING..

IAU6HIN6? WHY I'M YOUR MOST ARPENTAPMIRER. YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VEEVER MET WHO'S AS VAIN AND SELFISH

AS I AM

ALL RISHT, SINCE YOU'RE SOFRIENDLY WITH THEM SUPPOSEYOU STAND UP THERE AND / DO THAT/MAKE THEM A SPEECH

I SUESS WE'VE ALL SOT A LITTLESAVASE IN US--,DON'T YOU THINK SO,

MISS BRADLEY?

Later... ( we've only sot two housesn I

—J LEFT. SO EACH OF LIS WILL

IP YOU CARRY DOUBLE YOU'LL FALLBEHINP. LET HER CARRY IT. WECAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE YOU.'

That nisht, a's they make camp, troublestrikes asain ...

' jonah must have stuffedlook/ the supply 'n them in there. hoping-sacks- they're j to save some firefull of whiskey / water for "is apache

CAPTAIN--LINK--GIVE ME ACHANCE.' ICAN EXPLAIN.'

THOSE BOTTIES EXPLAINEVERYTHING, FRIENP. JUSTREMEMBER, YOU'RE GOING TOSET MIGHTY HUNGRY IN THE

NEXT FEW CWS.' *

MATT, WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT WE ARE...YOU HAVE INTEGRITY, HONESTY. YOU'REWORKING FOR SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT,BUILP THIS COUNTRY VOU LOVE. MAKE

IT STRONG, r—,/-

BUT, PLEASE FORGIVE US WEAKERSOULS IF WE WANT TO LIVE OUR LIVES

J

IN OUR OWN WAY... ANP THIS LIFE

PHILLIP'S A VERY WEALTHY MAN. THAT'S A FERRIS, YOU AGAIN?WITH HIM I'LL HAVE COMPLETE /BIG ORDER BAD TIME AGAIN? YOU'VE ] WHY CAN'T YOUFREEDOM TO DO WHAT IWANT WHEN I WANT IT.

MIND YOUR OWNBUSINESS ANDLEAVE ME ALONE *

TIOSA •- CAN I > SUSAN, IT WOULP WAKEWALK WITH yOU fJ ME RISHT PROUP TO

OBLIGE

.

BUT THE APACHES CUNS TO THEIR TRAIL.AND SOON.-.jr THERE GOES OUR (5UN5 J ANP WE'RE ALMOST

ANP AMMUNITION.' /OUT OF FOOP ANP WATER.

WHAT /

5ETTINSI--THAT WE COULDN'T' BE HAPPY TOGETHER.:oon't think you

' COULD LOVE ANYONE BUTyOURSELF.

PL- PLEASE, LINK,I'M pyiNS OPTHIRST/

PRETTV THIRSTY, EH,JONAH? ALL RIGHT, HERE'SA CANTEEN I'VE BEEN

SAVIN© FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT, BOyS, SHALL J HIGH CARD WINS.WE TRy OUR LUCK AND V EVERy MANSEE WHO MAKES THE 1 DRAWS BUTTRIP TO FORT BUCHANAN*X*JONAH

I ALWAYS WONDERED J IT TAKES MORE THANWHAT IT FELT LIKE f A BADGE TO MAKE ATO BE A MARSHAL. J MARSHAL, SON. EVEN

WITHOUT THAT PIECEOF TIN I'M A LAWMAN --

RIGHT DOWN TO My

YOU'RE STILL \ I'VE BEEN PRETTYSORE OF YOURSELF LUCKY ALL My

AREN'T yOU? J LIFE--AND IN MOREWAYS THAN ONE,

SuDDeNLY... WE'VE GOT JUST ONECHANCE, NOW.' THEVWON'T ATTACK TILL THATWAR DANCE IS OVER.TAKE CANTEENS ANDRIFLES AND START OUT ,OF THAT SATE ONTHE DOUBLE. X7T .[

I JUST COULDN'T LEAVE WITH-OUT SAVING GOOD-BYE TOJONAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKESURE HE DOESN'T HANG ANY-

LINK-- YOU'RE AMADMAN, 8UT—COME BACK SAFE'

\ THE IV) APACHE1 COULDN

HOLENATIONT KEEPWAY, ANN.

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Meanwhile, link's friends are slipping outof the apache trap.

NELSON.' WHERE ^ WHEN THEPID YOU COME I STASE PIPN'T

FROM* ^--^SHOW UP, WESTARTEP OUTLOOKING FOR IT.

But just then, a roar of sunfire echoes through the pass

Outfought, the apaches flee...

THERE THEy SO, BUT IT WAS A MISHTyT/SHT SQUEEZE FOR A WHILE

LINK, I'm SLAP ] MARSHAL .' RECKONWE FOUND YOU J HE'S SLAV TO FIND

IN TIME. 1—<ME ALIVE/ NOW HE'S

SOT A PRISONER TOTURN OVER TOJUDSE PARKER.

IN THE TEWA TONGUE THE WORD "A PA-TCH-EE YU"

MEANS "ENEMY." THUS THE FIERCE RAIDERS WHO

HARASSED THE SOUTHWEST FULLY EARNED THE

NAME APACHE

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THE APACHES CONSISTED OF ABOUT TWENTYRELATED TRIBES. SOME LIVED IN VILLAGESAND CULTIVATED THE SOIL AND WERE NOTRAIDERS.

APACHE WOMEN WERE FINE BASKET MAKERSAND WEAVERS. THEIR TEXTILES ANDBLANKETS EOUALLED THOSE OF THENAVAJOS...

UNLIKE OTHER INDIANS, APACHE BRAVES ON THE

WARPATH WORE FEW DECORATIONS .THE TYPICAL

FEATHER BONNET WAS NOT A PART OF THE

APACHE DRESS...

THE APACHES USED LANCES, CLUBS AND BOWSWHILE FIGHTING, BUT ONE OF THEIR STRANGEST

WEAPONS, WAS A THROWING STICK, USED FOR

HUNTING SMALL GAME...

THOUGH ONCE THE MOST FIERCE AND WARLIKE

INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST, APACHES ARE

SKILLED FARMERS AND RANCHERS TODAY.

THE EARLIEST FORTS IN THE WEST WERE BUILT BY

TRADERS. USUALLY LOCATED ON A LARGE RIVER,

THESE FORTS BECAME THE CENTERS OF THE FUR

TRADE IN THE WEST. . .

IN THE SOUTHWEST, WHERE LITTLE LUMBER WAS TO

BE FOUND, FORTS WERE OFTEN BUILT OF ADOBE.WITH

WALLS MANY FEET THICK. THESE PROVED THEIR AWORTH IN MANY INDIAN RAIDS.

IN THEIR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE RED MAN, ARMYGENERALS ORDERED FORTS ERECTED AT STRATEGIC

POINTS, THE INDIANS REGARDED THESE WITH

HATRED AND SUSPICION. . .

THE INDIANS SOON LEARNED THAT TO ATTACK A FORT

WAS COSTLY. INSTEAD THE RED MAN TRIED TO LURE

DETACHMENTS OUT INTO THE OPEN. . .

:l5,ra.

TODAY, MANY OF THESE FORTS LIE ABANDONED, BUT

SOME OF THEM, LIKE FORT SMITH IN ARKANSAS,

HAVE BECOME LARGE MODERN CITIES . . .

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