#2

Synopsis

Dick West's uncle Jed Perdue leaves him tied to a tree in the mountains to die of exposure. With Dick's death, Perdue would inherit a valuable ranch. Range Rider rescues him, then goes for help a few miles away where he meets Professor Hornbone. The professor is assembling dinosaur skeletons he is scavenging from tar pits on Dick's ranch. Range Rider and Dick have a showdown with Perdue and two henchmen in the building housing the assembled skeletons.

Reprinted from

• Jimmy Wakely #15
• Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #30
• Annie Oakley #9
• Sunset Carson Comics #2
• Four Color #404
• Four Color #618
• John Wayne Adventure Comics #5— re-titled
• Tim Holt #30
• Tom Mix Western #25
• Rocky Lane Western #51
• Roy Rogers and Trigger #105
• Lash LaRue Western #9
• Monte Hale Western #68
• Western Roundup #12

Credits

Script

Gaylord Du Bois, Gardner Fox, Joe Gill, Hank Chapman

Pencils

Tony Sgroi, Tom Gill Studio, John Buscema, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle, John Ushler, Gil Kane, Keats Petree, Ross Andru, Carl Pfeufer, Ralph Carlson, Howard Larsen, Edmond Good

Inks

Tony Sgroi, Tom Gill Studio, Mario Acquaviva, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle, John Ushler, Bernard Sachs, Keats Petree, Mike Esposito, Carl Pfeufer, Ralph Carlson, Howard Larsen, Edmond Good

Letters

Gaspar Saladino, Joe Letterese