“Western Novels and Short Stories,” November 1949. Cover art by Allen Anderson.
Illustrating “King of the Hardcase Horde,” a range-war novel by R. S. Lerch.
“He’d ridden a few trails, Dave Batman told the Spade agent, but none at night. That held no interest; how tough was he, was all Spade wanted to know about a man, be he saddlebum or owlhoot or honest cowhand. But did that explain the girl-owner’s wary attitude toward Dave? Had she maybe so seen enough of hardcase henchmen, and needed now not another leadslinger for the Spade crew but a Colt-wise gent who was able to blast into boothill oblivion her own gun-hirelings?” [Prologue]
“Western Novels and Short Stories,” November 1949. Cover art by Allen Anderson.
Illustrating “King of the Hardcase Horde,” a range-war novel by R. S. Lerch.
“He’d ridden a few trails, Dave Batman told the Spade agent, but none at night. That held no interest; how tough was he, was all Spade wanted to know about a man, be he saddlebum or owlhoot or honest cowhand. But did that explain the girl-owner’s wary attitude toward Dave? Had she maybe so seen enough of hardcase henchmen, and needed now not another leadslinger for the Spade crew but a Colt-wise gent who was able to blast into boothill oblivion her own gun-hirelings?” [Prologue]