Texas Kid (BR) Vol 1 7

In Tamaulipas, Mexico, the Federales are forced to release notorious outlaw Mesabi Pete as he has served his sentence, although they worry that he will return to go back to his criminal ways and have him escorted back across the Rio Grande into the United States. There, Mesabi pulls out the guns that have been hidden in his horse gear since he was arrested and guns the Federales down. Once well into Mexico, Mesabi gets a new horse from a rancher that he also shoots dead, and then begins collecting together a posse of his old outlaw buddies so that he can get revenge against the man who put him away: Zane Temple. After breaking a gang of men out of a prison in San Antonio, Mesabi Pete leads them to the Temple ranch outside of Caliber City.

There Mesabi learns that his old foe is now a blind old man and decides to get back at him another way: After lighting the Temple ranch on fire, he decides to go after Zane's son Lance, luring the boy out by taking Zane prisoner. When Lance returns home he finds the ranch in flames and is informed by their house keeper Lucinda what happened to his father. Getting Lucinda to safety, Lance then changes into the Texas Kid to track down Mesabi Pete and his gang of outlaws. The Texas Kid follows the trail to the town of Conception where a gunfight breaks out between the hero and Mesabi's men. In the cross-fire, Mesabi Pete escapes to do in Zane Temple. The Texas Kid learns the location of Mesabi's hidden cabin from one of the dying outlaws and follows after him.

The Texas Kid gets there first by taking a shortcut and finds his father alive. Making no pretense to disguise his true identity from his father (who can't see the Texas Kid outfit) Zane orders his son to continue to follow his promise not to use a gun against a man so long as he has the family name. Lance gives little protest and turns the guns over to his father. When Pete enters the cabin and announces his entrance by expressing his surprise that the Texas Kid beat him there, the outlaw unintentionally tips Zane off to his position and the blind man shoots him dead. With Mesabi Pete dead, Zane tells his son to leave such dangerous work to him or the Texas Kid and the reunited family members return home.

Appearing in "A doenca misteriosa"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Two-Gun Kid #7
(originally printed as The Saga of the Mad Mayor!)

Featured Characters:

Two-Gun Kid

Supporting Characters:

Cyclone

Antagonists:

Jeremiah Mooney

Synopsis for "A doenca misteriosa"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Two-Gun Kid #7
(originally printed as The Saga of the Mad Mayor!)

Two-Gun Kid is riding a train to Rail's End, meeting railroad detective Pat McCune and Jeremiah Mooney the mayor of Mooneyville. He overhears McCune and Mooney arguing over redirecting the railroad to Mooneyville, where Mooney hopes the railroad will cause his town to flourish. However McCune refuses to divert the railroad, finding it more beneficial for it to pass through Windy Gap. Things get heated and Two-Gun steps in to prevent any confrontations from erupting.

Ahead of the train are some of Mooney's men who have blocked the rail track causing the engine to derail stopping the train. The Kid tries to stop the men but they get away. Finding some extra horses, the trio then ride off to Rail's End. Along the way Mooney continues to argue with McCune, telling them that some of his men are in Rail's End and will cause trouble if the railroad is not diverted through Mooneyville. When they arrive, the Kid prevents an altercation between one of Mooney's men and a railroad worker. With tempers flaring, Two-Gun suggests to McCune that the workers should unionize so that they can deal with any of Mooney's men that might cause trouble.

However, there is soon an altercation and a railman is gunned down by one of Mooney's men. The rail workers are about to hang the shooter when Mooney steps in demanding a stop to it. Two-Gun Kid steps in and agrees and has the man draw his gun instead. The Kid turns out to be the faster draw, shooting the gunman dead. Two-Gun then warns Mooney to pack up his men and leave. The Kid then accompanies the train along with the continued construction of the railroad, defending both the train and workers from Mooney's men who attempt to ambush them.

Mooney and his men then try to toss crates of TNT down onto the tracks, but Two-Gun manages to shoot them in the air, causing an explosion that wipes out Mooney's men. Mooney survives and flees back to Mooneyville with Two-Gun and McCune following behind. When they arrive in Mooneyville they find the town completely deserted and Mooney completely insane and realize that his ambitions were those of a madman. Having completely snapped, Two-Gun concludes that Mooney is no longer a threat, and the two men leave.

Notes

Texas Kid (Lance Temple) became a popular character in Brazil, and after the original stories ended (and some Outlaw Kid stories were renamed as Texas Kid) the brasilian publisher RGE comissioned the production of new stories (since issue 27). The title continued until issue 86,and various annuals and specials were published.
Clay Harder was renamed "Bill Dinamite".
Only stories of Marvel characters are listed in this database. Here they were also published charactes of DC (Daniel Bonne) and Ajax Farrell ( Oklahoma Kid, Wyatt Earp)
The Wyatt Earp story in this volume isn't from Marvel, but a reprint from Charlton named "The Last Notch" in "Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal #17"

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Texas Kid (BR) Vol 1 7

Appearing in "Oito anos depois"

Synopsis for "Oito anos depois"

Appearing in "A doenca misteriosa"

Synopsis for "A doenca misteriosa"

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