The Lost Gold of the Haunted Canyons.

A strip from The Hornet

© D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

Above image from the Wizard (text comic), issue 1813. Artist Bill Holroyd?

See The Hornet issues Ist series 254 - 260; second series 296 - 303.

Writer:- The Hornet editorial team. Artist:- not known.

Main cast:- Iron O'Rourke; Deuce Latimer.

Time period:- American West.

From The Hornet issue 253, advertising this new story - 'When rough, tough Iron O'Rourke and dapper gambling man Deuce Latimer came across an ancient Spanish parchment, they set off on the strangest treasure trail in the history of the American West. The document described how to reach secret caches of gold buried by the old-time Spanish conquerors - but the Spaniards had guarded their treasure well. Before they could recover each treasure chest, Iron and Deuce had to face sudden death!'

The following adventures of are from The Hotspur issues 255; 257; 296; 298; 303 and the text story is from Wizard issue 1813.

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text © Adrian Banfield, 2013; artwork © D.C. Thomson Co. Ltd.