Published Feb 1952 by Magazine Enterprises
Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #15. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid battles the Bakala, a giant, hairy monster wearing a Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes hat; The Kid lets an outlaw go because he's friends with his mom, but that doesn't help matters; Dan and Tipi aid a white wolf that later returns the favor, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. The Curse of the Bakala; The Vengeance Trail; The White Wolf; The Stovepipe Hat Bandit; Smart Hombres Die Dumb! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.