All-Star Western #2

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Outlaw: "Draw Death"

Rick Wilson) was a young boy when he wanted to be a Texas Ranger just like his father Samuel Wilson). During their time together they rescued and took in a young Mexican girl named Paloma. As Rick grew older, he soon became resentful of his father who would deny his requests to join the Texas Rangers. He would befriend an eagle which he would keep as a pet.

However, eventually Rick's resentment of being treated as a boy would force Rick to run away and start hanging out with shady characters. When he agreed to help the Fenton Gang rob a stagecoach under the promise that nobody will be hurt. However the Fenton Gang kills some of the coach riders and Rick is recognized setting his father to go after him. In a draw, Rick is forced to shoot his own father, but only wounds him and escapes.

Wilson decides to bring in the Fenton's however, he is confronted by El Diablo, who warns him that the Fenton's intend to betray him. Getting the drop on the Fenton's, Rick manages to shoot them dead, and is forced to flee and become an outlaw, determined to prove himself a man in his own way, even while his father sends out wanted posters for his arrest. | Synopsis2 = Five highwaymen attack a stage coach, but El Diablo arrives on the scene and takes down three of them. But after the last two retreat, he hears someone calling for help. Diablo investigates and learns from one of the passengers that a woman aboard the coach is about to give birth, due to the excitement of the attack. Diablo finds and asks another of the passengers, Doc Anderson, if he can deliver the child, but the doctor refuses after revealing he lost his wife and child while trying to deliver that baby.

After checking on the expecting mother, asking her if she can't wait till they reach the next town, Diablo asks for the doctor, but he had run away on one of the highwaymen's horses, so the other female passenger aboard the carriage had to take up the task of delivering the baby. The child was safely born before El Diablo took the reins of the stage coach and drove it in the direction towards town. But the highwaymen had returned, forcing Diablo into action. Once the gunfire had ceased, Diablo and the woman who was with Doc Anderson find him dead before going into town where everyone is told about what happened, while El Diablo was nowhere to be seen.

| Editor1_1 = Dick Giordano | Editor2_1 = Dick Giordano

| Writer1_1 = Robert Kanigher | Writer2_1 = Robert Kanigher

| Penciler1_1 = Tony DeZuniga | Penciler2_1 = Gray Morrow

| Inker1_1 = Tony DeZuniga | Inker2_1 = Gray Morrow

| Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 = Ray Holloway | Letterer2_1 = Ray Holloway

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Outlaw (Rick Wilson))

**Supporting Characters:** * Samuel Wilson) * Paloma **Antagonists:** * Dave Fenton * Slade * Rita Fenton * Unnamed Fenton brother **Other Characters:** * El Diablo) * Lucifer the Horse) * Charley * Doc Levy * Maria Wilson * Mister Brown * Mrs. Brown **Locations:** * American Old West ** Texas *** Wild Stallion Mesa

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * El Diablo (Lazarus Lane)) **Supporting Characters:** * Wise Owl) **Other Characters:** * Dick Giordano * Gil Kane **Locations:** * Old Mexico

| Notes = * "Draw Death" is reprinted in *Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales* #3 and *Showcase Presents: Jonah Hex, Volume 1)*. | Trivia = * With this issue, El Diablo) becomes a regular recurring feature. * Gil Kane and Dick Giordano make guest appearances in the El Diablo story. * *Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7* erroneously credits *All-Star Western (Volume 2)* #3 as the first appearance of El Diablo). In fact, he makes his first appearances in this issue.

| Recommended = * All-Star Western (Volume 2) * El Diablo (Volume 1) * El Diablo (Volume 2) * El Diablo (Volume 3) * Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)

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Creative credits

Writers: Robert Kanigher, Robert Kanigher

Interior art: Tony DeZuniga, Gray Morrow

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