The Man-Fish, from Dewey Tidwell's Heller in the Oilfield, Westerner, November-December 1974
see a similar creature, Jake the Alligator Man, from a former post
from John H. Harrison's "Doc" Lincoln's Cantina Cut-Throats, Wild West, January 1972
Gruesome. I googled some photos of the alligator man, poor Jake.
ReplyDeleteYes, grim photos indeed. The word vigilante always seems to bring to mind that sort of image.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of Harrison's book, have you read it?
Yes Rob, they played rough in those days, regarding the man in the bottom photo. Ray, Harrison's piece is an article in the magazine. Those Wild West magazines are pretty common here, sensational and entertaining. I used to read them as a kid and still enjoy reading old issues.
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