Sons of Katie Elder-John Wayne

7/29/2019 Sons of Katie Elder-John Wayne

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TEE SONS OF

TROUBLE AHEAD...WHEN FOUR ENRAGED BROTHERS SHOOT IT OUT WITHTHE TOWN THAT TURNED AGAINST THEM!


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RIDE WITH THESE DARING, TWO FISTED HEROESWHEN THEY BLAZE ACROSS THE SCREEN!

=-G EARL HOLLIMAN MICHAEL ANDERSON.JR.isiaja MARTHA HVEBI "SLATE I GREGORY I KENNEDY I HOPPEHENRY HATHAWAY- SCREENPLAY BYWILLIAM WRIGHT * WILLIAM WRISHT ALLAN WEISS HARRY ESSEX L


3/36

THE SONS OF KATIE ELDERHer three youngest sons hapcome to the little cemetery out-sipe clearwater, texas, wherethe mortal remains op thepioneer woman would be laidto rest. they stood silent, withteaks furrowing the texas puston their faces as her casketwas lowered into the ground,but katie elder had bornefour. sons . . - where was johnelder? john elder, the gun-fighter and killer.-.. for whoman entire town waited... somewith fear in their heartsothers with black hateand murdbr.

THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER. September-Nonmber 19G5. PublishedHelen Meyer, President; William F, Callahan, Jr, Eiecutive Vicreserved throughout the world. Singls lopy- price J2C. The events iot dead, is piirelv coincidental. Au;hcri?d edition. B;s5d on Ihe aproduced by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. Copydght 1965 by ParamoiThis periodical shall be sold ) >!-, rw.ir. a-j'i--*..vi. .; .:i.sJ*ays, are strictly (o

New York, f.tw York 10017.picture: THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER. F


4/36

Before the burial that morning,sheriff billy wilson warns. hisdeputy, ben latta.' DEPENPS.HANS UP YOUR GUN5 \ IFJOHN

LIKE 1 DIP, BEN. YOU'RE j ELDERSOINe TO A FUNERAL" / SHOWS UFJNOT A 5HOOTINV / COULP BEBOTH/

A\EANWH1LE,ON THE RANCH WHEREMORGAN HASTINGS HAP CONVERTEDTHE BARN5 ANDOUT8UILPINGS INTOA FIREARMS FACTORY, HE TALKS TOHIS SON, PAVE, AND A HIRED KILLER...

WHAT IF HE DOES ^ WE NEEO THIS^COME BACK ANP J RANCH AND WE'REFINDS OUT ^ KEEPIN' IT. IFYOU GOT THIS ) JOHN ELDER HABRANCH FROM / DIFFERENT IDEAS..


5/36

AT KATIE ONE OF YOUELDER'S eoys is misFUNERAL" ING . THATBESIDE HER RIGHT ?ysjBOYS-- WERETHE SHERIFFAND> HISDEPUTY,^-iHASTINGS AND

HIS SON,AND TOWNS-PEOPLE WHOHAP LOVECTHE DECEASED, -^r^=aINCLUDINGHER DEARESTFRIENDMARYGORDON---

A TINYSOUND...ANDSUDDENLY,JOHNELDERCROUCHED-AND TURNED,CATLIKE,HIS WORNSIX-GUNSEEMINGTO LEAPINTOHIS BIGFIST. .


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THIS AIN'T YOUR V / YOU WOULDN'TTOWN ANY MORE, \ / KEEP M FROMJOHN . WHY DON'T I SEEING MY BROTHERS,^YOU JUST ^__J \ WOULD YOU, BILLY;RIPE OUT? "*"

AS JOHN ELDER KNEED HIS HORSE ONTOTHE ROAD LEADING TO THEIR OLD RANCH..NOT THAT WAY,JOHNNY MORGANHASTINSS OWNSYOUR OLD RANCH.YOUR BROTHERSARE AT THE OLDLUBIN PLACI

YOU DON'T WANT TOTALK ABOUT THATEITHER. ALL RIGHT,BILLY- .-I'LL THINKOVER ALL YOU5AIP.

JOHN ELDER HAD GROWN UP ON A BIG,PROSPEROUS RANCH...AND HIS HEART (VASSAD AS HE APPROACHED THE SHACK ONTHE NO-ACCOUNT LUPIN SPREAD. .


7/36

WE THOUGHT YOU STAYEP ) JOHN ISN'TAWAY. THE DEPUTY ^^/AFR AID0F4NV-SHERIEF, BEN LATTA, IS 7HIUG! HE'S THESAfbYOU'DSE ^--^% BEST SHOTAFRAID TO COME

These four sons of katie elder werestrange to each other at first. butgradually, they closed the gap oftheyears they'd been separatep. .


8/36

HOWDY, MISSGORPON. THESEARE MY BROTHERS-JOHN, TOM ANPMATT- MISS MARYRUNS THE ROOMHOUSE, JOHN

SHE LIED TO HIDE HER SHAME. SHE ^vBLAMED TEXAS FOR.TAKING HER SONS...SAID TEXAS IS A WOMAN, BIG, WILPAND BEAUTIFUL, WHO CAME, WHISP-EREDIN YOUR EARS AND TOOK YOU AWAYFROM HER-' SHE jDIDN'T BLAMEAMY OF YOU

THAT'S WHY SHE PUSHED BUD SOHARD TO GO TO COLLEGE . SHE WASGOING TO MAKE SOMETHING WORTH-WHILE OUT OF HIM OR DIE TRYING. .WELL, SHEDIED/


9/36

IT WAS VOUR FATHER'SWEDP1NG PRESENT. SHEROCKED ALL OF YOU TOSLEEP (N IT. SHEWOULDN'T HAVE.SWAPPED IT FOR ADIAMOND RING/ m


10/36

AT THB BANK. NO MONEY? WHATNOTHING TO SETTLE \ ABOUT WHENUP, JOHN. KATIE LEPT J SHE SOLD THENO MONEY AND SHE J RANCH- I2O0OWES NOTHING. /ACRES OF PRIMELAND:


11/36

AT MORGAN HASTIN6'S STORE,WHICHSOLD RIFLES, pyNAMITE,BARBEPW!RE. KATIE. ELDER'S FOUR SONS MOUNTEP (JR..

This was homecoming forthe sons of katie elper... A BOY'S FACE FILLED WITH FEARASHE ANSWERED THE SHARP KNOCKING.... \ ^-~->L 1 WANT TO TALK TO ^MI yS^ ^^k\ MORGAN HASTINGS. ^H

^Hfc?3jU NOT HERE. jL^^p*^nn\t I'm his LJ^S'ISf

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12/36

The sons of katie elder saw the fear onvoung hastings' face and used itasainst him .


13/36

Anger flarep in the deputy's eyesas he palmep his six-gun...

NOW WE AIN'T 1] YES, WE ARE. WE'L-lAARRESTEQ/ J RIDE IN WITH LATTA, BUT IT WON'T BE WITH }:

IS SUN IN OUR BACKS.'THE POUR BROTHERS. ARRIVE AT SHERIFFBILLY WILSON'S OFFICE RIDING BEHINDBEN LATTA, WITH THE DEPUTY'S IRONSTUCK IN JOHN ELDER'S BELT...


14/36

Withoutcomment,john elderHANDEPBENLATTA'SSIX-SUNTO THESHERIFF.BILLYWILSONLOOKEDJNOUIRINSLVAT HISSHAME-FACEPP&PUTY. .


15/36

The sons of kate elder gatheredfor what misht be the last time...at the lupin ranch. they open asmall steel box in which their mother'spitifully few selonginss were kept.../ GUESS WE OUGHT ^i TO KEEP AAA'S BIBLE ] WHAT FOR^N'LET'S RAFFLE

~y- IT OFF/ -/

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ALL OUR NAMESARE WRITTEN IN HERE.THE DATE WE WERE BORN WITH ANEMPTY SPACE FOR WHEN WE PIE. MA'SMAIDEN NAME AND HER BIRTH RATEARE HERE . BUP, YOU WRITS A SOOPHAND...WRITE DOWN THE PAVSHEPIED.


17/36

At twilight, john elperappearepatmary gordon's rooming house, bear-ing opp objects. .

M-ARYGORPON THEN HANDED JOHN ELDERAPACKAGE OF LETTERS, WORN FROM MANYREAPINGS.. -WRITTEN BY HIM TO HIS MOTHER.KATIE WANTEP ME70 REAP THESE, JOHN.I'M GLAP I DIP. YOUCOULP hiAWE BEEN SUCHA GOOD MAN, JOHN


18/36

Meanwhile, bup elper and his sea-farer BROTHER,TOM, ENTER A CLEAR-WATER.SALOON. IT WAS STRANGE TOBUD, BUT FAMILIAR WATERSTO TOM...

Every man there starep in shock..- .for those were fighting worps.' andbup elper wasn't a match for thecolp- eyed killer he'd said them to---


19/36

Just then,john elderCAME IN.HIS FACERALEPASHESAIVCURLEYSOAPINGBUD ELDERINTO

BORROWINGA GUN.BUD'S FACEBRIGHTENEDWHEN HESAW HIS BISBROTHERWHOM HEIDOLIZED--.

Suns would have spewed deathjust then, if sheriff billy WILSONHADN'T APPEARED.


20/36

At the lupin place, the next day...\ NOT WITH HIMf HE LTTHAT SCUM RUM US ANDj OUR PA DOWN WITHOUTCALLING THEM ON IT-'

Matt got the story from tom andbud. then he sot katie elper'sgunfrom a prawer-.

'YOU WOULPN'-TRY TO STOPUS, WOULDYOU ? -, i ^ iiM^

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21/36

Matt got up andhit john while bud.fumbled foragun. john disregardedmatt's punch to cuff the babyofthefamily again, then, he 5mashedmatt...

CHARLIE BOB STRIKER 5AID ME WAS AHORSE TRADER WHO'D BEEN CORRES-PONDING WITH KATIE ELDER ABOUTSELLING HER SOME HORSES ON CREDIT,WHICH SHE PLANNED TO RESELL FURTHERNORTH. JOHN ELPER SAW THIS AS ANOPPORTUNITY TO GET SUP THROUGH COLLEGE.

- WE'LLSPLIT THEV/OUR MA WAS A FINEPROFITS WITHYOU, WOMAN-THAT'SCHARLIE BOB- WE /SECURITY ENOUGH/AIN'T GOT NO JCOMB TO MY RANCHSECURITY-- aK AN'GET THE HORSES/

I'M ASKIN'-NOTTELLIN', BOYS.' YOU jWANT IN ON THIS HORSE DEAL?


22/36

E^T TROUBLE WAS PILING UP FOR THEELDERS- BEN LATTA, EATEN 8V HATE,CAME BACK FROM THE U.S. MARSHAL1'OFFICE WITH A MURDER WARRANT fOKTOMELPER-X WASN'T JUMPIN'TOCONCLU5I0NS- THEY WON'TTAKE MY GUN AWAYTHISTIME.'

HE KNOWS X KILLED ^BASS ELDEKf AND HEWAS A FRIEND OFJOHNELDER ONCE.' I'LLSHUT THE SHERIFF'SMOUTH... FORGOOP/

That night, as sheriff billy wilson prowled around the lupin ranch..

LATER THAT NIGHT, A R/PERLE5S HORSEWANOEREQ INTO THE light shining fromTHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE..SILLY'S HORSE!SOMETHIN' HAPPENED J,TO THE SHERIFF/


23/36

BILLY'S HORSECAME HOMEWITHOUT HIM,HARRY/ GETA POSSETOGETHER

In 10 minutes, grim wen start out,certain of what the? would find...

AS EXPECTED, BILLY WILSON'S BOPY WASAT THE LUPIN RANCH. SMASHED WINPOWS.AND BROKEN FURNITURE CONVINCEDTHEMTHERE HAD BEEN A FIGHT BEFORE THESHERIFF HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE BACK.-.WE'LL STRING UPTHE ELDERS/ AN YOU'DSETTER NOT TRYTO STOP US/


24/36

SEVERAL DAYS LATER, SOUTH OF CLEARWATER, THE SONS OF KATIE ELPERDROVE A HERD OF 200 HORSES NORTHBEN LATTA RAISED HISTELESCOPICRIFLE NOT TO FIRE, BUT TO SEE WHOTHE RIDERS WERE-..


25/36

BILLY WILSON AIN'T SOINTO LIKE THAT; BEN.' HEPON'T LIKE GOOD HORSESGETTIN' SHOT FOR NOTHIN'

JOHMELPER WASHEARTSICKWHEN HE4NOHI5BROTHERSWENTBEHINPBARS. HETHOUGHTONLYOF THEWIDOW !NTHELONELYGRAVEUP ON THE

HILLSIDE...


26/36

AlARY GORDON, SAD- FACED, STOPPED BY.../I DON'T KNOW. WHY/DIDN'T YOU ALL LEAVERIGHT AFTERTHE^ERAL?^/

I WANTED TO BELIEVE \GOHO*lEANPIN VOU THE WAY KATE 1 DON'T COMEPID...BUT X DON'T J BACK, MARY/KNOW WHAT TO J \ BILLY WILSON'SBELIEVE..- / V..--,- DEAP/

OW HE TELL T HE NEVER OPEHEPYOU WHO SHOT) HIS MOUTH TOSAVHJ/V\? , fc y YOU PIPN'T ELDER?

OUTSIDE, FRIENDS OF THE DEAD SHERIFFSURGE OMINOUSLY TOWARD THE JA|(* COMeON-'WE'LL STRING I 111 1'EM ALL. UP,*#"/^ 1*L^~%? w\\tfeWm \\2ti


27/36

JUP6EHARR7 EVERS,BEN LflTTA,ANP CHARLIEBILLER, ALONG-TIMEDEPUTYOFTHEPEAPSHERIFFCONFER/NAN OFFICENEAR THEJAIL...


28/36

/VT DAWN, THE TlVO DEPUTIES ARRIVE..


29/36

Where a log bripgespannedanarroWstream, hastings amp his son, curlexanp 80ndieapamg were waiting...CURLEY ANP SONPIEARE TO KILL THE FOURELDERS. ME ANP PAVE'LL\BE READYCOME IN IF THE GUARDS J THEN. I PON'TDON'T HELP OUT LIKE /TRUST THEM.THEY SAMP.


30/36

The guard on the prisoners' wagonleaped off the seat. in mid-air, johnelder reached out swiftly and..

CURLEY'S SLUGS SCREAMED PAST THEEARS OF THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER,WITH BONPIE ADAMS ASSISTING HIM . .

X SAW BEN LATTA.PUT EXTRA SUNS IN THE\ BACK OF THE RIG. COME/ ON, SUP.' COVERUS, JOMN '


31/36

The r\q was too feet downstreamFROM THE BRIDGE, AND TOM LEP BUPINTO PEEPEST WATER... THEIR SAFE5TWAV TO REACH IT.John elper's gun coverep his brothersAS THEY lurchep from the waterTOWARD BEN LATTA'S WASON - - -

USE THE Y VEAW - WE'LL >WASON FOR \ TAKE IT POWNCOVER, TOM/ /TOTHE BRIDGE,TOM.

THAT'SIT, ) / SHOOT 'EM DOWN, CURLEY.TOM.' J/l I PON'T WANT AN ELDERLEFT ALIVE.'BUT WITH. A GUN APIECE:, THE ELPERSWERE A MATCH FOR HASTINGS' GANQ.>

IT WASCURLEY,AS USUAL,WHO HADTHE BEST/DEA FORK1LLINS...PWAMITE/HE THREW

IT UNDERA CORNEROF- THE

. BRIDGE-..


32/36

Matt elderpied WITHTIMBER ONHIS CHEST....ANPJOHN ELDERFORGOT HISIDEAS ABOUTAVOIDINGVIOLENCE/HE CAMEOUTSHOOTING... AND HEDIDN'TMISS/

BUD ELDER WAS BADLY WOUNDED..-MATTWAS PEAD. JOHN ELDER RUSHED THE KIDBACK TO CLEARWATER AND A. DOCTOR. .THE ELDERGANG V THERE'S NO^

' JUMPED US, SHOT BEN \ ELDERGANG,AND ALL THE OTHERS.' 1 BURR.' GITOUT OF HERE.

TIMES WHEN A MAN HAS \TO KILL HIS OWN SNAKES, J THANKS,JOHN.' GO GET HASTINGS J HARRY/WITH MY BLESSINGS/

Tom elder was in on the hunt, too.he spied morgan hastings first. but

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33/36

Morgan Hastings raced away, leavinghis weakling son behind. tom elderhad enough strength to aim his gun...

THE SOY REFUSED. JOHN ELDER USEDHIS OWN FORM OF VIOLENT PERSUASION...( WHO GUNNED DOWN )BEN L.ATTA"J ??[*' 1-1 WON'T )/mJL TEH-//J

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Morgan Hastings heard johielder's voice and in a redhaze of fury, he raised hiskiller's gun. too late, hesaw the pain on his son'sface as th e bu llet struck .

M ORGANHASTINGS,SURROUNDEDBY THEGUNS HELOVED,FACEDSHOWDOWNAGAINSTJOHN ELDER,WHOMTEXASCALLED THEFINESTSHOT INTHE WEST.'


34/36

TherjsillapbWASSTILL.ROARINGAS.JOHNELDERRAISEDHIS SUNANDF1REPONCE/THAT WASALLTHAT WASNEEPEP/

There was silence and shame nowin .clearwater... men who hapscreamepfor revenge were a6haiwepas johnelder walked up to harry evers . -

A np as they PASSED, they brushedTHE.OLD ROCKING CHAIR, IT CREAKEPANDROCKED CONTENTEDLY... AS THOUGHTHE SON5 OF KATIE ELDER HAP GIVENHER CAUSE FOR HAPPINESS, AT LAST...


35/36

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