Plot and script: Decio Canzio/Michele Medda Artwork: Fernando Fusco/ Jesús Blasco Cover: Claudio Villa
Having solved the mystery of the map, Tex and Calavera find the fabulous gold of Klaatu. Nick still tries to get rid of Willer, but the Native American guards arrow strikes again, giving the affair an unforeseeable end. A while later, in Tucson, the journalist, Herbert Addison, who is following the Hadley gang, is kidnapped by the rival Chase gang to demand a ransom from his father, Governor Edward. The pards take on the case on behalf of Mac Parland, but the arrogant Pinkerton agent, Patrick OBannon, sent to help them out, prefers to investigate on his own for career reasons.
In this issue: the preceding adventure extends from page 5 to page 28 (by Canzio and Fusco); from page 29 to page 114, Bande rivali (by Medda and Blasco).