Comic Title: Western Comics #79
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1960
On Sale Date: November 3, 1959 Copyright Date November 3, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Newsstand Date November 3, 1959
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V14 #9

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Trail of Vengeance"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Matt Savage Trail Boss

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Joe Giella

Feature Character(s)

• Matt Savage (last appearance in Western Comics #78; next appearance in Western Comics #80)

Supporting Character(s)

• Clay Dixon and Jim Grant (last appearance in Western Comics #78; next appearance in Western Comics #80)
• Luther Jones (last appearance in Western Comics #78; next appearance in Western Comics #80)
• Red (last appearance in Western Comics #78; next appearance in Western Comics #81)
• Biscuits Baker (last appearance in Western Comics #78; next appearance in Western Comics #80)
• Manuel Ortega and Abe Wilson (last appearance in Western Comics #77; next appearance in Western Comics #80)

Villain(s)

• Chief Grey Wolf and the Cheyenne indians (no further appearances)
• Thunder Wolf (Grey Wolf's son; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• General George Custer (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
One night on the trail indians raid the camp of Matt Savage and steal the spare horses. Clay Dixon wounds one of the indians as they escape. Matt then leads his crew against the indians to retrieve the stolen horses. They succeed without injury, but Chief Grey Wolf claims that Clay killed his son. When Matt refuses to turn him over to the indians, the chief curses them.

Accidents then befall the group along the trail. A lightning strike startles the herd and causes a stampede. Then a flash flood nearly washes them away.

After escaping these incident without serious harm, Clay is captured by the indians. Jim Grant tells the others. The group locates Thunder Wolf, the chief's son, who is still alive. They then bring him to the other indians as proof of Grey Wolf's deception. Clay is released, and the war Grey Wolf intended to spark is averted.