Marvel Premiere #54

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Synopsis

The enigmatic Caleb Hammer, Bounty Hunter,, Pinkerton agent, tragic hero, rides into the town of Manacle, Wyoming.Upon setting foot in the main bar, he is challenged to a gunfight by a young gunman. Caleb knocks the him out with a quick right hook to the left cheek , and throws the overzealous fool out of the bar. THe town sherriff walks in and Caleb questions him about a pair of civil war legends turned murdererous outlaws, known as Crawford and Lovelace. The sherriff reluctantly gives him the information he requires, not fully trusing him. After THe sherriff leaves, Caleb suffers a flashback to his time training as a priest, remembering his wife Theas piontless murder by a drunkard. It is here Caleb first begins to see the need for order in a land so completely bereft of it.He drops out of the seminary and becomes a pinkerton agent. Though he is given a gun by the company , he believes his use of it will only cause more and more violence and chaos, so he swears never to use it to kill a man.  Another flashback tells off the time he pursued an outlaw called Billy Par. As Par draws on him, Caleb lobs a rock him, striking him in the shoulder, incapacitating his gunhand. He walks over to the cursing criminal, and casually snaps the chamber of his revolver off.After leaving the town, Caleb follows his targets trail, to a deserted frontier farm. As he enters the barn , he trips a rope that catches him in an explosion, but he escapes, even carrying a Foal to safety . He Flashbacks once again to the workers strike of 1886. After the police arrived to quel the crowd a riot broke out. Calebs brother, Isaak, and 5 others were killed.Caleb has arrived at his enemies hideout. they have takena frontier family hostage, and are overconfident of their safety. Caleb has gathered his emotions and turned all his focus towards his goals. He disrupt the men inside by howling and casting his sillouette against the full moon. Believing that the men inside are scared stiff by what...