Stranger Collection, The

While Spaghetti Westerns were burning up the global box-office, a most unlikely hero would emerge, a no-named "Stranger" most unlike another, iconic no-named pasta pistolero. Tony Anthony's Stranger is more beholden to the antics of the Native American trickster god Coyote, more fallible than flawless (he can't even roll a cigarette properly!), and most likely to get ensnared by his own schemes. But that's just about when you need to duck, because the Stranger's about to come up shooting! A Stranger in Town: The Stranger aids bandito Aguilar in stealing a shipment of US Army gold, only to get cheated of his share. And now, the Stranger aims to even the score. The Stranger Returns: Impersonating a dead postal inspector, the Stranger gets caught up in a twisted scheme to steal a stagecoach. The Silent Stranger: The Stranger comes into possession of a Japanese scroll worth $20,000 and lands in the midst of a Samurai war.

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