Ed Cunningham works at Abalone’s newspaper and publicly challenges Clint Stark’s plan to purchase the town. He introduces George C. George as an opposing voice, investigates Lao, and delivers a revived edition after the office is destroyed. His affection for Angela is eventually returned when the town rejects Stark’s proposal.
Liz Wirth's brother and the hotel desk clerk, Pete first tells Macreedy that no room is available and refuses to connect his call to the state police. After recognizing the danger created by Smith, Pete joins Doc Velie's escape plan and helps lure Hector David away from the hotel.
A U.S. Air Force test pilot who witnesses a UFO during an experimental flight. Dismissed by superiors as hallucinating, he relentlessly pursues the truth, identifies a saucer sketch, and leads a covert team into China. He survives a firefight, helps pilot the alien vessel away from a collision course with Saturn, and returns safely to Earth.
A determined Western hero whose journey drives the film's central narrative, confronting danger and pursuing justice in a lawless frontier setting.
Talmudge is an adulterous man who becomes lost in a rainstorm while returning to his hotel. He is welcomed by The Mortician, who recounts several deaths before revealing that Talmudge is also a client. Talmudge flees, but the husband of a woman he pursued corners and shoots him.
Kir is the king of the Dardanians and a prince who falls in love with Semiramis. Defeated by Omnos, he is enslaved and taken to the capital, where Semiramis receives him and employs him in building Babylon. Deceived into believing she betrayed him, he joins the conspiracy against her before being poisoned by Semiramis.
Count Von Asterburg is the imperious head of the elitist Saxo-Borussian student corps. After Karl's royal identity is revealed, he insists that the prince join his corps. Karl refuses to leave his Westphalian friends, so Von Asterburg challenges him to a duel; after Karl wins, the two men shake hands as friends.
An affable American pianist and neighbor who becomes infatuated with Louise. He nurses her after a suicide attempt, marries her in Paris, and struggles with alcoholism. He eventually secures a solo concert, where his emotional performance leads to his reconciliation with Louise.
Deacon's former superior officer, the colonel arrives in Pinesville hoping to end the conflict diplomatically. He approaches Deacon after the sheriff's forces corner him on a mountain and manages to calm him enough to begin descending. The colonel is then shot dead, shattering Deacon's remaining composure and triggering his final gunfight.
Blake Heller is a troubleshooter hired by one of the oil companies competing for offshore rights after its chief geologists begin dying under suspicious circumstances. He investigates the killings and quickly becomes a target of attempts on his life. During the case, he takes an interest in both his neighbor Treva Saint and nightclub singer Peggy Lido.
John Ericson has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work is anchored in the Jack Slade Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Hog Wild, The House of the Dead, The Bamboo Saucer. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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