Comic Title: El Diablo #13
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1990
On Sale Date: July 24, 1990 Shipping Date July 24, 1990
Source: Previews, #17

Shipping Date July 24, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #181

Copyright Date July 3, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $2.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Brian Michael Augustyn

Title: "Hot Town"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
El Diablo (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Gerard Jones
Penciller: Mike Parobeck
Inker: Paul Fricke
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Linda Kachelhofer

Feature Character(s)

• El Diablo (last appearance in Justice League America #42; next appearance in El Diablo #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tommy Longstreet (last appearance in El Diablo #12; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Virginia Dix (last appearance in El Diablo #12; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Chuy Salinas (last appearance in Justice League America #42; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Los Diablos (last appearance in El Diablo #11; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Hector Enriquez (last appearance in Justice League America #42; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Yolanda Ybarra (last appearance in El Diablo #11; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Curtis DeVore (last appearance in El Diablo #11; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Jesse Vega (last appearance in El Diablo #11; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Artemio Villareal (last appearance in El Diablo #11; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Thorn Didrickson (last appearance in El Diablo #7; next appearance in El Diablo #14)

Villain(s)

• El Tiburon (aka the Shark; head of a border crossing operation; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Captain James Gagliardi (a border agent; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• El Tiburon's lieutenant (next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• Darryl Blanchard and his friend (not named in this story; bullies; next appearance in El Diablo #14)

Other Character(s)

• Shirlene Longstreet (Tommy's wife; no further appearances)
• Maria (a servant; next appearance in El Diablo #16)
• Israel (a young man trying to cross the border; next appearance in El Diablo #14)
• An illegal immigrant (no further appearances)
• A shopkeeper (no further appearances)
• Several border agents (no further appearances)

Comments:
"The River" (Part 1)

This story continues in El Diablo #14.

Synopsis:
El Diablo is approached by an illegal immigrant. He believes that his brother tried to cross the border and is now dead. El Diablo investigates and finds several dead men who were dumped by coyotes attempting to get them across the border. When the authorities turn a blind eye to the problem, Rafael crosses the border and attempts to make contact with the head of the coyote operation, El Tiburon.