2-Gun Western, May 1955

This 1955 magazine compiles ten contemporary western stories and five reprinted "classics." Featured stories include "Manhunt" by Burt and Budd Arthur, in which Sheriff Hod Wilks quits his post and rides south seeking vengeance on an unnamed target; United States Marshal James Pearsall pursues him. "The Killer That Came" by Warren Kuhn depicts a gunman returning to settle matters involving a woman. Other stories by various authors feature typical pulp western conflicts: gun battles, cattle disputes, robberies, vigilante justice, and violent personal vendettas. The five reprinted anthology selections include works by Foster Harris, Gunnison Steele, John Lawson, Rod Patterson, and Kenneth Fowler. The issue also advertises a self-instruction mathematics textbook by J.E. Thompson, marketed toward readers seeking job advancement in mechanical and technical fields.