Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #17

Jun 1953 · Toby · 0.10 USD

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Billy the Kid is haunted by a ghost of his own name who has been robbing and killing along the stagecoach trail. Billy hires himself out as a decoy with a shipment of gold to trap the outlaw ghost, but discovers the ghost is actually the criminal Falk, who stages an elaborate scheme involving a double-cross with an accomplice named Deuce to steal the gold and murder Billy. After Billy thwarts Falk's plan and defeats the ghost outlaw in a series of confrontations, he pursues the remaining criminals across the desert landscape, eventually cornering them and bringing the scheme to an end.

Contains 3 stories

The Crying Judge

9 pp · Western-Frontier

When Billy the Kid is arrested and thrown into a cell with Luke Blake—a homesteader condemned to hang for a murder he swears he didn't commit—Billy sees the frame-up for what it is and decides to help Luke escape. With the Crying Judge Silas Payne and his ruthless deputy Deuce Clark closing in, Billy must uncover the real killer and prove Luke's innocence before the noose tightens. A tense Western tale of justice, deception, and a gunslinger willing to risk everything for the truth.

The Ghost of Billy the Kid

8 pp · Western-Frontier

Billy the Kid takes on an imposter claiming his notorious name—a highwayman using Billy's legend to rob and kill along the frontier. To catch the fake, Billy hires on as a gold shipment guard, ready to turn himself and the cargo into bait. What unfolds is a tense game of cat and mouse across canyon country, where Billy must prove he's the real outlaw and reclaim his own dangerous reputation.

The Great Land Rush

9 pp · Western-Frontier

Billy the Kid and his sidekick Saddle Sam find themselves caught up in a frontier land rush, not for free government land, but to help their friend Doc Hoskins stake a claim to a valuable medical pool. When the smooth-talking Ace Williams and his hired thugs try to sabotage Hoskins's chances with dirty tricks, Billy and the gang have to fight their way through the chaos to see that Doc gets his fair shot at striking it rich.