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Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #3

Feb 1951 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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In "The Mantle of Suspicion," Billy the Kid becomes entangled in a gold hunt when three prospectors set out into the desert mountains seeking riches, but only two return with a map and accusations of murder. A man named Bull Hadley is shot and dies, and Billy is suspected of the crime. Billy must prove his innocence by uncovering the truth about the gold map and finding the real killer before Bull Hadley's dying finger of guilt leads to his own hanging. The story culminates when Billy confronts the actual murderer and recovers the gold map, clearing his name and gaining a partner in his young friend Tommy.

Contains 4 stories
The Last Bullet
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Billy the Kid

When a worn-out sheriff and an ambitious young deputy separately pursue Billy the Kid through the frontier town of Rock Ridge, their conflicting methods of justice set a deadly chase in motion. As Billy flees northward with only one bullet left in his gun, he faces an impossible choice that will test whether the outlaw truly deserves his reputation as a heartless killer. "The Last Bullet" explores whether redemption can spark in a single moment of decision.

The Mantle of Suspicion
10 pp · Western-Frontier
Billy the Kid

When two prospectors and a boy head into the mountains seeking gold, they strike it rich—but their discovery sets off a chain of violence that leaves one man dead and suspicion falling squarely on Billy the Kid. As Billy struggles with a shoulder wound and a mysterious silence about what really happened that night, he must fight to prove his innocence while a ruthless fake sheriff tightens his grip on the town. In this tale of greed, betrayal, and frontier justice, nothing is quite what it seems.

The Claws of Death
4 pp · Western-Frontier

When a ruthless outlaw named Blackie teams his savage killer cat with his own murderous schemes, Rock Hudson and his partner Bacon Bob find themselves caught in the crosshairs of an unholy partnership that threatens the entire territory. After the beast strikes at a rancher and Blackie sets his sights on the man's daughter, Rock must face both predator and villain to stop the killing spree. This Western tale from 1951 pits two men against one of nature's most lethal hunters in a battle where cunning and courage are the only weapons that matter.

The Honor of Billy the Kid
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid arrives in the frontier town of Journey's End under an assumed identity, only to discover that someone is impersonating him—extorting ranchers with protection rackets and threatening their families. Infiltrating the gang to expose the mastermind behind the scheme, Billy must outwit the ruthless Brick Hamlin while rallying the terrorized townsfolk to stand against their oppressors before the outlaw's grip tightens further.

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Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $34
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $367
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $209
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $145
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $74*
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Reprints

Reprinted in Return of the Outlaw #1 (1953), John Wayne Adventure Comics #25 (1954), Action Comic #2 (1958), The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #86 (1971)

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