Billy West #7

Aug 1950 · Pines · 0.10 USD

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Billy West and his companions discover a map burned into wood that points to lost gold, leading them to seek help from the Sundog Sheriff in the town of Almacante to retrieve it. When the sheriff proves unreliable, they must fight off Morgau's gang and the villain himself to protect their discovery. In a separate story, "Gunshy Johnny," young Johnny Doyle arrives in the West and attempts to prove himself by winning a shooting contest against experienced cowboys, competing in a target match where he must hit playing cards fastened to a tree.

Contains 4 stories

The Gold of Thunder Mountain!

10 pp · Western-Frontier

Billy WestMolly Sage (his bossowner of the Blue Sage Ranch)Sally MorganUncle DanSnubby SageJulie SageRandy Morgan

When Sally Morgan arrives at the Blue Sage Ranch to visit Molly Sage, a mysterious gunman attempts her life—and Billy West soon discovers that word of a lost gold mine on Thunder Mountain has spread to ruthless men willing to kill for its location. Now Billy must protect Sally as she searches for her grandfather's hidden lode while Randy Morgan, Sally's own cousin, schemes to claim the gold for himself and cut off her family's only hope of financial salvation. With outlaws closing in from all sides, the race is on to find the mine before greed and gunfire claim everything.

Gamblers' Gunbait!

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Rhoda Trail (editor of The Sundog Sentinel)Windy Knight (Sundog's sheriff)Slim Akers (Rhoda's best pard)

Signal for Little Arrow!

6 pp · Western-Frontier

Snubby (Billy West's star pupil)Julie (Billy West's star pupil)Little ArrowSlink James (villain)

The Trail of a Grizzly Bear!

3 pp · Western-Frontier

Billy WestSnubby SageJulie SageLittle ArrowRufus Balmer

When an arrogant Eastern hunter named Rufus Balmer ignores all warnings and wounds a grizzly bear on open ground, Billy West must spring into action to save the stubborn tenderfoot from his own recklessness. With help from Julie, Little Arrow, and his trusted horse Eagle, Billy races against time to outsmart an enraged bear and teach a hard lesson about respecting the wilderness.