Black Diamond Western #14

In the late 1860s, the deadly Faro Kid escapes jail and heads to Thunder Flat, where a gambling boss has hired him to protect a newly reopened saloon—only to discover that the operation has already been shut down by Black Diamond, a masked marshal determined to clean up the town. When the Faro Kid learns who stands in his way, he's eager for a showdown with the one man whose reputation rivals his own. Black Diamond and Reliapon must prepare for a confrontation with the West's most feared gunslinger.

This 1949 non-fiction piece recounts some wild tales from the Old West frontier, including the story of Pedro Bustamente, a Mexican brought to court on horse-thief charges in California, alongside other colorful anecdotes about gold nuggets, extracted teeth replaced with gold, and John F. Duthie's unusual protest against San Francisco saloons. The stories range from the absurd to the genuinely strange, all tied together by the opening account of the only recorded bullfight ever held in the United States—a brief event in Dodge City in 1884 that sparked strict federal laws against the practice.

Sheriff Jack Queen carries more than just the law in Deadwood—he carries the weight of a betrayal that nearly killed him. Years ago, a man named Dave Carewe turned traitor during a brutal wagon-train ambush, leaving Queen for dead; now, as the newly appointed sheriff, Queen discovers that Carewe has become the territory's most feared outlaw, "the Duke of Dakota." With the hunt on and old wounds fresh, Queen must track down the man he's sworn to bring to justice.