Cowboy Western Comics #29

Sunset Carson heads to the Rio Grande country to reunite with an old trail partner, Wesley Caven, but discovers his friend has fallen in with a ruthless outfit run by Mr. Elwood—men who are pressuring a local rancher named Bruce Lanning to sell his Circle A spread. When Sunset witnesses the violence firsthand and realizes Caven and Elwood plan to eliminate Lanning in cold blood, he's forced to take a stand against the very friend he came to see. It's a clash of loyalty and conscience as Sunset must decide whether to let the law handle things or take matters into his own hands to stop a murder.

On July 4th, 1873, Lin McAdam rides into Dodge City hunting Dutch Henry Brown to settle an old score, but a rifle shooting contest and a stolen Winchester rifle set off a chain of violence that carries the gun—and the feud—across the frontier. As the coveted "one in a thousand" rifle passes from hand to hand through outlaws, gamblers, and gunslingers, Lin must track it down while caught between a cavalry siege and enemies closing in from all sides. This four-page western adaptation pits McAdam against Dutch Henry in a story where a single rifle becomes the prize in a deadly game that only vengeance can finish.

When the notorious Manglin' Max rides into town and tangles with Pecos Bill, a scheme to frame the frontier hero for cattle rustling sets in motion—and the Judge and Max plan to make it stick. With a forged signature as evidence and sunrise execution looming, Pecos must find a way to prove his innocence before the noose tightens in this 1950 humor western by Clint Harmon.

This six-foot-four Texan born in the saddle parlayed his extraordinary rodeo skills—honed through bronc-busting, bull-dogging, and roping competitions from childhood—into stardom across two continents. After dominating competitions in his native Texas and the rodeos of South America, Sunset Carson caught the eye of Robert Savini of Astor Pictures, who recognized his natural talent for the screen and signed him to star in action-packed Western features. From the rodeo arena to Hollywood, Carson's fearless riding ability and charisma made him one of the top Western stars in motion pictures.