Frontier Western #3

In "Lightning Strikes Twice!" from Frontier Western #3 (1956), Doc—once driven out of town for treating Dull Knife after he’s shot during a stage robbery—returns when the red plague threatens the community. With the medicine stolen in the same robbery, the townsfolk’s prejudices are tested as the truth emerges. The story unfolds with quiet urgency, balancing moral courage against entrenched fear.

Clay Borden, the lawman who brought order to Butte County for three years, is ready to hang up his badge and start a new life farming hogs with his brother Fred. But when outlaw Nitch Crawford and his gang seize control of the town, and Crawford goes too far by stealing Clay’s hogs and shooting Fred, the retired sheriff is pulled back into a fight he thought he’d left behind. In this gritty 6-page tale from Frontier Western #3 (1956), loyalty, justice, and the weight of the past collide in a showdown that changes everything.

In "Indian Attack!" from Frontier Western #3 (1956), a scout’s warning of a Cherokee war party sends the fort into alarm—until Sagamore, skeptical of the report, rides out to investigate. What he finds is a celebration, not a threat, and his calm insistence on the truth leads the colonel to reconsider. The story unfolds with quiet tension and a moment of unexpected understanding, grounded in the careful observation of a man who sees beyond fear.

In "Rampage!" from Frontier Western #3 (1956), tensions flare when Ben Winters fires Moose from the sawmill, sparking a violent confrontation that escalates when Moose and two others try to take matters into their own hands. Billy steps in just in time to stand between them, ready to face the storm.

In "Desperado!" from Frontier Western #3 (1956), Joe Mungo—a man branded a killer and outlaw across the frontier—rides into Fargo Falls, sending the town into a panic. As the sheriff prepares to meet him with force, Mungo arrives not with a gun, but with a white flag, weary from years on the run and ready to surrender.