Frontier Western #9

In "The Life and Death of the Abilene Kid!" from Frontier Western #9 (1957), a wounded outlaw named the Abilene Kid is given a chance at redemption when Sheriff Cotrell insists on saving him, defying the town’s desire for vengeance. After five years of hard labor, he returns to the frontier seeking his old mentor, Matt McCabe, only to find himself drawn into a final reckoning with the man he once called brother.

In "The Bushwhacker," Hondo Cole, fleeing custody, sets a deadly trap for Sheriff Stack—only to be struck down by a rattlesnake just as he aims. Trapped between vengeance and survival, his final moments are a desperate plea for mercy he never expected to need.

In "His Guns Hang Low," Sheriff Cal Stone carries the weight of a reputation he never asked for—admired for his sharp aim, yet haunted by the loneliness of being feared. Beneath the lawman’s stoic exterior lies a man who longs for connection, yearning for a life where he’s seen not for his gun, but for who he truly is.

In "I Dare Yuh to Draw," the lone gunslinger Clay Sanders—once known as Utah Kid—tries to leave his past behind by buying a ranch and courting Molly Forbes under his new name. The townsfolk watch with suspicion as he refuses to carry a gun, until his old enemy Hank Jelks arrives and forces the issue, testing both his skill and his quiet resolve.