Gunsmoke Western #70

In "When an Outlaw Escapes!", Colt finds himself cornered and ready to surrender to the sheriff—only to slip free at the last moment, turning the tables on the law. With Sam’s help, he sets out to capture the notorious Big Montana, chasing justice one step ahead of the noose.

In "The Return of Darrow, the Gunfighter!" from Gunsmoke Western #70 (1962), Dave Darrow comes back to the frontier town where his father was murdered, not to draw first, but to wait—patient, precise, and silent. When the moment is right and no one else is in danger, he finally makes his move, not with blood, but with a show of control that leaves Crugg stripped of his weapons and pride.

In "Moose Mangum, the Ambusher!", the relentless outlaw Moose sets a trap for the fugitive Natchez, only to find himself outmaneuvered when Natchez slips through in disguise and takes the high ground, turning the tide against Moose and his gang. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1962 western tale delivers a sharp, tense showdown where cunning proves sharper than brute force.

In "The Montana Kid!" from Gunsmoke Western #70, a lone rider known only as the Montana Kid rides into town to save a sheriff from a deadly ambush by a man named Juke. When the sheriff later finds himself forced to arrest the Kid to maintain his standing, the young outlaw lets him strike him down—quietly, without protest. What the sheriff doesn’t know is that the man he’s punishing is his own son, and the truth hangs heavy in the dusty air between them.