Jesse James #23

Jun 1955 · Avon · 0.10 USD

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Jesse James leads a band of raiders on a destructive mission across Alta California, targeting Mexican settlements in the region. A young boy named Jim, separated from his family, is rescued by authorities and placed in a Kansas orphanage, where he later discovers he has an uncle in Arizona. Jim is eventually reunited with his Uncle Tuck and taken back to Arizona to recover, where he learns of plans by the Cross and Crescent gang to rustle cattle from the Forktongue Ranch. When the rustlers strike, Jim helps stop the cattle thieves in a gunfight, proving himself brave despite his youth.

Contains 4 stories

The Terror Peak Train Robbery

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Jesse James and his gang attempt a daring robbery of a Kansas-Pacific train carrying a fortune in cash, but armed law men aboard force the outlaws to scatter—leaving Jesse stranded with only a mysterious black satchel. While hiding in the hills, Jesse encounters Glory Summers, a young woman fighting to protect her family's ranch claim from ruthless land-grabbers, and a chance encounter leads him to a discovery that might just even the odds. What unfolds is a tense tale of outlaws, gold, and an unlikely alliance forged in the frontier wilderness.

The Hooded Raiders

6 pp · Western-Frontier

White Brother

6 pp · Western-Frontier

When a maddened horse kills his parents in Kansas City, young James Carrol Jr. is claimed by his uncle and taken west to Arizona—but a chance encounter with an Indian boy in Santa Fe sets off a deadly chain of consequences. Caught between a brutal ambush and an unexpected act of mercy, the orphan discovers that sometimes the right choice demands more courage than a gun.

The Sons of Sonora Sally

8 pp · Western-Frontier

When rustlers plague her ranch and strike down her foreman, the aging Sonora Sally Larkin sends urgent letters summoning her two sons—hard men with fast guns and harder hearts. With their mother gravely ill and bound by her dying wish that they fight without drawing their six-shooters, Larry and the younger Kid must track down the Cross and Crescent gang and protect the Forktongue herd, all while honoring a promise that could cost them everything.