Outlaws #1

When Nate Crawn's mail-order bride Betty Blade arrives in the frontier town of Two-Spot, she proves far tougher than expected—stepping into trouble from day one. As Betty befriends Jed Carter, the wild-horse trader, she uncovers a dangerous secret that draws them both into a showdown with outlaws and the mystery of the outlaw known as the Rattler. Two hearts and a town full of lead slugs collide in this tale of grit, deception, and frontier justice.

In the California desert, two outlaws—Bull and Weasel—pull off a daring train robbery, making off with twenty thousand dollars in gold coins. As they flee across the wasteland, tensions between the partners reach a violent breaking point, and ambition becomes as deadly as the unforgiving landscape itself. What began as a perfect heist spirals into a desperate struggle for survival where the desert itself may prove the harshest judge of all.

Cole Freeman is a broke drifter who stumbles into a train robbery one night and, acting on instinct, helps stop the outlaws—earning himself a thousand-dollar reward he doesn't even know about. When he takes his newfound luck to the Fair Shake Saloon for a drink, an incredible winning streak at the poker table catches the eye of the establishment's owner, Silk Spade, who has his own dangerous reasons for wanting the drifter dead. Cole's quick wits and sharper eye for detail turn the tables in ways that transform a saddle-bum's fortunes in a single night.

"Little Doc" Doolittle, a pacifist physician who abhors guns, finds his convictions tested when the pretty Nell Barton is accused of murdering Polter at the Four Aces. Through careful medical examination, Doc discovers the truth is far more complex than a simple confession—and realizes someone else entirely is responsible, someone with far darker intentions. When the town's corruption and violence close in, Doc must decide whether his principles are worth dying for.

Branded a killer after gold vanishes from the Red Dog Saloon and its owner is found murdered, Shandy Moran must prove his innocence and reclaim what was stolen from him—starting with the truth from those who framed him. With the help of Fay Brand, the owner's daughter, Moran tracks down the real culprits and faces off against the man now running the saloon, but survival in this lawless frontier demands more than justice alone.

In the lawless settlement of Outpost, Tony Glade devises a scheme to escape his life caring for his aging grandfather, Gopher Glade, enlisting his girlfriend Ginger to help him carry it out. When the plan spirals into tragedy, the community demands swift justice—but a local padre sees an opportunity to turn Tony's own words into a lesson about judgment and divine reckoning.

Johnny Ace and his sidekick Rafe Malone are determined to stop the rustler Wolf Hanson from stealing any more of their cattle, even though they're badly outnumbered. With a clever trap set in Wedge Canyon, Johnny devises a plan to turn the tables on the outlaws and their herd of stolen livestock.