Outlaws #4

When Joe Bolder brings a wild stallion called Fireball to the ranch he co-owns with Art Morrow and Janie Morrow, tensions boil over—and when death strikes the property, cowhands Cal and Clem must piece together whether a killer horse is truly to blame, or if something far more sinister is afoot. Cal's suspicions lead him to uncover a dangerous secret, but Bolder has his own deadly plans and won't let the truth stand in his way.

When a ruthless gambler named Jack Spade forecloses on Newt Haskins's ranch, the desperate rancher confronts him—only to end up dead in what looks like a suicide jump from a hotel window. Newt's son Bob is convinced something darker happened, and when he discovers Spade scheming with a woman to run off together, he sets a trap that forces the truth into the open. This six-page frontier tale proves that a double-cross cuts both ways.

Cattleman Bart Crane swears vengeance when raiders burn out the nesters in Crow County, but Cole Daly and Kent Ivy decide to investigate the attacks themselves—and their sleuthing uncovers a shocking truth about who's really behind the raids. When a distinctive riding habit gives away the raider leader's identity, the two punchers must confront the big shot and prove his guilt before he strikes again.

The outlaw known as the Cougar pulls off a daring bank robbery and escapes on horseback—only to have his getaway complicated when Nell Frame, a woman recently returned to town from back East, becomes entangled in his flight. As they ride hard to evade the pursuing posse, the Cougar finds himself drawn to this spirited woman who seems to thrive on danger just as much as he does. But Nell harbors a secret that runs far deeper than a taste for excitement, and her intentions toward the outlaw are anything but romantic.

When Johnny Bull is accused of murdering the notorious gunslinger Swifty Morgan, he knows something doesn't add up—a crack shot like Morgan should never have let him walk out alive. Racing against the hangman's noose, Johnny works to uncover the truth behind the frame-up, with only his wits and a scrap of evidence to prove his innocence. Written by this Western detective story, "Double-Quick Trigger Man!" is a tense game of deduction where the real killer's mistake might be Johnny's only chance to beat the rap.

Prospector Ted Fogerty's gambling luck runs out at the Silver Slipper saloon, but his real troubles begin when he crosses paths with miner Dave Carter and the saloon's operator Larry Atwell—all three men vying for the attention of Myra. When tensions boil over into violence, the sheriff finds himself with a mystery on his hands and more suspects than answers.