Outlaws #7

El Diamonte, a slick Mexican outlaw with diamonds glittering in his teeth, stays one step ahead of the law by committing robberies just across the border where the local sheriff has no authority—but when a determined lawman catches wind of his scheme, he devises a plan to lure the wily bandit into a trap. This 1949 western frontier tale showcases the outlaw's cunning tricks and his dangerous game of outsmarting justice on both sides of the Rio Grande.

When newspaper publisher Charles Payne arrives in a lawless Nevada mining town to start a paper, he quickly discovers that exposing corruption—particularly the murderous schemes of villain Spurs Stetson and gambler Ace Lamont—is a dangerous business. Despite threats, sabotage, and a catastrophic fire, Payne refuses to be silenced, and the townspeople rally behind him to fight back against the criminals who've ruled through fear.

This 1949 non-fiction feature traces the trigger's evolution from hand cannons in 1320—when gunners had to hold a burning match to a powder hole—through the match-lock, wheel-lock, and flint-lock designs that followed, each invention driven by the practical needs of soldiers and thieves alike. The story chronicles how the flint-lock dominated firearms for 175 years before Samuel Colt's revolver revolutionized the field in 1837, culminating in the rapid-fire weapons of the modern era. It's a fascinating look at how a simple mechanical lever transformed warfare and everyday life.

Tombstone's most brutal outlaw, "Tucson" McHugh, leads an ambush on a silver shipment traveling through Skeleton Canyon—but one young survivor, Jim Calhoun, manages to escape and reach the law. When Sheriff Denton refuses to act immediately, Jim takes matters into his own hands, tracking the stolen loot to a hideout in the San Pedros and risking his life to bring McHugh to justice. Racing against time and McHugh's guns, this keen-eyed cowpoke gambles everything to expose a man whose double life has kept him one step ahead of the law.

Jimmy Nelson's Arizona ranch means everything to him—his family's legacy, his life's anchor—but when a creditor demands payment he can't make, he sees one desperate path forward: entering Gray's Rodeo to win the prize money he needs. What he doesn't know is that Ike, a well-meaning but volatile hand at the rodeo, has deliberately provoked the animals into a savage state, setting the stage for a collision between Jimmy's determination and forces beyond his control.