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Outlaws of the West #17

Nov 1958 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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A lawman posing as a stranger infiltrates a gang to gather information about the dangerous outlaw Billy Sickles, who is being hunted by U.S. Marshal Frank Callin across Oklahoma territory. The undercover deputy befriends the gang members in a saloon and learns details about Sickles' whereabouts, but his cover is blown when one gang member recognizes him as a lawman. The story reveals a connection to the marshal's past as Callin pursues Sickles, with the narrative following the pursuit across the badlands and into Kansas, culminating in a confrontation involving twins and family secrets related to the marshal's personal history.

Contains 5 stories
Gunmen
6 pp · Western-Frontier

In the quiet town of Lariat, the arrival of the ruthless gunmen Con Ulrich and Ernie Coombs has driven out the townsfolk, who now plan to abandon their homes. When the peaceful Bret Bell, a man who’s never drawn a gun, decides to stand against them, the entire town watches in stunned silence as he prepares to face the outlaws—his choice hanging in the balance.

Trail at Bulletproof
5 pp · Western-Frontier
Ride into Ambush!
5 pp · Western-Frontier

In the dusty final stretch of a cross-country manhunt, U.S. Deputy Marshal Frank Callin closes in on the elusive outlaw Billy Sickles, who’s been evading justice for years after a string of daring crimes. As Callin tracks him into the barren desert, Sickles makes a desperate stand at a remote water hole, setting up a tense, deadly confrontation where both men know this moment could be their last.

Happy Jack
4 pp · Western-Frontier

Happy Jack Dahl returns to West Texas, a man with a notorious reputation and a smile that wins over townsfolk despite being wanted for crimes ranging from bank robbery to stealing from the poor box. Ranger Buff Beck, self-conscious about his looks and unpopular with locals, struggles to enforce the arrest, especially as Happy Jack’s charm turns even his victims into reluctant allies. As the tension builds in the dusty streets, Beck faces not just a fugitive, but a showdown where reputation, justice, and a smile may be the real weapons.

Trouble's Twin
5 pp · Western-Frontier

In the dusty frontier town of 1958, John Marsh is moments away from marrying Molly when a stranger arrives, gun drawn, believing John is his wanted twin brother Joe Marsh. The truth unfolds: the two men are identical twins, but their lives have split in opposite directions—John a quiet rancher, Joe a fugitive on the run. As tension mounts, Joe reveals a desperate plan to swap identities and vanish, but the arrival of a mysterious rider on the trail sets off a chain of events neither brother could have foreseen.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
artist, inker, letterer Pete Morisi
cover pencils, inks Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Reprints

Reprinted in Outlaws of the West #9 (1959), Colt Western #10-63 (1970), Outlaws of the West #85 (1979), Outlaws of the West #86 (1980), Gwandanaland Comics #606 (2017)

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