Silver Kid Western #1

Jan 1958 · I. W. Publishing / Super Comics · 0.10 USD

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A Native American named Standing Turtle is hunted by Apache warriors across the frontier, driven by fear of the terrible fate that awaits him if captured. Meanwhile, an old man named Bragg and his associate Willie scheme to sell Papay's claim to mining rights, with Bragg determined to prevent Papay from interfering in their plans. When Papay learns of the betrayal, he pursues the men to stop them, with the help of Sheriff Rion and a loose horseshoe that prevents the criminals from escaping on horseback.

Contains 4 stories

The Son of Geronimo

9 pp · Western-Frontier

The Silver Kid and his Apache companion Hondo stumble onto a dangerous conspiracy when a mysterious brave bushwhacks them in the Arizona Territory—a shooting that leads them to discover rifles being illegally supplied to the Apaches in violation of a recent treaty. Racing to uncover who's behind the gun-running scheme, the two lawmen must navigate treacherous terrain and competing agendas to prevent an orchestrated uprising that could ignite a new Indian war. With Black Eagle, the vengeful son of Geronimo, caught in the middle of a plot by corrupt white men, the Silver Kid and Hondo find themselves in a desperate race against time to stop a catastrophe.

Stampede

6 pp · Western-Frontier

When a lucrative Army contract puts two rival ranchers on a collision course, Sauer will stop at nothing to get his herd to Fort Jason first—even if it means driving his cattle across a waterless wasteland on nothing but a hunch and ruthless determination. As both spreads race toward the prize, Sauer's cutthroat tactics escalate, and the stakes mount higher with every mile of punishing trail.

Apache Vengeance

5 pp · Western-Frontier

Consumed by jealousy of his tribe's favored hunter, Standing Turtle commits a violent act and flees into the mountains with pursuers at his heels—but his cowardice and desperation drive him to increasingly brutal measures just to stay ahead of capture. When the hunters finally corner him on a rocky ledge, the Great Spirit's justice arrives in an unexpected form, and Standing Turtle learns that treachery demands its own price.

Bullets of Revenge

6 pp · Western-Frontier

Sheriff Craine has sold his badge to the ruthless rancher Bragg, using his quick gun to eliminate small spread owners so Bragg can seize their land—but when the mysterious Silver Kid rolls into town, he quickly uncovers the corrupt scheme and the body count that's been pinned on innocent men. As Craine prepares to frame old man Backus for a murder he didn't commit, the Silver Kid steps in to even the odds and expose the truth behind the killings. What unfolds is a tense confrontation between a hired killer and a stranger with his own code of justice.