Strange Tales of the Wild West #[nn]

In the parched silence of the western frontier, Karl and Nancy are stranded when their car breaks down, forcing them to seek shelter with the reclusive John Nobody. As the days stretch on, the isolation begins to fray John’s already taut nerves, and the quiet desert takes on a tense, watchful air.

In "The Chinaman," Sheriff Max Willie calls on Gringo to help unravel a web of deception in Tombstone, where the captured robber Hugh has escaped and is fleeing toward Terence Valley. There, the elusive gang leader Dexter Kelvin—posing as the hotel owner John Lynn—has set a trap, burning down his own Hotel Arizona to frame Pete, the Chinaman, and cover his escape. With Syd Bicking on his trail and the town’s horses secured, Gringo must outmaneuver a killer who’s willing to burn everything down to stay free.

In the haunted highlands of the Wild West, a desperate plea for help brings Syd Bicking, Sheriff Wesley, and the wary Tomás and Chucho to the cursed Hill of Death. When Jarvis Garret demands the locals build a dam to save their town, the old woman’s fire-eyed idol sends them fleeing in terror—only to reveal a gold-laden secret and a shocking betrayal.

In the dusty reaches of the Wild West, Syd Bicking leads a wagon train through dangerous Apache territory, but when his companion Luis’ daughter Helen claims to have seen Indians, suspicion stirs. What begins as a routine patrol spirals into a deadly conspiracy when Syd uncovers Matt and Ernest secretly trading guns with the tribe—leading to a chase, a hidden girl, and a trap set with the help of his old friend Invincible Eagle.

A young woman travels westward in 1848, drawn by rumors of gold and the promise of fortune, unaware of the chaos and change her journey will ignite. The discovery at Sutter's Hill sparks a wave of migration that reshapes the frontier, turning fleeting camps into bustling towns—then leaving them behind as the mines dry up.

In "The Mohave Rose," the Nameless rides into Hepzibah’s desert outpost, where the sharp-eyed sex worker spins a dangerous web of desire and deceit. As Lem and Moe fall under her spell and join her in a heist, they’re drawn into a town gripped by labor strife, where a $5,000 bounty hangs over the strike leader, Schuyler—someone they know too well. With Hepzibah’s allure tightening like a noose, the trio must outrun betrayal and the law, their loyalty tested as the desert heat blurs truth and survival.