Texas Rangers in Action #22

A Texas Ranger on the hunt for a bank robber discovers that the man he's chasing, Tug Waters, may not be guilty of the crime at all—but proving it means catching him first. After a grueling pursuit across the frontier and a bare-knuckle confrontation at a desert spring, the Ranger uncovers the real culprit and extends an unexpected offer to the fugitive. "On the Run" is a tale of justice, honor, and second chances in the Old West.

A Texas Ranger suspects two owlhooters are working for a mysterious newcomer to the territory, so he plants a forged oil deed to draw them out and follow the trail straight to their boss. When Johnny Byrd's trap leads him to Crowell's ranch, a final showdown reveals a scheme to steal the real deed to oil rights on stolen land. It's a clever game of wits and gunplay as the Ranger outsmarts a crooked operation in this 1960 tale.

When rumors spread that Wild Bill Hickok is too cowardly to compete in the rodeo events, a shrewd troublemaker named Ace Denton uses the false talk to stir up chaos—and distract the marshal while plotting something far more sinister. As rodeo performers and rough characters keep testing Hickok's nerve with escalating challenges, he and Jingles must stay sharp enough to see through Ace's real game before it's too late.

A gunslinger named Turner rides into town with a deadly vendetta, giving Deputy John Meggs exactly thirty minutes to live—or so Turner claims, announcing himself at the Alhambra Saloon with a challenge the whole town can hear. As the clock ticks down and tension grips the frightened onlookers, Meggs must decide whether to run or stand and face the fastest gun in Texas. This taut western showdown delivers pure frontier justice in the span of half an hour.

Texas Ranger Jubal Tate arrives in Apache Wells to find the town gripped by terror—the townspeople won't help him, afraid of the outlaw gang that has them under its thumb. With the town refusing to stand up for itself, Jubal faces down the criminals alone, but he knows bigger trouble is coming when the gang's leader, Lip Cumber, learns what's happened. A lone ranger must decide how hard he's willing to fight for people too frightened to fight for themselves.