Texas Rangers in Action #55

A Mexican officer calling himself El Cid—claiming descent from the legendary Spanish hero—has escaped execution and crossed the Rio Grande with a fanatical army, determined to reconquer Texas with the promise of a magical sword at his side. When Texas Ranger Jim Barren discovers the invasion firsthand, he must find a way to stop El Cid's growing forces before they overrun the border, even as the would-be conqueror believes himself unstoppable. Written by the letters department of Texas Rangers in Action, this 1966 frontier tale pits one ranger's grit against the myth and steel driving a revolutionary army northward.

Texas Ranger Clyde Ornow refuses to trade in his trusty old cap-and-ball Remington for the faster Colt .45 that's become standard issue—a stubbornness that nearly costs him his life when he faces off against Roper Lusk and his gang of well-armed outlaws. When word reaches headquarters that Lusk is holed up in Snake Canyon, Ornow sets out on their trail, only to discover that the shrewd outlaw has laid a trap that turns the tables on the slow-drawing lawman. As Ornow finds himself cornered in an empty cabin with enemies closing in, his loyalty to the old gun is about to be put to the ultimate test.