The Fightin' Texan #16

Jeff Dawson and his partner P.J. Clancy ride into the Black Hills chasing gold, only to stumble into a rescue mission when they meet a young woman whose father has been captured by Sioux warriors. To pull off the rescue, Jeff strikes a dangerous bargain with his old friend turned outlaw Bully Schmitt—but keeping control of the situation as bullets fly from all sides proves far trickier than he anticipated. It's a high-stakes game where every deal could be his last, and Jeff has to outthink both the Sioux and the outlaws to bring everyone through alive.

When "Roarin' Jory" Braden of the Texas Rangers picks up the trail of The Arkansaw Kid—a killer who's already gunned down a sheriff and a marshal—the odds favor the outlaw's draw. Braden sets an ambitious trap using a rumored shipment of nine thousand dollars on a stagecoach, hoping to flush out his quarry at a lonely ford, but the Kid's gang proves ready for the bait in a brutal roadside ambush. With bullets flying and allies falling, the Texan must rely on grit and a hidden passenger's quick thinking to turn the tables on a desperate man with nothing left to lose.

In the dusty frontier town of Eagle Springs, Marshal Lon Hooper rides hard to uncover the truth behind the masked mavericks' brutal raids. With only a single clue and a trail of silver bullets, he must piece together a mystery no one else will admit exists—especially not Tina, whose silence may hold more weight than words.

This one-page story tracks the fugitive known as the Gay Desperado as he pursues the bank bandit Midas Moran across the western frontier, hoping to recover proof of his own innocence. When his young companion Patsy is captured by Moran and held hostage, the desperado must infiltrate the bandit's hideout in a high-stakes gamble to free his friend and expose the real criminal. Packed with gunfights, clever schemes, and narrow escapes, this tale proves why the outlaw's cunning reputation precedes him.