The Outlaws #13

Frankie Farrell leaves home as a restless kid headed west, and his weak will leads him down a dark path—from petty theft to becoming a feared outlaw across the badlands. When he stows away on a prairie schooner to escape his stern father's discipline, he discovers the wagon is part of something far more sinister: an armed gang preparing an ambush on a remote road. Now caught between the criminals and their unsuspecting targets, Frankie must reckon with the consequences of the life he's chosen.

When Jack Fraser walks out of Fort Slater prison with crime on his mind, he stumbles upon a museum suit of armor and realizes it could be the perfect disguise for a robbery—bullets bounce right off it. After a daring escape from pursuing lawmen, Fraser abandons the metal suit at a creek and disappears into hiding with his stolen bankroll, convinced that with a few modifications, the armor could become his key to a whole new criminal enterprise. This tale explores how a forgotten Old West outlaw nearly invented the bullet-proof protection that wouldn't become common until decades later.

When Jeff Burns and Matt Thomas are cheated at poker by a crooked dealer in a dusty saloon, they decide to take justice into their own hands—and discover they have a knack for robbery. Their taste of easy money leads the pair to turn their talents toward robbing stagecoaches across the Southwest badlands, convinced they've found their calling as outlaws. What awaits them on the outlaw trail remains to be seen in "The Bank Busters!"