The Westerner Comics #21

Wild Bill Pecos and his partner Nuggets Nugent find themselves caught in the crossfire when a seemingly endless string of gold shipments falls prey to bandits in the territory—but their investigation into the robberies reveals a larger scheme orchestrated by the mysterious Earl Morell, whose designs on the local Lopez rancho may be connected to the crimes. When masked riders attack the river dam to force Angel Lopez into selling his land, Bill and Nuggets race to stop the destruction and uncover the truth behind Gunman's Gold.

Roman Nose, the legendary Sioux chief, receives a magic war bonnet from Sitting Bull that promises to protect him in battle—but only if he obeys one crucial taboo. As Roman Nose proves nearly invincible in countless skirmishes with soldiers, the fate of his protection hangs on whether he can maintain his discipline when temptation presents itself.

When a supply train escorted by cavalry is mysteriously ordered to abandon its cargo near Fort Silver Creek, the stage is set for tragedy—a ruthless scheme orchestrated by Jim Larson and the Silver Syndicate to seize valuable territory. As the fort falls in a brutal Apache attack, a stranger arrives months later with his own reckoning, caught between the captain's guilt-wracked conscience and Larson's deadly determination to keep the conspiracy buried. This tale of corruption and vengeance in the untamed Southwest shows how far men will go for power and silver.

Two ex-Confederate prospectors, Jake and Walt, seek out an old Mexican's map to the fabled Lost Dutchman Mine in Arizona's mountains, but their greed and the curse that surrounds the treasure quickly unravel their plans. As they pursue the gold, Apache warriors, treacherous mountain terrain, and the mine's dark reputation systematically pick off those who dare to hunt it. Their search becomes a race against both nature and fate itself.

On the vast Kansas prairie of 1860, a young settler named Allan spares the life of a wounded Sioux boy, Red Cloud, during a brutal wagon-train attack—an act of mercy that earns him suspicion from his own people, especially the hard-nosed Joe Jenkins. Years later, when Red Cloud returns with a warning of an imminent Sioux war party threatening the fledgling settlement, Allan must convince the townspeople to trust his former enemy's word, even as Jenkins and others question his loyalties. Friendship forged in blood tests the bounds of loyalty and compassion as the settlement faces its greatest threat yet.