Western Picture Stories #2

This issue features "Lightnin'," a story by H. David and W.M. Allison about cowboy Matt Crawford, who possesses an unbeatable range trick involving his horse. When a man named Black Bart is scheduled to be hanged, Crawford becomes involved in a confrontation with the outlaw and encounters a mysterious stranger claiming to be a law officer. The narrative follows Crawford and a character named Lightnin' (presumably his horse) as they navigate gunfights and pursuits, including a scene where Crawford rides to widow Dawson's home seeking advice about settling papers related to the case.