Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles #70

Wild Bill Hickok arrives in Mill River to clean up the town, but a scheming dry goods merchant named Elias Jones launches a vicious smear campaign, turning the townspeople against him with accusations of corruption, crooked gambling, and murder. As Jones and his criminal associates orchestrate increasingly elaborate frame-ups to drive the marshal out, Hickok must uncover the conspiracy before false witnesses seal his fate.

Wild Bill Hickok grows suspicious of three seemingly respectable newcomers—Jarret at the bank, Briggs at the general store, and Evans at the telegraph office—who are clearly coordinating in secret as a major cash shipment approaches town. The marshal keeps watch, certain something is afoot, but will the criminals' plan come to fruition, or will his years of experience pay off when the moment of truth arrives?

Wild Bill Hickok investigates a suspicious gunfight in which the lightning-fast Grabby Lewis was outdone by a stranger named Tom Vesey—a result that doesn't sit right with the marshal. When Hickok presses Vesey about the duel's true nature, the confrontation turns deadly, and the marshal discovers the real weapon behind Grabby's downfall. A clever bit of deception and a hidden gun bring justice to the frontier in this 1958 tale.

Olaf Svenson, the strongest man in Sycamore City, has finally had enough of Jud Russell and his gang terrorizing the town—and he's willing to stand up to them with nothing but his bare hands and his blacksmith's pride. When Russell's thugs come gunning for him the next morning, the unarmed Olaf faces them down in front of the whole town, determined to prove that one man's courage might be what his neighbors need to reclaim their home. A tale of grit and ingenuity from the pages of Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles.

Wild Bill Hickok tracks down Dave Leech, a hardcase drifter who stole one of a pair of ornate silver colts from cattle baron Mike Soames—along with thirty thousand dollars. When Hickok discovers Leech showing off the distinctive gun in a border town saloon, he challenges the outlaw to a fast-draw showdown with the matching silver colt. The Marshal's experience proves decisive in a deadly test of speed and marksmanship.

Wild Bill Hickok arrives at Three Forks to take over his late uncle's freighting business at his Aunt Amantha's request, only to find himself underestimated by the town's crooked opportunists who mistake the legendary gunslinger for a sickly tenderfoot named Willie. When he discovers that the business manager and his crew have been systematically stealing from his aunt, Wild Bill must decide whether to play along with their low opinion of him or reveal his true nature.