Wild Western #18

In "The Secret of the Apache Kid!", Nellie Green discovers the shocking truth that the feared outlaw Apache Kid is actually the quiet man Aloysius Kare, and she quickly tries to use that knowledge to force him into aiding her smuggling scheme. When her plan backfires and the two clash at a cliffside, Nellie’s wagon plunges to her death, leaving the Kid and Captain Bill Gregory to face the consequences.

In "Thunder Below the Border!", Red Larabee tracks a fugitive through the dusty frontier after Morades tricks Buff Parker into letting Tinto Chavez go. With help from Ricardo Manuel Ibanez, Red closes in on Chavez and his gang, chasing a long-buried vengeance through the wilds of the borderlands.

In a dusty frontier town, Bart Hederdeen confronts a ghost from his past when he encounters an old, confused man who bears the face of the man who killed his father—Billy the Kid. Though the man claims to be the outlaw, Bart must decide whether to seek justice or let the past rest, even as the truth begins to blur.

When silver is discovered on Eve Calhoon’s ranch, her foreman Tod Rancer becomes entangled in a dangerous scheme backed by Thompson and Carerro. After Tod’s death, the Black Rider uncovers a shocking twist: the man posing as US Marshal Nick Kelway is not the hero he claims to be, but the true mastermind behind the conspiracy. With Satan at his side, the Black Rider must unravel the truth before more lives are lost.