Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal #20
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains two Wyatt Earp stories. In "A Gun in His Hand," Wyatt Earp must deal with the gunslinger Fargo Mace, who is heading to Dodge with the intention of killing the marshal. In "The Fastest Gun," a legendary gunman from Aspen becomes the subject of admiration among young men in the West, prompting Earp to investigate the truth behind his reputation and the circumstances that made him famous.
When a drifter named Ace Corday rolls into Dodge City, Marshal Wyatt Earp suspects trouble—especially since Corday's taking a job dealing faro at Spider Kane's crooked establishment, where Kane himself is plotting to gun down the marshal and take over the town. As Kane's ambushes close in around Earp night after night, the marshal soon discovers that Corday has been his secret protector all along, with reasons of his own for keeping the lawman alive. The tension builds toward a final reckoning on Dodge City's darkening streets, where courage, sacrifice, and the price of redemption collide.
In a frontier where every man carries iron, Adam Marsh stands apart—the one unarmed settler who puzzles Marshal Wyatt Earp. When a pair of dangerous gunslingers recognize Adam as "Streak Adams," a fugitive from an old bank robbery, Earp must decide whether a man trying to build an honest life deserves a second chance—or a one-way ticket to the gallows.
A lone robber makes his desperate escape from Cactus City with the mine payroll, confident he's left the law far behind—but Sheriff Bill Lang has other plans. As the fugitive Pete Kendrick flees through treacherous mountain terrain, he'll discover that a careful lawman, a prowling mountain lion, and an unexpected blizzard can be far more formidable obstacles than he bargained for.
Wyatt Earp's reputation takes a stunning hit when he backs down from a confrontation with a wanted man named Bull, sparking rumors that the marshal has lost his nerve—and emboldening every outlaw and troublemaker in Dodge City to test him. As the town teeters on the edge of chaos and Bull's brothers close in, Earp's apparent cowardice masks a calculated strategy to flush out the entire gang. What looks like weakness becomes the foundation for a masterful trap that will restore order to one of the toughest towns in the West.
Wyatt Earp devises a bold plan to draw out the troublemaker Dawson and his gang: he'll walk unarmed through town on Friday, hoping the bait will flush them into the open. When the day arrives and Dawson makes his move, Earp reveals a clever scheme that turns the tables on the would-be killers and restores peace to Sawtooth Junction.
Pete Crawford, a peaceful bronc buster, watches helplessly as the notorious gunslinger Fargo Mace rides into town and claims his prized horse—along with the attention of Nancy Bell, the woman Pete cares for. When Fargo humiliates him in a quick-draw showdown, Pete realizes that winning Nancy's respect means proving he's more than just a man with a gun—and that his real talent with horses might be exactly what he needs.
When a young woman named Lucille Paige arrives in Dodge City from Boston, Wyatt Earp finds himself drawn to her in a way that challenges his devotion to the badge and the gun. As their connection deepens, a dangerous criminal's arrest forces Lucille to confront the violent nature of the marshal's calling—and the choice between love and duty becomes impossible to ignore. In this tale of frontier loneliness, one man must decide whether the West he's sworn to protect is worth the price of his heart.
Wyatt Earp explores the practical genius of the cowboy's saddle, tracing how this essential tool evolved from Arab design through Spanish and Mexican traditions before being refined by American frontiersmen into the perfectly engineered workbench-on-horseback we know today. Every buckle, strap, and curve tells a story of necessity and innovation on the open range.
A young gunman named Lin Tate draws admiration in the frontier town of Aspen, and when the legendary Flash Morgan passes through, Lin sees a chance to test himself against the West's greatest straight-shooter. Morgan, however, has a different lesson in mind than a simple showdown—one born from hard experience about the true cost of a gunslinger's reputation.
When fake Pawnee raids threaten to spark a frontier war, Wyatt Earp suspects the attacks are a cover for something deeper—and his investigation points to greed rather than genuine tribal conflict. Racing against a mob bent on vengeance and cavalry troops marching to war, the marshal of Dodge City must uncover the truth before bloodshed and broken treaties destroy the fragile peace.
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Reprinted in Wyatt Earp #25 (1957), Wyatt Earp #24 (1958), Gwandanaland Comics #646 (2017)
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