Badmen of the West #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeAn anthology of true stories featuring famous Old West outlaws and gunfighters. The first story recounts Jesse James's early life during the Civil War and his subsequent career as one of history's most notorious train and bank robbers, known for his daring exploits and gunplay. A subsequent story follows Wild Bill Hickok's reputation as a fast gunslinger and his appointment as a marshal. Another story depicts the Dalton gang's criminal enterprises, including their attempt to hold up a train in California, ultimately leading to their downfall.
This is "Ambush!" from *Badmen of the West* #1, a sweeping chronicle of Billy the Kid's rise from a scrappy young fighter defending his mother in Silver City to one of the Old West's most infamous gunmen. Told through decades of violent encounters—poker-game murders, cattle rustling, and his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War—the story traces how a twelve-year-old boy became a killer, earning his notorious nickname by 1877 and cementing his legend through relentless bloodshed and outlaw cunning. As authorities close in and a new sheriff named Pat Garrett takes office, the Kid's violent trajectory hurtles toward its final, fateful night at the Maxwell ranch in 1881.
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↩ Reprints Jesse James #1 (1950), Badmen of Tombstone #[nn] (1950), Jesse James #2 (1950), King of the Bad Men of Deadwood #[nn] (1950), Black Hawk -- Tomahawk Indian War #[nn] (1951), Chief Victorio's Apache Massacre #[nn] (1951), Jesse James #3 (1951)
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