Billy the Kid #32

Billy the Kid heads into dangerous Cat Canyon hoping to hunt mountain lions for money, but when a carelessly kicked fire spreads out of control, he's forced to spend a grueling day battling the blaze to save the wildlife—and himself. Trapped by the very predators he came to hunt, Billy must use his wits to escape the canyon and the persistent creatures that have decided he's worth keeping around.

A smooth-talking medicine man calling himself Dr. Vogel rolls into Mesquite City hawking his miracle cure, but quickly runs afoul of the territory's meanest gunslinger, Dobie Simmons. When Vogel's charm and wits prove no match for Simmons' fists, the mysterious peddler must find an unconventional way to win over his toughest customer—and turn the whole town's opinion along with him.

Young Ed Swingler backs down from a gunfight with the quick-draw Ace Mendez and earns the contempt of his entire ranch—until an old hand named Jess Colwell offers to teach him how to shoot. After a month of training, the kid returns to face Mendez with newfound confidence, ready to settle the score once and for all.

When William Bonney rides into Hallelujah, New Mexico, he finds a town terrorized by Obediah Cato Smith and his gang—men who use their fists instead of guns to enforce an iron grip on the community. After a brutal beating introduces Billy to their tactics, he borrows a gun from an old friend and decides to fight fire with fire, turning the tables on the thugs who've disarmed and intimidated the townspeople. As Billy's courage sparks a rebellion among Hallelujah's citizens, the balance of power in town begins to shift.