Billy the Kid #61

In "The Black Widow Strikes," Billy the Kid tracks down the elusive outlaw Curt Oldenham, only to be captured and imprisoned in a remote gold mine by the ruthless Black Widow. Trapped beneath the earth with other slaves, Billy discovers Curt among them and sparks a desperate uprising, rallying the prisoners to blow the mine from within. With the walls closing in and the Black Widow determined to keep her fortune, the fate of the mine—and its captives—hangs in the balance.

Billy the Kid receives a mysterious note at the Elite Cafe luring him to Boothill Cemetery, where a hired bushwhacker named Hubert Crullis attempts to gun him down and bury him in a grave bearing his own name. When Billy survives the ambush, he forces Crullis to reveal that Sure Sam Maxen, a supposed prison inmate, orchestrated the hit—and Billy tracks Maxen down for a final reckoning.

In "Cowboy," a tale from Billy the Kid #61, Billy faces an ambush that leaves him with cracked ribs, forcing him to hide his injury while confronting the ruthless Dude Wallace, who's terrorizing the town of Reedy. When Wallace discovers Billy's vulnerability, he sees his chance—but Billy must find a way to protect both himself and the desperate townspeople who've turned to him for help. With pain threatening to slow him down and enemies closing in, every move could be his last.

In "A Bad Day for Billy," Billy endures a brutal ambush after a bullet shatters his ribs when his horse panics. Though he hides the injury, word leaks to the Wallace gang, who now wait for him. With no gun and a body screaming in pain, Billy must face them on his own terms—no matter the cost.