Billy the Kid #64

Dec 1967 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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Billy the Kid confronts a rival gunslinger named Fritz in a duel, facing an opponent skilled with deadly swords—a weapon Billy has never encountered before. After a tense confrontation where Fritz's boss Bonney and his men threaten Billy, the Kid is slashed by Fritz's sword during their fight. Billy manages to escape, and later encounters Captain Flame, who is troubled by Indian action in the territory and seeks Billy's assistance to help stop an outlaw named Flame who is causing trouble in town.

Contains 2 stories

The Baroness and the Gunslinger

20 pp · Western-Frontier

In "The Baroness and the Gunslinger," Billy the Kid takes on a dangerous new assignment when he agrees to protect Cherie, the sharp-witted owner of the newly opened Diamond Horseshoe Saloon. As he keeps watch over her and the town, Billy uncovers a web of land grabs tied to a mysterious plan to turn homesteaders out for a massive grape orchard—only to find the real power behind the scheme is Cherie herself.

Over the Hill

5 pp · Western-Frontier

When a fur trader named Flame Fergins arrives in St. Louis in 1872 bristling with tall tales about his wilderness exploits, some of the local men decide he deserves a comeuppance. Pulled away from his first hot bath in five months by an urgent summons from the Captain about a potential Indian threat, Fergins returns to find his tormentors waiting—and he's not the type to let insults slide quietly.