Billy West #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret Raiders!", Billy West #2 (1949) delivers a vivid, illustrated dive into authentic Western lore, with art by John Celardo showcasing the era’s rugged details. From the practicality of "heeling a calf" to the cultural significance of conchas and serapes, this issue blends education with the spirit of the frontier—drawn with precision by Celardo, whose distinctive style brings each fact to life.
When outlaws strike a gold shipment headed to Lone Creek, Billy West rides to the rescue—but his real trouble is just beginning. After Jeff Webber's bank mysteriously runs short on the ranch payroll, a sinister scheme unfolds that puts young Snubby and Julie in danger, forcing Billy to race against time through treacherous terrain to stop the kidnappers and uncover the truth behind the secret raiders.
When Uncle Dan spins a yarn about Billy West's days working on Big Barney's ranch, he tells of a dangerous encounter with the treacherous foreman Mike Jukes—a man who'd infiltrated the outfit as a spy for his own rustling gang. After Jukes kidnaps Billy and makes off with the herd, the young man finds himself cornered at the gang's mountain hideout with only one desperate escape route: a wild horse named Eagle who may be his only chance to survive.
New Mexico marshal Elfego Baca faces off against Dan Logan and his rustling outfit at the Slaughter Ranch in 1884, when Logan refuses to accept the bearcat lawman's authority. With odds stacked heavily against him, Baca takes a stand that tests just how far his nerve and marksmanship will carry him in a desperate siege.
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