Bumper Western Comic #45

In "The Deadly Boots of Dan Foley!", Lt. Dan Foley receives a mysterious message from Buffalo Blossom asking him to bring his boots to her tent—unaware that doing so will bind him to her in marriage. When he sets out, he’s ambushed by rogue Indians, forcing Buffalo Blossom to make a desperate choice: she agrees to marry Bold Moose if he helps rescue Dan.

In "The Battle that was Never Fought!", a tense standoff unfolds at Fort Lookout as British troops attempt to manipulate local Indigenous warriors into launching a doomed assault, hoping to eliminate them and seize the fort. When Tomahawk learns of the plan, he steps forward to reveal the true danger—and the deception—before the bloodshed can begin.

In "Shootin' Through!", Pete Summers takes a desperate gamble, betting everything on a stagecoach line to prove he can succeed against all odds. But with Lem Stevens watching every move, ready to crush him at the first stumble, Pete’s journey through the dusty frontier becomes a high-stakes race to stay ahead of ruin.

In "Giant of the Badlands!", the lone Indian archer Strong Bow ventures into a ghost town abandoned by fear, only to be met with terror from two desperate survivors who believe him to be a monstrous force from the Badlands. Drawn into a treacherous canyon, he faces a towering, monstrous version of himself—a twisted weapon forged by a forgotten enemy—forcing him to confront not just a physical threat, but the shadow of his own legend.