Cheyenne Kid #50
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe issue contains two stories. "The Brothers Savage" follows the Cheyenne Kid as he confronts three brutal brothers—Bull, Buff, and Lope—who terrorize a town. After a gunfight where the Savage brothers fail to shoot the Cheyenne Kid, he pursues one of them across open terrain. "The Bow Maker" is a text story set at Fort Wellington, in which Colonel Raven learns of a shipment of gunpowder lost in a river, leaving the frontier settlement vulnerable to attack for three months and prompting him to rally the men of the community.
The Cheyenne Kid arrives in Clint Rock during a festive Herd Day, where a turkey shoot is underway, and quickly notices something off about the celebration. While the townspeople are distracted, he uses his sharp instincts to piece together that the recent bank robbery may be connected to two men who arrived with saddle bags, leading him to confront them in a tense showdown at the hotel.
In 1887, Nez Perce warriors riding their distinctive spotted Appaloosa horses attempt to deliver a flag of truce through Whitebird Canyon in Idaho, only to be shot down by a U.S. trooper, igniting a fierce conflict. Outnumbered and pursued by the U.S. Army, the Nez Perce use the speed, endurance, and sure-footedness of their horses to evade capture and continue their fight for survival.
The Cheyenne Kid arrives as a lone wagon train comes under attack by a band of renegade Apaches, taking command to defend the group when their ammunition is running low. With time running out and escape impossible, he devises a desperate plan using kerosene and drums to create a fiery barrier, forcing the attackers to retreat in fear.
A grumpy camp cook named Cookie faces constant complaints from the cowhands, but when a storm and a series of mishaps turn the meal into a disaster, he finally snaps and quits — only to be surprised by a heartfelt compliment when the stew, despite everything, is declared the best anyone’s ever eaten.
The Cheyenne Kid arrives in Dayton Falls, a town ruled by fear under the brutal Savage brothers—Bull, Buff, and Lope. When he intervenes to stop one of them from tormenting a boy, he sparks a violent confrontation that sets the stage for a deadly showdown with all three brothers.
In the rugged frontier, a sheepherder faces a relentless mountain lion that’s begun attacking his flock, forcing him to outwit the predator with clever traps and nighttime vigilance. Though the beast is cunning and dangerous, the herder remains determined to protect his sheep, using fire and stealth in a tense game of survival.
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Reprinted in Variant Strips #12 (1970)
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