Cheyenne Kid #55

Mar 1966 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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The Cheyenne Kid, a young man raised by Native Americans and known for his toughness and quick thinking, discovers that General Trask has poisoned the water supply of a frontier settlement by contaminating it with crushed cactus roots. After initially testing the water himself and becoming ill, the Cheyenne Kid realizes Trask's scheme and rushes to warn the cavalry soldiers who have begun drinking the tainted water. The Kid leads a mounted patrol into the hills to track down Trask and stop him, ultimately succeeding in apprehending the villain and preventing further harm to the settlement.

Contains 4 stories

Guilt of a People

8 pp · Western-Frontier

Cheyenne Kid

When the Cheyenne Kid hijacks an Army payroll wagon, he sets a dangerous trap that draws General Trask and his entire division into the brutal Desert of Dead Men—but the real battle is one of wits and survival, not gunfire. With his small band, the Cheyenne Kid orchestrates a cunning gambit to force a reckoning between the general's obsession with destroying the Cheyenne tribe and the soldiers caught in his vengeful crusade. Can the former scout broker peace before Trask's pride and thirst consume them all?

Number One Man in the Army

8 pp · Western-Frontier

Cheyenne Kid

When the Cheyenne Kid crosses fists with M/Sgt. Jeremy Sligh, a heavyweight Army champion, neither man is fighting on equal ground—the sergeant dominates with brutal strength, while the frontier scout must learn new tactics to hold his own. After a month of secret boxing training, the Cheyenne Kid prepares for a rematch, but as the two soldiers face off, everything he's learned may not be enough to claim victory. This tale pits raw power against skill and cunning in a showdown that will determine who truly reigns as the number one fighter.

One Must Die

4 pp · Western-Frontier

Cheyenne Kid

Two rival tribal champions—the Cheyenne Kid and Silver Wolf of the Kiowa—are forced into a deadly duel to prevent their peoples from going to war across the Great Plains. Childhood friends and hunting companions, they must now face each other with tribal honor on the line, even as their hearts resist what custom demands. The tension builds as watching warriors grow restless for blood, and the stakes of this single combat threaten to determine the fate of thousands.

Slaughter at Coffeyville

3 pp · Western-Frontier

The Dalton Gang—led by Bob Dalton alongside his brothers Emmett and Grat, along with Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers—rides into Coffeyville, Kansas on October 5, 1892, planning to rob not one but two banks in broad daylight. Disguised in false whiskers, the outlaws split up to hit the Condon Bank and First National, but a suspicious grocer recognizes Bob Dalton and alerts the town. What unfolds is a desperate shootout as the armed citizens of Coffeyville refuse to be robbed without a fight, trapping the gang in a deadly crossfire between the two banks.