Cowboy Western Comics #19

Sheriff Denver Mudd's reputation takes a beating when a notorious outlaw robs the bank in broad daylight, but when his scout Moosehead locates the varmints' hideout, Denver sees his chance to reclaim his standing—by bringing in the whole gang singlehanded. When that plan goes sideways, he gets an unexpected boost from a traveling hypnotist with a curious idea to turn the tide.

Boone Helm stands as one of the bloodthirsty outlaws to prowl the high border country of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas—a man so ruthless he'd kill a companion for breaking a promise. When the vigilantes finally caught up with him and sentenced him to hang for his countless crimes, Helm faced the rope with defiance, and legend claimed him at last.

When gamblers and gunmen Ben and Bill Thompson seize control of Ellsworth, Kansas in the summer of 1873, the town's desperate mayor appoints the steely Wyatt Earp as marshal with orders to bring Ben to justice. Earp confronts Thompson with a cool resolve that forces a surrender without bloodshed, but the lenient judge's ruling leaves him questioning whether the town is worth his efforts. This tale captures the moment Earp's reputation as a fearless lawman began to take hold across the frontier.

The 1870s and 80s saw lawmen and outlaws reach legendary status in the Old West, yet few figures embodied both roles as strikingly as Henry Plummer, sheriff of the Montana towns of Bannack and Virginia City. Behind his badge lay the true mastermind of the region's most ruthless gang of highway robbers—deputies who knew exactly which stage coaches to target, thanks to Plummer's systematic marking of the routes. This tale reveals how a lawman became the brains behind a criminal empire that claimed over a hundred victims before justice caught up.