Dead-Eye Western Comics #9

When Private Cain is unexpectedly transferred from Santa Fe to Prescott, Arizona, he's torn from his unlikely companion—Two-Bits, a 20-year-old cavalry horse everyone else has written off as worthless. But when Cain discovers Two-Bits marked for auction at his new post, he convinces Captain Charles Curtis to purchase the aging gelding, and the old horse proves his worth in ways no one anticipated. Now, with mail messengers being killed on the dangerous route east through Apache country and no civilian volunteers stepping forward, Cain sees a chance to prove what he and Two-Bits can do together.

When the ruthless McNulty brothers—Clem and Bob—ride into Dodge City with plans to rob and terrorize the town, they quickly seize control and establish themselves as self-proclaimed law. U.S. Marshal Clarence Graham arrives on their trail, and as the brothers escalate their reign of terror on the surrounding highways, the marshal devises a bold trap to finally bring them to justice. It's a showdown between a determined federal lawman and two hardened outlaws who've already evaded capture across five states.

Detective "Alarm Clock" Len Evans has earned his nickname by solving cases while lying flat on his back—much to the frustration of the Cheyenne cattlemen who've hired him to stop a wave of horse thefts. When masked thieves strike right under watchman Sam Vesey's nose, the association loses patience and fires Evans, but the laid-back detective knows he's got one last chance to prove himself by tracking down the culprits. As Evans dozes his way across 175 miles in pursuit, he discovers that his unconventional methods might just be exactly what this job demands.

Stan McGinn, a wanted man with a price on his head, orchestrates a daring robbery of the Colorado Express to secure $100,000 in cash—a haul meant to set him and his crew up for a clean break far from the law. But when a massive posse and military forces close in, McGinn must use explosives and cunning to fight his way through a running gun battle aboard the speeding train, all while contending with betrayal and revenge from within his own ranks.

Dead-Eye Dan leaves his sweetheart Lil in Potter's Gulch to seek his fortune in the big city, but first must face down the troublemaking Grat Grimes in a duel. When Dan returns months later with money in his pocket and Mr. Morgan in tow, he's ready to marry Lil—until Grat shows up again, forcing another confrontation that will test whether Dan's luck has finally changed.

Slippery Sam earns his nickname by leading his gang on a daring bank robbery near Boise, Idaho, only to find Federal Marshal Peter Kimberly has infiltrated their ranks—a discovery that sends Sam to prison for life. Years later, the crafty outlaw manipulates his way to early release by faking a terminal illness, then orchestrates his own death in the newspapers while reinventing himself as a respectable cattle buyer in Cheyenne, Wyoming. When his former lieutenant Duke Hamilton stumbles into town and recognizes him, Sam faces a choice that could unravel everything he's built.