Kid Montana #27
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains two stories: "Dynamite Showdown," the main feature, depicts Kid Montana intervening in a gunfight between outlaws and townspeople in Morgansville, where he helps defeat the criminal Midas and his gang who had locked up the town's residents. The backup story "Reload-Ready" is a text feature about gun inventor Robert Bullitt demonstrating a new repeating rifle design to Colonel Armstrong and Army officials, with the story following Bullitt's travels to a small western town where he must defend himself against a hostile gunman at a stagecoach depot.
In the dusty town of Mesquite Wells, Kid Montana arrives as a lone stranger amid a growing feud between small ranchers and the ruthless Wolf, who’s using violence and sabotage to seize control of the valley. When Wolf’s men attack and injure rancher Morgan, Kid Montana takes charge, rallying the desperate settlers and devising a bold plan to turn Wolf’s own tactics against him. As tensions mount and the dam looms as the key to their survival, Kid Montana races to outwit Wolf before the valley drowns in chaos.
Rocky Lane rides his stallion Black Jack into the Mexican borderlands, where the oppressive Don Sebastian exploits the peons, including Pablo, who dreams of freedom through a legendary horse. When Pablo discovers the untamed Black Jack, he seizes the chance to challenge Don Sebastian in a high-stakes race, hoping to win his freedom—but the victory may be more than just a bet.
Kid Montana arrives in Hungry Gulch just as Midas Mack, the self-proclaimed head of a vigilante committee, brutalizes a defenseless man, forcing the drifter to flee. Elder Dorne, a mysterious mine owner, secretly shelters Kid Montana and reveals he’s granted him ownership of the Lucky Buck Mine—turning the tables on Mack’s tyranny. As Mack consolidates power, Kid Montana begins a quiet campaign to expose the vigilantes, setting the stage for a showdown between justice and corruption.
Ranger Sag Snider is trapped in a canyon with two outlaws who have him pinned down, their rifles trained on him from high above. As bullets fly and the odds seem hopeless, Snider must find a way to survive the deadly ambush before the outlaws finish him off.
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Reprinted in Gunfighters #68 (1981), Gunfighters #72 (1982), Gunfighters #73 (1982), Gunfighters #78 (1983), Star Western #8 (2002)
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