Outlaws of the West #26
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains two Western stories. "Terror Rides Into Town" depicts gunslinger Bud Tarboe disrupting the peaceful Greene Valley settlement with his violence, forcing the unarmed townspeople to confront his reign of terror. "Maverick Marshal: Stranded" follows a marshal who catches up with train robber Bix Bowers on a bluff above the Wild River, leading to a gunfight and showdown between the two. A secondary story titled "With Gun Slung Low" portrays a criminal gang using fear and intimidation to control a saloon and the townsfolk within it.
The Cholla Kid, a hardened stranger with a past marked by violence, is drawn into a dangerous scheme by a woman named Stella, who claims to love him but is manipulating him into robbing a bank. She pressures him to take the blame, using a stolen hat and scarf to frame a man named Tip, while secretly setting him up to be caught.
A drifter arrives in the fearful town of Cabotville, where the residents have long cowered under the threat of outlaw Tate Marlin and his gang. When the drifter intervenes to protect a young woman, he ignites a confrontation that forces the townspeople to confront their own complicity—and the real cost of survival.
Maverick Marshal, wounded and stranded after a shootout with outlaw Bix Bowers, washes ashore near a remote ranch. Taken in by the rancher Adam Galt and his wife, he earns their trust by revealing his identity and the truth about Bowers, who is part of a local gang. As the Marshal recovers, he learns the outlaw gang is still active—and now, with the Galt family’s help, he plans to take them down.
Calamity Jane, a sharp-eyed rider in the rugged Dakota country, takes on the dangerous Pony Express route in 1876, proving her mettle against a group of outlaws who underestimate her. When she spots signs of an ambush, her quick thinking and instincts save her from a surprise attack, leaving the bandits stunned by her cunning.
A notorious outlaw named Bud Tarboe rides into the peaceful town of Greene City, threatening its residents and demanding the saloon be reopened. With the aging Marshal Cap Dundeen confined by arthritis, the townspeople must rely on his wits as Tarboe’s fear and paranoia grow when he realizes he’s trapped in a town that won’t back down.
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Reprinted in Heroes of the West #9 (1965), Heroes of the West Giant Edition #41003 (1971), Heroes of the West Jumbo Edition #43118 (1973)
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