Outlaws of the West #42

Sheriff Frank Crawford holds Foss Bent, a wanted outlaw, as King Cabot demands justice for his son’s death, but refuses to let mob rule override the law. With tensions rising and Cabot’s hired guns, Quinn and Kelp, revealed to be Bent’s allies, the sheriff must defend both the law and his own life when the true nature of the conspiracy unfolds.

John 'Pearly' Price, dying of tuberculosis, rides with his partner Joe Cobb across Montana and into Texas on a desperate mission. After a brief stop at the Farnum Ranch, where he meets Sarah and learns that Billy Farnum is his son, Pearly confronts Ad Bellman, the leader of the Hole-in-Wall Gang, in a tense showdown. He does not reveal his true purpose, but his actions suggest a final reckoning tied to his past and a promise made to a woman he once loved.

Ken Rondyl, a lone horse-wrangler deputized to track down a gang of outlaws, slips into the shadows after intercepting their escape with stolen money. As the outlaws celebrate in a hidden ravine, Rondyl sets a trap by cutting their horses' picket lines and fleeing, knowing the gang will pursue him to recover their loot—giving Sheriff Scanlon and the posse time to close in.

In the Sweetwater Basin, Federal Marshal Charles T. Hazzard arrives with a warrant for the feared outlaw Elmer Roose, known as the "Fatman," who rules his territory through fear and silence. As Hazzard is captured and imprisoned in a sun-baked corral, the deaf-mute outlaw Diz remains a silent watcher, while Stagg Munger and others plot to eliminate the lawman—only for the tide to turn when a surprise attack from the rocks reveals a hidden betrayal.