Two-Gun Kid #52 — Nick Peron

Aug 12

Aug 12 Two-Gun Kid #52

Championship Rodeo Featuring: Lightnin' Lawson

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Riding into a small Texas town and running low on cash, the Two-Gun Kid comes across a poster advertising a rodeo in town featuring Lightnin' Lawson. The Kid rides over to the rodeo and asks the owner for a job. He is hired on the spot and is directed to go to see the wrangler. On his way over he bumps into Lightnin' Lawson, who then attacks the Kid for being clumsy. The owner of the rodeo breaks up the fight, telling the Kid to stand down as he cannot risk anyone harming his star attraction.

Later while the rodeo is in session a wild horse manages to get away from a wrangler and rush into the arena while Lightnin' Lawson is showing off his shooting skills. The Kid gets in the way and ropes up the horse. Furious at having his show interrupted, Lawson whips the horse sending it into a frenzy again. This time when the Kid tries to stop it, the horse kicks him in the shoulder. However despite the warning of Mr. Corbett, the Kid still gets on top of the horse and bucks it into submission. Lawson is livid at this point and accuses the Kid of stealing his show. Fed up with Lawson's attitude, the Kid then punches him in the face. When Lawson orders the Kid to draw, Two-Gun complies and proves he is the better gunman by outdrawing him and shooting the gun out Lawson's hand. Then shoots the gun with his last five bullets, hitting it five more times before it hits the ground. The Kid then tells Lawson he better be out of town before he reloads his gun. Afraid for his life, Lawson rides out of town.

Realizing that he never asked for his name, Mr. Corbett realizes that he hired the Two-Gun Kid as a wrangler, and decides to put him up as the star attraction. Once the rodeo is complete, the Kid leaves but not before Mr. Cobett tells him that the publicity his appearance made brought him a lot of money and will gain his rodeo enough notoriety to be able to hire some of the greatest acts in the business.

Recurring Characters

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Two-Gun Kid

The Two-Gun Kid rides into a town to find the locals all gathered around a stagecoach. When they see Two-Gun arrive they hope he can help. Asking the sheriff what's wrong, the Kid learns that they have to get medical supplies to Fargo Falls where an epidemic is raging, but the an army of Apaches that are riding between the two towns.

With people's lives hanging in the balance, the Two-Gun Kid volunteers to go and takes off in the stage for Fargo Falls. Along the trail he is attacked by a Apache war party. The Kid flips into the coach for cover. Seeing their chief leading the war party, the Kid snatches him up in a lasso, and drags him into the coach. Using some of the medicine to heal the Apache's chief. Impressed by the medicine, the Apache leader decides to let the Apache Kid continue his trip and give the cure to the people of Fargo Falls.