Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #22

Billy the Kid participates in the Thousand Mile Race, a horse race from Milltown with a thousand-dollar prize, where he encounters Big Gulch Rip and must contend with a scheme involving a knuckle-duster frame-up. Billy ultimately wins the race and decides to give the prize money to Rip, choosing his freedom over the financial reward. The issue also includes a text story titled "Sunrise Orders the Blue Plate Special" by Donald George.