Ken Maynard #5

Ken Maynard encounters natural hazards in the Badlands while pursuing outlaws through geothermal geysers and caves. He discovers that an outlaw gang has established a base in Badman City, where they operate a bank, blacksmith, and gunsmith to support their criminal operations. Ken infiltrates the gang by posing as a blacksmith named Tom Wayne, gathering intelligence on their gold and silver loot while Tom Wayne holds off the sheriff's posse outside. After a gunfight with the outlaws in which his gun runs empty, Ken pursues the remaining gang members through the badlands terrain as they attempt to escape, with a final confrontation blocked by the steam geyser's full blast.