Wild Bill Hickok #8

Wild Bill Hickok and the Border Outlaws The issue presents two stories featuring Wild Bill Hickok. In the first, Hickok battles border outlaws led by a man named Ruff and his partner Ox, who are attempting to ambush a wagon train carrying new repeater rifles intended for military use; Hickok foils their scheme and recovers the weapons. In the second story, Hickok encounters a mysterious character named Dave, a Redskin who possesses unusual combat skills and claims to want the buffalo hides that hunters are collecting; after a violent confrontation involving the destruction of hides and a struggle that knocks war paint from Dave's face, revealing his true identity, Hickok determines to keep Dave's origins secret.