To be fair to her, Miss Martha Jane Canary did not look for trouble. She never needed to. Trouble came her way like a spawning salmon finding the river of its birth. What began as a simple business trip wound up with her driving a stagecoach through hostile Indian and outlaw-infested country, and then tangling with a smart and ruthless owlhoot who only made one mistake. That was when he robbed Miss Canary - for she was better known as Calamity Jane.

The hired gunmen came to Mahon's place to take him away and kill him. But instead of Mahon they found a black-dressed Texas boy with a fast gun, and left him for dead, taking his horse. They had made their first big mistake. In the town of Escopeta they met two more Texans, one a handsome blond giant, the other a small insignificant-looking individual, the sort of man one would pass in the street without a second glance. The hired gunmen passed him without a second glance and in so doing made their second, and biggest, mistake. For the small man was none other than the famous Rio Hondo gun wizard, by name of Dusty Fog.

Can the Ysabel Kid keep his bet with the others of the Floating Outfit and keep out of trouble?When the young newcomer to the town of Wet Slim discovered that Mavis Dearington had been kidnapped, he knew it was imperative that the ransom be paid. For Ramon Peraro, the bandido's leader, would then honor the girl's safe return—unharmed. But no money would mean an unpleasant death...Learning that Mavis' uncle was gathering a force of men to cross the border into Mexico to try and rescue her, the newcomer knew there was not the slightest hope of them succeeding without causing an international incident. There was only one way to prevent such a foolish attempt—cross the border and rescue the girl himself!An impossibly dangerous mission for one man pitted against a ruthless gang of bandidos ... except when the man in question was the Ysabel Kid!

The top secret justice riders of Company "Z" – most of them Texas Rangers – prefer to let the law take its own course. But sometimes the law loses its way. Like it did in the case of Eloise Charmain – her savagely murdered body left bleeding in the dust. The prosecution suspect, "Handsome" Phil Foote, hired a slick lawyer who practice was crookeder than a rattler's path. Eyewitness began to vanish. Money changed hands. A pair of hardcase drifters provided a bogus alibi. Suddenly it looked like an open-and-shut-case. But nobody figured on the hard-riding vengeance of Company "Z".

J.T.'s ladies prove once again that they are more than a match for any man in the tough and dangerous West.Woman Deputy Alice Fayde copes with three murderous criminals; Amanda 'Blonde Genius' Tweedle saves The Daughters of Gentlefolk from blackmail; Rita Yarborough finds herself in deadly danger when she gets involved in a race-track scam; and Belle Starr, the lady outlaw, proves that she can beat a gang of card-sharps at their own game—but is very glad of the help of Calamity Jane!And when faced with the direst peril, none of these gallant ladies ever need a 'hero' to rescue them!

The towns at the end of the cattle trails north from Texas called for a special type of lawman. None of the peace officers available struck the Governor of Kansas as suitable to clean out the worst, most corrupt town of all. Yet it must be done before Kansas was plunged into the bloodiest strife since the end of the Civil War. So the Governor called on five Texans who had already brought law to two tough towns. Led by the Rio Hondo gun wizard, Dusty Fog, Mark Counter, the Ysabel Kid, Waco and Doc Leroy pinned on their badges in Trail End. Then they went to work in the face of opposition from corrupt civic officials and crooked businessmen, risking their lives to tame the town.

They made an ill-assorted crowd. The pious citizens of Baptist’s Hollow. Major Ellwood, mayor and town marshal. Doc Thornett’s medicine show, with Madame Fiona, woman bare-knuckle boxer, her daughters, and Elwin, the boy who wanted to be a juggler. Sergeant Magoon, the wild Irish soldier who had brought his men. Chet Bronson and Harris, going to the Stockade for life. Big Em, the female fist-fighting champion of Fort Owen. The miners driven from the hills by Lobo Colorado’s Apache warriors.There were four Texans also. Three were tall, eye-catching men. Yet when the chips were down and a leader was needed they called on the fourth Texan — a small insignificant, soft talking man. His name was Dusty Fog.

Bloodlands . . . It seems when a lady's called "Calamity," chaos follows wherever she goes -- even to the mostly peaceful railroad town of Mulrooney, Kansas. Martha Jane Canary's always been free as the prairie wind, tied to no place or person, so she never expected to inherit a hardscrabble ranch that other folks have been working. She might have even ignored the legal summons to claim her property ...if someone hadn't tried to kill her first. Now, whether she wants the spread or not, Jane's going to fight for what's hers -- taking on bushwackers, crooked lawyers ...and a woman with a cold and greedy heart, and a plan to steal Jane's land with bullets and brutality. But Calamity's got an ally -- a baby-faced Texas gun called the Ysabel Kid -- not to mention stony courage, a strong and sure whip hand ...and a mule-stubborn willingness to lay down her life for what's right.

The wagon train was heading for Backsight, the people looking to the West and a new home. Only Colonel Raines and his scout, Tom Blade, knew the danger that was stalking their every move. Then Tom Blade was dead, killed in an ambush, and Raines rode into Hammerlock to get help from the law. In Hammerlock he found four men who had been friends of Tom Blade.Three of them were tall men, Texans who would catch the eye in any crowd. The Fourth was a small and insignificant-looking cow hand who hardly seemed to rate a glance. Yet when he spoke, the other three jumped to obey. In his presence the gun-hung toughs of Hammerlock grew silent and uneasy ... for his name was Dusty Fog.

While underneath for the third time, Hack gripped the lash of the whip in both hands and on surfacing gave it a savage jerk which shot the girl towards him. As he saw her coming, Hack’s mind worked with its usual speed. Once he laid hands on her, he would half drown her, maybe give her a damned good licking to boot as an added lesson not to resist the honourable intentions of Milo Hack in future.At that point his day-dreams ended. Using a trick taught her by whip-fighting freighters, the girl permitted Hack to believe he was dragging her helplessly forward into his clutches, then when she came into range brought up a kick under his jaw to show him the error of his ways.Milo Hack reckoned to be a smart man, but he never made a worse mistake than when he tried to rough-hand1e Martha Jane Canary. Not that anybody in the West would know her by that name. They called her Calamity Jane.

Since Thad Toon had put the 'Indian sign' on Ben Holland's spread, no cowhand would ride with the Rocking H's trail drive. Just to make sure, a rough-cut gang of killers had been hired to keep it that way. Then Dusty Fog and the Floating Outfit rode into Granite City, and Dusty decided to take up the dare ... and teach the Double T what Texas trail-bossing was all about!

Dusty Fog was a fighting man. He could draw, shoot and kill in half a second. He was a leader — a captain whom his men would follow into the hell a battle and beyond.But Dusty was used to honest fighting — man-to-man combat or the manoeuvrings and strategy of regimental war. He knew nothing of the double life, the treachery, the skulduggery of a secret agent, until Ole Devil Hardin gave him the assignment of going to New Orleans on a vital mission — in company with the Rebel Spy . . .

Tom Cord was within three months of retirement when bushwhack lead cut him down. No lawman ever allowed one of his fellow officers to be murdered without making every effort to get his killer. Deputy Sheriff Bradford Counter, a modern-day gun wizard, had been Tom's partner; Woman Deputy Alice Fayde was Tom's niece.Together they began the hunt for the old deputy's killer. The search took them across the Rockabye County rangelands, through the slums of Gusher City's Bad Bit and into the upper-crust district of Upton Heights. At last the trail ended, with Brad Counter's gun-skill matched against the two professional killers who shot his partner down.

They were trying to cheat young Sandy McGraw. If it hadn't been for his friends they might have succeeded in depriving him of the ranch he had inherited. But Sandy's friends were the right people to have on your side. One was Red Blaze, who always managed to find more than his fair share of any fights in his vicinity. Another was Betty Hardin, granddaughter of Ole Devil Hardin and an expert at ju-jitsu and karate. And the third was none other than the man with the fastest draw in the west, Dusty Fog.Even so, the three found themselves in trouble over ... McGraw's Inheritance!