Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson resorts to dueling pistols to expose the cowardice of self-styled "Colonel" Marc James, Confederate deserter. Bat ends the "Colonel's" career as gambler and blackmailer, to pay a debt of gratitude to Mr. Chancellor, whose daughter Abby is being terrorized by the "Colonel."

In a determined stand on the side of Justice, Bat Masterson puts himself between a trigger-happy sheriff and a reformed gunman who is involved in a recent killing. Bat, unlike the sheriff, believes that every man is entitled to be heard in court, before declared "guilty."

A true friend to his friends, Bat Masterson rushes to the bedside of dying Thorn Loomis. He's caught in the cross fire when two battling for the privilege of being named county seat. Side by side with his "dying" friend, Bat tries to outgun the Wichita Kid and writes his name big in the history of the State of Kansas.

You can't be sure that Bat goes to the local opera house at St. Joe, Missouri because he's a music lover. Reason for doubt: an ex-girl friend Dora Miller - whom Bat finds as attractive as ever.

Man-of-High-Principle Bat Masterson takes a firm stand when two beautiful girls and their father are blackmailed. The scene of the activity is The Lady Luck, one of Sacramento's gayest gambling casinos.

In the history of American commerce, Bat Masterson is probably one of the first to take a firm stand for "fair trade." Buying one of his famous bowlers at Sharon Stabler's store, he's outraged by the price. Reason for the exorbitant tab: Barney Kaster has a monopoly on riverboat cargo. Bat's reward for breaking Kaster's hold on Whistle valley is a new "iron-hat."

Peacemaker Bat Masterson calls a halt to a deadly gun-shooting feud between the Clementses and the Bassetts. Bat claims the right to interfere because of money owed him by the Bassetts.

Sheriff Tim Lockhart asks Bat to help him collect the county taxes. They learn that some people are evading tax assessment by shipping their assets out of the county.

Versatile Bat Masterson turns lawyer to fight the tyrannical rule of Phil Hood. Hood uses the law to his own ends, stifling the freedom and life of the town. Bat's mission: rescue the town.

It's Bluegrass thoroughbred versus Western quarter horse when General Moran wagers a railroad that his Bluegrass racer can beat Colonel Pierce's mount. Suspicions grow in the general however, and he asks Bat Masterson to help him.

Connoisseur and man-about-the-Frontier Bat Masterson becomes interested in a painting purchased by his friend Teresa Renault. There is some question as to the authenticity of the picture and Bat stakes a large sum on his conviction that it's the real thing.

Equal rights for all is Bat Masterson's motto in his fight against the "Inner Circle." The all-male Inner Circle is determined to keep the women from voting. Bat, however, espouses the cause of female suffrage and finds himself knee-deep in trouble.

Bat imports Dolly McGregor to play the piano in Luke Short's saloon, but rival saloonkeeper, Mayor Webber, changes city ordinances to outlaw her. Bat gets the governor to set up a peace commission in order to get rid of Webber and clean up the town.

Bat Masterson's intrigued by the ancient and honorable question: Are all four of a trotting horse's feet off the ground at the same time? Bat has affirmative opinions on the subject - and readily puts his money where his opinions are.

Empire Builder Bat Masterson becomes involved in a "coup" involving a valuable black mining stock on the Denver market. Would-be tycoons Lee Baxter and Willard Wynant employ ex-Pony Express riders to bring them advance a news of shifting silver values and mine conditions to get a jump on other speculators.

In order to carry on as a gold miner, Bat Masterson becomes party to a timber war. Reason: A competing prospector, in order to prevent Bat from bracing the tunnels in his mine, makes a grab for all available timber.

Kidnappers force Bat Masterson to deliver a ransom note. The victim, a young bride, is saved but Bat has a job of rounding up the outlaws.

Sometime silver-miner Bat Masterson believes the "proof is in the mining." Suspecting a hoax is being perpetrated on the citizens of Leadville, Bat buys into a mine of questionable worth. The outcome: he wins the unstinted gratitude of the entire boomtown.

On a seemingly routine trip to investigate a shortage in a small town bank, Bat Masterson finds a dead man, makes the acquaintance of a larcenous dog, and is very nearly killed himself. He subsequently meets a most charming lady. With the dog's help he restores the bank's money, solves a murder, bringing the killers responsible to swift justice, and reluctantly takes leave of his lady fair.

Bat Masterson finds himself doing a most unwelcome "land office business." Accepting a parcel of wasteland from Lisa Truex in payment for a debt, he decides to turn it into a grave yard. He subsequently finds that through hanky-panky at the Land Office, he has been branded a swindler.

It's cane against guns when Bat Masterson steps them into a range war. Having chosen his side of the fight, he's not responsive to being urged at gunpoint to become "turncoat" to the people he favors.

Bat Masterson may not be able to pull rabbits out of his famous derby but legerdemain isn't a complete mystery to him. Sleight-of-hand artist Herman the Great disarms a cowboy - but the trick doesn't work when bandits try it on Bat.

Bat Masterson rides the trail alone into the gun of the Yaqui Kid toward almost certain death. The Kid, a heartless scoundrel, has killed a friend of Bat's. In pursuit of the killer, the sheriff is murdered and the posse fails. So Bat has determined to "go it alone."

It's the rifle-squad at dawn and his back to the wall for Bat Masterson, because of a strange adventure involving nonexistent gems. Bat's been "conned" into trailing some supposedly missing jewelry and ends up in Mexico - That is, nearly ends up.