In contrast to the characters' standard looks until then, Blaze of Glory depicted them as grizzled, weather-beaten cowboys and gunfighters, wearing less stylized, more historically appropriate outfits than their classic ones.

Blaze of Glory retconned some of the Marvel Western stories of years past as being dime novel fictions of the characters' actual lives.

The series was collected in 2002 and later that year, a sequel to the Rawhide Kid's arc was released, Apache Skies, also by Ostrander and Manco.

Among the townsfolk who fight back is Reno Jones, a man whose adventures have been depicted in more than a few dime novels.

The raids continue for days and the town makes a decision to hire gunfighters to protect them.

Jones locates the Rawhide Kid who is performing as a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

Not long after this, a bounty hunter going by the name Gunhawk arrives and asks about the location of Kid Colt.

As Jones' small group is about to leave for Wonderment, they are confronted by three Pinkerton detectives, one of whom is Caleb Hammer.

Riley joins in, his hatred for the Ghost Rider (who was his main nemesis when he was the Tarantula) overriding his sense of preservation.

The battle ends when Red Wolf leads a mass of Indian warriors into Wonderment.