Black Fury #9

When a lone drifter arrives at Mustang Taylor's outlaw camp, Black Fury recognizes him as the kind man who once helped him as a colt—but the stranger has returned as a U.S. Marshal, determined to bring down the gang that's been starving and abusing the magnificent black stallion. Now, with the marshal cornered and the outlaws closing in, Black Fury must decide whether to trust his old friend one more time in a showdown that could change all their fates.

Hemp Henderson lies dying in the badlands after being left without supplies by his enemy Gun Matson—but the wild mustang Black Fury, whom he once helped against Matson, refuses to abandon him. As Hemp struggles through six days of starvation and a bullet wound, Black Fury guides him to water and food, leads him away from danger, and ultimately carries him to safety at a nearby ranch. It's a tale of debt repaid and survival against the odds, where an animal's loyalty proves stronger than the harshness of the frontier.

Black Fury faces mounting pressure from wild horse hunters led by Indian Joe Perez, who've set their sights on capturing the legendary stallion—but the headstrong young stallion Big Red becomes both a distraction and the bait in their cunning trap. When Indian Joe springs his carefully laid snare, Black Fury must use all his wits and strength to escape the hunters' corral and protect his herd from those who would exploit them. This 1957 tale pits the wise stallion against human greed and the unpredictable chaos of a young challenger testing the natural order.

When a new schoolteacher named Katherine Morris arrives in the Kentucky frontier to educate a wild mix of students—ranging from young children to grown men—she finds herself testing her patience from day one. Dan'l Boone helps bring order to the chaos, though trouble brews when other frontier folk take an interest in the spirited new school marm, and her own students aren't above settling scores in her defense. As civilization creeps into the Blue Hills, this small community discovers that teaching—and keeping the peace—might be the real frontier challenge.

Big Bow takes his friend Little Arrow's advice and boldly approaches a girl on the reservation to invite her to the square dance, but a case of mistaken identity and conflicting dates lead to a hilarious tangle at the dance itself. With romance and pride on the line, these two square-headed pals learn that persistence—and honesty—might be the best moves on the dance floor.