Cheyenne Kid #48

The Cheyenne Kid arrives in Medro to find the town plagued by a ruthless gang of outlaws—Jaggo Kreig, Morrie Mills, Mexican John Romano, and others—who've been terrorizing the territory from their hideout in the hills. When he discovers the town's marshal is ineffectual and the townspeople desperate, the Cheyenne Kid finds himself facing an impossible situation as the outlaws descend on Medro intent on plunder, forcing him to take matters into his own hands.

When the Cheyenne Kid volunteers to show a charming new schoolteacher the sights of the Comanche reservation, he's convinced her that the tribe is harmless—right up until a war party ambushes them in the canyon. Trapped and facing a test of strength from the Comanches' warriors, the Kid must rely on his wits and fists to protect Miss Ellen and prove his frontier credentials. It's a rollicking clash of pride and prejudice on the plains, complete with a brawl that leaves everyone but our hero without a scratch.

A dude with a deed to his newly purchased ranch arrives in town, only to find the locals—and a cunning former rustler named Argon—determined to drive him out. John Danning must decide whether to flee on the next stage or stand his ground, knowing that backing down means a lifetime of humiliation on the frontier. In "The Newcomer," our newcomer learns that courage is the only currency that earns respect in the wild west.

Texas fought for independence from Mexico starting in 1835, with pivotal moments including the heroic stand at the Alamo led by Col. William B. Travis and Col. David Crockett, and a decisive Texan victory at San Jacinto under Sam Houston's command. This historical account traces the young republic's path from revolution to statehood in 1845.

A white-haired medicine man named Red-Eye is turning the Plains tribes into warriors for his personal crusade, preaching that he's stolen their very souls to ensure their loyalty—and the Cheyenne Kid must stop him before more young braves are enslaved to his twisted vision. When the Kid is thrown into a snake pit as punishment for defying Red-Eye at the council fire, a brave young warrior helps him escape, revealing how the medicine man uses fear and mysticism to control initiates during their sacred trials. Now the Cheyenne Kid has his opening to expose Red-Eye's deception and break his hold on the tribe.

In the arid frontier, survival depends on knowing which plants sustain life—and cowboys learned that the yucca, prickly pear, barrel cactus, and cholla, though forbidding, could mean the difference between life and death for starved cattle and desperate travelers in the desert.