Great Western #9

Straight Arrow, chosen by the Comanche tribal council, infiltrates the Mexican stronghold of the outlaw Don Carlos Ramirez, known to locals as Don Diablo, to rescue prisoners held in the bandit’s stone castle. As he moves through the fortress under cover of night, evading guards and uncovering the truth behind the legend of the treasure, he faces both physical danger and the weight of justice. The story builds toward a confrontation that tests his courage and cunning, but the outcome remains unseen.

Straight Arrow journeys to the frozen north to confront Walrus Tusk, a giant renegade Eskimo who terrorizes the region with his trained wolves and polar bear. As he adapts to the harsh environment and faces relentless attacks, the Comanche war chief and the old Eskimo guide must outwit the tyrant’s forces and survive the deadly ice and snow.

In a high-stakes showdown at the outlaw town of Hangknot, Straight Arrow faces a series of grueling tests set by the notorious Black Bart Heron, who offers a pardon if the lawmen fail. After Wild Bill Hickok and Bat Masterson are defeated by the riddles and challenges, Straight Arrow must solve two final puzzles—one involving water not from sky or ground, and another about the contents of an iron box—before confronting Heron’s true intentions.

Red Hawk ventures into the cursed Buffalo Pass to uncover the mysterious killer slaughtering Cheyenne hunters, only to be ambushed and captured by the Lipan tribe, who mistake him for an enemy. Trapped and bound in a tepee, he must use his wits and a forgotten knife to escape before the village prepares to punish him at night.