Kid Montana #39

Kid Montana arrives at a silent Pawnee camp to find Chief White Cloud mortally wounded, who reveals that the outlaw Snake Morgan stole the tribe’s sacred scroll and plans to revive the Pawnee War Idol to incite bloodshed. With the idol hidden in the temple ruins and Snake Morgan ahead by two days, Kid Montana sets out across the desert, facing a looming sandstorm and a desperate race to stop the weapon from being unleashed.

A young woman traveling to join her husband at Fort Carson stops at the saloon in Dead Gulch, where her quiet demeanor draws unwanted attention from a group of rowdy locals. When they threaten her, she unexpectedly stands her ground, revealing a surprising skill that leaves them stunned and the town abuzz.

Kid Montana answers a desperate plea from Janet Crain, who seeks help finding her father, Professor Walter Crain, missing for ten years after vanishing into the Florida wilderness. Guided by clues from wary Seminole tribes, the pair journey through treacherous jungle terrain to a ruined island where the professor has been hiding, haunted by the monstrous apes born from his failed experiments. As they reach the island, the truth of his isolation and the danger he faces begins to unfold — but the full story remains shrouded in mystery.