Masked Ranger #7

The Masked Ranger arrives in Deadwater to find the entire town mysteriously empty—until he discovers that a schemer named Fritz Foster has orchestrated an elaborate theft, luring the townspeople away with a false gold discovery while planning to rob them blind and seal them in the canyon with dynamite. When Pop Krinkle, a reformed criminal caught in Foster's scheme, finally turns to the Masked Ranger for help, the two must race against time to stop Foster's men, free the trapped townspeople, and prevent disaster at the canyon pass.

Victor Kincaid, the Crimson Avenger, takes on a dangerous double role when a dying settler leaves him a trunk of magic effects—props he'll use to pose as a mystical Sioux warrior and infiltrate the renegade Apache band terrorizing the frontier. Disguised as the spiritualist "Lone Eagle," Kincaid must convince Chekela's warriors that he commands supernatural power while coordinating with cavalry forces to spring a trap. It's a high-stakes game of deception where one slip could expose him to the very enemies he's trying to outmaneuver.

When rumors spread that the Masked Ranger is a coward, a ruthless outlaw gang uses the whispered slur to their advantage—until the lone lawman arrives in Cactus City to set the record straight. Facing off against train robbers hiding in the desert and their treacherous leader Boss Benson, the Masked Ranger must prove that courage isn't always what it seems. A tense showdown reveals there's far more to this mystery than meets the eye.

Wild Bill Hickok faces a deadly setup when desperado Phil Coe devises a trap to catch the marshal off guard during a poker game, planning to shoot him down while he's distracted by cards. But Hickok's caution and quick draw turn the tables, and when the scheme unravels, the marshal must confront the true cost of the ambition that drives men to seek him out.