Annie Oakley #7

In "Scarlet Shadow Strikes!" from *Annie Oakley* #7 (1955), Annie finds herself stirred by jealousy when Idaho courts Lulu Labella, a new dance hall girl in town. Soon after, she accepts an invitation to the dance from Spades Sherman, a mysterious gambler recently arrived in the frontier outpost—only to find the evening ends in chaos when the local bank is robbed.

In "The Treasure of the Conquistadores!" from Annie Oakley #7 (1955), Annie and Idaho track a group of cowboys into Coronado Valley, hot on the trail of a long-lost treasure said to be buried on town land—though the cowboys seem determined to steal it before anyone else can claim it.

In "The Man from Texas!" from Annie Oakley #7 (1955), Frank Westley, a weary Texas drover fresh from a long cattle drive, finds himself tangled with the law in the bustling frontier town of Prescott. After a jailbreak orchestrated by his loyal friend, Frank flees back to the open prairie, where the wide sky and endless plains feel like home—leaving the chaos of the city behind.

Annie Oakley is stunned when her streak of rodeo wins ends in defeat—again—thanks to the flashy easterner Miss "Dude" Dodson, whose seemingly flawless performances leave the townsfolk drained and broke from betting. When Annie and Idaho overhear Dodson and her allies laughing about their rigged victories, the truth behind the cheating begins to unravel.