Cheyenne Kid #24

Sent by a general to negotiate peace with the renegade Apache warrior Laughing Wolf, the Cheyenne Kid finds himself trapped between hostile forces—hunted by Apache warriors outside and caught in the dangerous crossfire of Belle Hogan's rough-and-tumble fiesta within its walls. When the Kid realizes the perils of staying put far outweigh those of facing the tribe, he makes a desperate choice that leaves everyone—Apache and settler alike—bewildered.

The Cheyenne Kid pursues a ruthless gang of so-called mountain men—led by Cash Green—who terrorize frontier towns and prey on Native Americans without consequence. When the Kid discovers their latest victims and confronts them in a lawless settlement, he forces a reckoning that sends the gang fleeing into the wilderness, though their leader slips away into the darkness. Now the Cheyenne Kid is on their trail, determined to stop them before they strike again.

Rocky Lane faces off against Timber Ryan, a formidable woods giant who favors his fists and an ax-handle over conventional firearms, in "The Bigger They Are." When the roving marshal attempts to bring Ryan to justice, he discovers that brute strength alone won't settle the matter—and must outthink his massive opponent to get the job done. A solid five-pager of frontier justice where wits prove mightier than raw power.

The Cheyenne Kid crosses paths with Kebo, a cunning renegade who's rallying Apache warriors under the legend of the White Buffalo—a sacred war charm meant to reclaim their ancestral lands, though Kebo's real interest lies in plunder and rifles. When the Kid is captured and forced into a desperate escape across the prairie, he finds himself astride a massive white buffalo as bullets rain down, creating a spectacle that transforms legend into living myth before the very eyes of the warriors pursuing him.