Masked Raider #19

In "Violence In the Air," Mordine pulls off a daring bank heist, stashing the stolen cash with his trained falcon to fly it to safety. As the Masked Raider and Talon close in on the outlaw’s trail, the desert wind carries more than dust—it carries danger, and the falcon’s flight may be the key to stopping the heist before it’s too late.

The Masked Raider's duty as a lawyer forces him to defend the guilty outlaw Mordine in court—but riding as the masked avenger, he knows the man cracked a safe and made off with stolen money. When a witness reports hearing a bird's wings at the scene, the Masked Raider suspects Mordine trained falcons to help him steal, and sends his golden eagle Talon to track them down. Now the Masked Raider and Talon must close in on Mordine's hidden mesa hideout before the clever outlaw uses his trained birds to turn the tables on them.

When Bud Tolson decides to drive his cattle herd five hundred miles to market against the wishes of the ruthless Jeff Carker—who controls the shipping pens and won't hesitate to use his gunslinging crew to stop him—the young ex-cavalry captain and his loyal men face a treacherous journey filled with ambushes and betrayal. With the help of sharpshooters and determined cowhands, Tolson must outmaneuver Carker's repeated attempts to seize the herd and claim the profits for himself.

When Jeb Dorsey is ambushed and robbed of his mortgage money, the only witness is Talon, the Masked Raider's golden eagle—and the bird's attacks on the culprit leave a crucial clue. As lawyer Lester Wilcox, the Masked Raider must piece together the evidence and track down the vicious gunman Pecos Danby before the money disappears for good. With Talon's help and his wits, the Raider closes in on a showdown that could recover what was stolen.