Straight Arrow #15

When a rancher vanishes while investigating Lake Carla's mysterious disappearance, Straight Arrow uncovers a ruthless scheme by gunmen Reynolds and Abig—they've secretly diverted the lake's water through an underground flume to starve out nearby farmers and seize their land. Racing through churning rapids and treacherous caverns to rescue the missing man, Straight Arrow must outrun deadly waters, navigate collapsing tunnels, and confront the conspirators before the farmers lose everything.

A string of ruthless robberies and mysterious killings plague the prairie, and Straight Arrow suspects the shifty newcomer Dag Shane—though the suspect always has a perfect alibi. When Straight Arrow finally corners the truth on a desolate stagecoach road, he uncovers a scheme far more cunning than anyone suspected. The great Comanche must outwit a pair of criminals operating in tandem to restore justice to the frontier.

Red Hawk dreams of adding to his coup-stick and matching the legendary feats of Crying-Calf, the greatest warrior of the Cheyenne tribe—but in these peaceful times, glory seems hard to come by, until word arrives of a Kiowa warrior wearing an impenetrable fire-shirt. When Red Hawk and Young Buffalo set out to claim this prize, they discover the Kiowas have raided their village and taken captives, forcing a desperate rescue mission that will test everything Red Hawk knows about honor, cunning, and survival.

A young hunter, cast out in disgrace after losing a rigged fight to an ambitious medicine man, encounters Straight Arrow and his companion, who help him see that a fair challenge might restore his place among his people. When the hunter returns to face his rival with Straight Arrow's protection ensuring no foul play, the masked avenger discovers that the tribe's own chief has been blind to the treachery—and must intervene once more to see justice done. In the end, a father's pride and a son's courage are finally reconciled.