Straight Arrow #36

In "Danger Trail!" from Straight Arrow #36 (1954), Jo and Tioga follow a trail marked by Straight Arrow, but Bluecloud alters the signs to keep Tioga close. When Tioga stumbles upon a Crow war party attacking Straight Arrow and Bluecloud, the woman barely escapes to warn Raven Feather—only to be dismissed, as he sees the crisis as an opportunity to win her affection. With help from Fury, Straight Arrow and Tioga break free, but the deception sets off a chain of consequences that leave Raven Feather reeling.

When Sheriff Jonas Tate is ambushed and left for dead in the lawless maze of Puzzle Canyon, his son Billy Joe swears vengeance—but Straight Arrow knows the young lawman's reckless charge will only get him killed. Unable to convince the hot-headed sheriff to stand down, Straight Arrow takes matters into his own hands, slipping into the hidden outlaw town to wage a one-man campaign of terror against the gang that nearly destroyed his friend. As golden arrows fly through the darkness and flames consume the outlaws' stronghold, the line between justice and psychological warfare blurs in "Terror in the Night!"

When a scheming Cheyenne shaman named Smoke Dog convinces the tribe that he can send warriors to a mystical paradise while they still live, Red Hawk grows suspicious—suspicious enough to let himself be drugged and sent there to expose the truth. What Red Hawk discovers in that mist-shrouded valley shatters everything the tribe believes, and when he tries to warn them, the people turn against him, unwilling to accept that their shaman is a fraud. Red Hawk must find a way to prove his claims before the tribe silences him for good.

When a riding accident leaves Steve Adams with amnesia, the rustlers and corrupt banker Ned Hammer seize their chance—spreading word that Straight Arrow is dead and launching a campaign to seize ranches across the county. But a desperate ambush forces Steve's memory to return, reuniting him with his loyal horse Fury and setting the stage for a reckoning with Hammer's gang in "Return from Death!" This tale from *Straight Arrow* #36 captures the grit of frontier justice when a hero must rise from the ashes to protect those who've lost hope.