Straight Arrow #38

When Straight Arrow rescues a woman from a group of ranchers demanding information about a stolen cattle herd, he doesn't realize she's the very rustler he's sworn to stop—and that her captors may not be who they claim to be. Determined to uncover the truth behind the missing longhorns, Straight Arrow picks up her trail through desert and mountain stone, only to find himself and the woman trapped in a cave with far more than rustlers to worry about. With danger closing in from all sides, Straight Arrow must navigate deception, wild beasts, and his own sense of justice to recover the herd and expose who's really behind the theft.

A shy young brave named Bent Bow pines for Small Willow while enduring relentless mockery from the tribe—especially the bully Wart Nose—until he carves a false face mask in the image of the legendary Straight Arrow, hoping to borrow the hero's courage. When Wart Nose unmasks the deception and humiliates him further, Bent Bow must discover whether true bravery comes from a mask or from within. This tale of quiet transformation shows how a young man learns to stand up for himself and those he cares about.

When a traveling sand painter arrives at a Cheyenne village claiming his colored sands can reveal the future, his predictions prove eerily accurate—at least until Red Hawk begins to suspect the "magic" is something far more sinister. Determined to expose the fraud before the charlatan bleeds his people dry, Red Hawk must survive a deadly avalanche and convince a tribe that has already fallen under the sand painter's spell. A tale of con artistry, superstition, and one man's fight to save his people from their own gullibility.

When a mysterious creature terrorizes a frontier town and ranchers blame a legendary creature from old Indian tales, Straight Arrow discovers that the so-called Abominable Snowman is actually a cover for a ruthless gang of outlaws using fear and folklore to commit robberies. Riding into the mountains to expose the truth, Straight Arrow must track down the criminals behind the legend before they strike again—and survive the treacherous terrain that threatens to claim them all.