Straight Arrow #42

When wicked men sabotage a railroad project through Indian Gulch, Straight Arrow and his golden stallion Fury leap into action—first to stop a runaway locomotive hurtling toward a gorge, then to root out the outlaw gang responsible for explosions, derailed tracks, and ambushes. With Mayor Benson's backing and armed patrols of his own, Straight Arrow hunts the renegades through mountain hideouts and discovers a shocking betrayal within their own ranks.

When Mort Black escapes his cell at Fort Danger, he discovers gold-tipped arrows at the scene—arrows that can only belong to Straight Arrow—and seizes his chance for revenge. Planting one of the warrior's arrows next to a murdered prospector, Black frames Straight Arrow for the killing, forcing him to flee and hunt down the real killer while soldiers close in. As Black tries to shake his relentless pursuer across mountains and desert, Straight Arrow's determination and knowledge of survival push him to the very edge—but the final confrontation reveals whether cunning or endurance will prevail.

Jim Carter, a young rancher desperate to prove his nerve to the girl he loves, throws himself into one dangerous situation after another—first confronting a desperate outlaw, then a runaway stage carrying volatile cargo. Straight Arrow takes notice of the reckless youth's pattern of self-destruction and shadows him, waiting to understand what drives a man to court certain death at every turn. When Jim finally faces a threat he never saw coming, the mysterious masked hero discovers the real measure of the boy's character.

Branded a thief and cast out by his own tribe, Red Hawk must navigate a dangerous web of deception to prove his innocence—all while bound by a promise he made to a Crow warrior named Dog Running. When stolen ponies surface in Red Hawk's herd and suspicious warriors point fingers, he discovers that the real thieves wore Dog Running's crest to frame him, and now he must track down the truth before it's too late. With Dog Running at his side, Red Hawk sets out to expose the true culprits behind the "Men with Dog Faces!"