Straight Arrow #7

Tension erupts across Comanche Country when someone begins sabotaging the water holes along the route of a new railroad, and Straight Arrow must ride from his golden cave to uncover the truth behind the deliberate drought and the violence it's stoking between settlers and Native Americans. As Indians and whites are driven toward open conflict, Straight Arrow works to expose the real villain pulling the strings—before hatred and revenge consume the territory entirely.

Across the burning desert, a determined sailor with a wooden leg hunts for a legendary Spanish galleon—one that holds proof of ancestry to a vast Spanish land grant—while Straight Arrow intervenes to protect the sailor's daughter, Rosemary, from the schemes of a ruthless cousin who'll stop at nothing to claim the fortune for himself. When the Comanche chieftain discovers a guide working against the girl, he springs into action to aid the search, navigating treacherous desert trails and hostile territory to uncover the truth of the Sand Ship.

When a sudden eclipse darkens the sky during a fierce battle between Cheyenne and Pawnee warriors, Red Hawk steps forward with bow in hand, convinced that the moon itself has declared war on the sun and must be stopped. As fear and superstition grip both peoples, the young Cheyenne warrior takes aim at the heavens, determined to restore the light and save his world from eternal darkness. A story rooted in the beliefs and courage of the plains Indians, where one brave's defiance against the forces of nature becomes legend.

When crooked gunslinger Croaker Smith and his gang exploit a legendary Indian curse—the skeletal ghost of the Wah-Din-Din—to drive the Comanches from their gold-rich territory, Straight Arrow must uncover the truth behind the supernatural scare tactic before innocents fall victim to the scheme. As young Yellow Calf surrenders to superstitious dread and a girl named Little Deer falls into the outlaws' hands, the masked avenger races to stop a deadly trap set in the Shining Mountains. Ghosts and greed collide in this tale of faith, cunning, and one man's stand against ruthless deception.

This single-page non-fiction feature celebrates the pioneering achievements of Royal Dutch Airlines, tracing the carrier's history from its first scheduled passenger flight in 1920 across the North Sea to its landmark victories and post-war expansion. The story highlights key milestones—including a 1934 handicap air race win from London to Melbourne and the airline's first transatlantic service from a war-damaged Dutch airport in 1946—that established it as one of the world's largest and most innovative aviation networks.