Texas Rangers in Action #45

Texas Ranger Tom Blake is tasked with guiding Colonel Amos Carvel—the commander behind the devastating Red Creek Massacre—into Chief Iron Shirt's camp under a flag of truce to negotiate a new peace treaty. When Black Hawk, a subcheif bent on revenge for his fallen family, refuses to honor the truce and moves to execute them both, Tom must rely on his long-standing friendship with Iron Shirt to navigate a minefield of anger, grief, and the threat of an all-out war that could engulf all of Texas.

Hank Steele built a cattle empire with his gun and reputation, but his son Kip seems determined to follow in his footsteps—for all the wrong reasons, getting arrested for brawling and defying the law at every turn. When Kip's reckless behavior escalates to a killing in town, Hank must confront the legacy he's cast over his son and decide whether he can save the boy from becoming the outlaw his father never was.

A Comanche scout's warning reaches the ruthless Comancheros leader Big Blackie Kelp, prompting him to flee to his mountain stronghold while setting up an Indian attack to slow down the pursuing Texas Rangers. Captain Sam Field and his men must outthink a seemingly unbeatable enemy holed up in an impregnable hideout, leading the captain to devise an audacious strategy that turns the tables on the gang.

Tex Avery dreams of becoming a Texas Ranger like his late father, but his impatience with rigorous training leads him to quit and seek action as a deputy sheriff instead. When the lawless Blakey gang runs rings around the understaffed town, Tex discovers firsthand that one man's courage isn't enough—and realizes what Captain Edwards tried to teach him all along.