Tomahawk #4
In "Fort Petticoat!", warrior Strong Bow faces a desperate test in a parched village where rain has failed despite endless rituals. When a stranger named Dark Crow challenges his promise to find water, Strong Bow plunges into a hidden chasm—only to emerge in a torrent of geysers, saving the land and exposing the challenger's treachery. Written by Ed Herron and illustrated by Jerry Grandenetti, with a striking cover by Nick Cardy, this 1984 Thorpe & Porter adventure blends mythic stakes with raw survival, all in a single, unforgettable splash of water and wrath.
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Strong Bow, the wandering warrior, enters a village dying of thirst despite days of rainmaking magic. He promises to find water, but Dark Crow, a stranger doubts it. When Strong Bow finds a great hole in the earth, Dark Crow's men drive him in and seal it with a boulder. Down below, Strong Bow finds water and drops rocks to block the stream. With a rumble and roar, Strong Bow soars from the earth on a geyser. The tribal lands are watered again, and Dark Crow is banished.
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