Walt Disney's Zorro #12

When Lita Rialgo sees Senor Tomaso murdered, she becomes the target of a deadly manhunt led by the ruthless Zuloga. With Sergeant Garcia misled and Zuloga’s henchmen on her trail, Zorro must protect her as she flees on a stagecoach through the frontier. Don Diego de la Vega, ever the gentleman, takes up the mantle to shield her, leading to a tense chase where justice rides on the edge of a knife.

In "Friend Indeed," Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia faces a tantalizing trap when a note arrives via rock, claiming to reveal Zorro’s next move—his plan to free political prisoners being transported to San Fernando. The note offers Garcia a chance to outwit the legendary Fox by dressing his Lancers as the prisoners, setting a staged ambush. With Zorro’s reputation for cunning and justice, can Garcia’s pride withstand the test of deception, or will the Fox see through the ruse before it’s too late?

Antonio Gomez, the Governor's emissary, arrives in Los Angeles determined to catch Zorro after scolding Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia for his failure. As he questions various townspeople, each gives a wildly different description of the outlaw, leaving Gomez baffled and Garcia quietly amused.

Zorro, ever the trickster in the shadows, steps in to aid Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia, who’s struggling to prove his worth to the Commandante after failing to catch the elusive masked vigilante. On a dusty road, the Fox lets Garcia seize his glove in a clever ruse, giving the Sergeant a small victory to show his superiors—without ever truly being caught.