Nick Peron

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Red Warrior #6

Drums of Vengeance!

At a military encampment soldiers led by Lieutenant Cronin are getting drunk and incites them to go to war against the Native Americans. Their commotion is overheard by the Red Warrior who suspects trouble. He rides back to the Comanche village and asks his father Grey Eagle for advice. Grey Eagle instructs his son to go to the nearby Fort and inform their commanding officer of what is transpiring in an effort to insure peace between both the soldiers and the Comanches is maintained. Red Warrior rides to the fort and asks to speak to the commanding officer. There he explains the sight he saw and the commander agrees to do something about the insurrection. When they go outside, it is just as Lieutenant Cronin and his drunken soldiers have returned to base. When the commander tries to discipline them he is shot dead. They begin to shoot at Red Warrior but he flees. The soldiers then take over the fort and gun down Red Warrior's scouting party before the hero can get away.

Returning to his village, Red Warrior explains to his father what happened and Grey Eagle calls a band council meeting. They decide that it is time to go to war against the fort and the Comanches prepare a war party. Grey Eagle still believes that there is chance for peace between their two peoples and sends Red Warrior off to another camp. There Red Warrior explains what is happening and they agree to assist the Comanches in punishing the soldiers who killed the Comanches. They assist in the raid and the delinquent soldiers are slaughtered. In the aftermath, peace is maintained and the Comanches return home.

Recurring Characters

  • Red Warrior

  • Grey Eagle

  • White Wing

Curse of the Black Puma!

Red Warrior and his father Grey Eagle are surveying the land as winter approaches and they notice that there is something wrong with the animals. Grey Eagle senses something amiss and tells Red Warrior to speak with the medicine woman Nokomis to divine her wisdom. Nokomis tells Red Warrior that the changes are the spoken word of Manitou himself and that the the great Black Puma will be hunting their grounds soon, telling him that he must destroy the giant cat, giving her a special arrow head to slay the best.

Meanwhile, the Black Puma attacks the buffalo herds in the area. When the Comanches learn of this they realize Nokomis's prophecy has come true, Grey Eagle sends Red Warrior out to destroy the Black Puma. Riding out into the mountains, Red Warrior tracks down the creature and it pounces on him. The Warrior manages to stab the big cat in the flank sending it fleeing. Black Puma then slinks back and attacks Red Warrior's horse White Wing. While the big cat is distracted, he shoots it through the heart with the specially made arrow, killing the black cat. In the aftermath of the battle, Red Warrior cuts out the beasts heart and burns it along with the arrow head, cleansing the land once again.

Recurring Characters

  • Red Warrior

  • White Wing

The Trail of the Marauder!

Red Warrior is out with his friend Magowuk emptying fur traps. Soon Magowuk is attacked by Watami the timberwolf. Hearing his friends agonized screams, Red Warrior comes to his friend's aid and attempts slays Watami. However, he realizes that Watami had gone rabid and inflicted wounds on Magowuk. Soon Magowuk kills the creature with his bare hands. The two ride back to camp where Magowuk is given instant medical attention.

Magowuk soon succumbs to an infection of rabies and slips out of the camp to go on a rampage. Red Warrior goes after Magowuk and he sends him fleeing before he can attack a sleeping cowboy. The two men then follow Magowuk up to a cave and start a fire to smoke him out. When Magowuk attacks Red Warrior, he is easily defeated and tossed off a cliff to his death, putting Magowuk's torment to an end.

Recurring Characters

  • Red Warrior

  • White Wing