Peter Messenger, a man of mystery, is a different sort of man. Where all the others are in motion, Messenger stands fast with his arms folded. He is a white man with blond hair . . . he appears to be a tenderfoot. But he proves to be more than a match for Dust-In-The-Sky when the Blackfoot brave challenges him to a fight. Messenger has been trained in all manner of martial arts in an effort to prepare him for a mission . . . to avenge the murder of a white man named Adams, years before by a treacherous Blackfoot.

Max Brand(r) is the best-known pen name of Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and many other beloved fictional characters. Eighty motion pictures have been based on his work along with many radio and television programs. He was killed in World War II during a night attack on a hilltop held by the German army.