Plot and script: Gianluigi Bonelli
Artwork: Aurelio Galeppini and Virgilio Muzzi/Guglielmo Letteri
Cover: Aurelio Galeppini
Having stopped the fiery spirits of Red Horns Cheyennes (believing that Tex had been killed, they wanted to avenge his death) and having said goodbye to Buffalo Bill, the Ranger meets another myth of the West: Cochise! The great Apache chief needs Willers help to put down a conflict between Mescaleros and Broncos concerning the possession of a bewitched lance. After recovering the lugubrious fetish and breaking it in two, Aquila della Nottes Solomonic judgment brings peace back among the Indians. A while later, during a nighttime bivouac, Tex tells about his youth...
In this issue: the preceding adventure extends from page 5 to page 7 (artwork by Galeppini and Muzzi); from page 8 to page 114, Lenigma della lancia (artwork by Letteri); from page 115 to page 130, Il passato di Tex (artwork by Galeppini).