David Balfour and his companion aboard "The Covenant," Alan Stewart, have survived the attack of the ship's crew and all seems well until the ship strikes a reef and David is thrown overboard.
David and Alan have found shelter at the cottage of Duncan Dhu of the Maclarens in order for David to recover from his illness, but Robin Oig, son of the notorious Rob Roy, shows up to renew an old quarrel.
Retells, in comic book format, Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of sixteen-year-old David Balfour who, after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.