Bonanza Comic Album #1

In "The Caballero," Jo and her neighbor Ben Cartwright narrowly escape a raging forest fire only to find themselves pursued by a mysterious stranger, Rudolfo Chavez. When Chavez joins a posse hunting the notorious bank robber Tiburico Vasquez, his actions raise questions—especially when he later takes Lucy Mather and Little Joe hostage. As the Cartwrights close in, the truth about Chavez’s identity begins to unravel.

In "Lost in the Snow," Mrs. Reese stumbles onto the Ponderosa during a brutal snowstorm, claiming her husband is stranded and injured. As the Cartwrights rally to help her search, a gunshot sets off a landslide that traps the train—only for her to vanish back into the ranch, leaving the brothers to uncover the truth behind her desperate plea.

In "The Sportsman," Little Joe finds himself caught between cultures when an English nobleman’s reckless buffalo hunt provokes the Shoshone. Torn between loyalty to his guest and respect for Native American territory, Joe must use wit and courage to prevent bloodshed—before the hunt turns deadly.

In "The Snow Walkers," eight Army deserters strike a deadly blow against the Cartwrights, stealing their horses and killing their Paiute hired hand before vanishing into the frozen wilderness. With winter closing in and blood vengeance looming, the Cartwrights and their friend Rolf Thorsen take up skis to pursue the fugitives across treacherous snowfields, racing against time to stop a cycle of violence before it consumes them all.

In "The Windwagon," a former seaman pitches his bold new sail-powered wagon to Bedrock Barnes, hoping for investment—though Bedrock’s skeptical, knowing full well that in the desert, the wind can vanish without warning.

In "Rapiers at Paiute Creek," an Austrian Baron arrives in the Ponderosa with his cattle, stirring tension among local ranchers who fear his herd may carry Texas Tick Fever. With trust thin and tempers flaring, the frontier heat tests more than just the land—it puts a fragile peace to the test.

In "– And Threat of War," Hoss and Jack Swilling uncover the truth behind the deaths of three miners, exposing a band of Apaches as the real culprits. With tensions boiling and angry miners marching to attack the nearby Paiute camp, Jack, the Cartwrights, and the sheriff race to stop a full-scale frontier war before bloodshed spreads.