Four Color #1133

In "The Mystery Rustlers," Jo and Packy stumble upon a dead wild mustang shot in the desert, only to return with Pete and Jim and find the body vanished—no tracks, no clues, just an eerie silence where the horse once lay. The mystery deepens as the boys realize something unnatural is at play in the frontier's quiet corners.

In "Intruder on the Range," a fugitive bank robber, faking his death in a burning car, seeks shelter at a remote line station on the Newton ranch. There, he earns a wary trust by saving Fury from a puma attack, only to find his past catching up when his gang arrives demanding their share of the stolen money.