Four Color #278

In "The War on Spider Creek," Bill arrives in Marin County at the urgent request of Clay Fielding, only to find himself caught in a tense standoff over the scarce water of Spider Creek. With Fielding’s paper mill dependent on the stream, the stakes rise as he faces off against Martin West and the powerful Drag-W, whose control over the land threatens to dry up the very source of his livelihood.

In "The Ghost of Poco Loco Ridge," Bill pulls a man from the deadly grip of quicksand along a dusty riverbed, only to uncover a bitter truth: the man’s partner betrayed him, leaving him to die so he could claim the gold discovery for himself. The weight of that betrayal lingers as Bill begins to suspect the past isn’t done with him yet.

In "Drive to Thunder Butte," Bill, a lone rider camped above Rainbow Valley, stumbles upon a cattle raid that sets him on a collision course with the ruthless "Devil" Devlin. As Devlin pressures local ranchers to sell or be driven out, Bill unites the small landowners for a bold cattle drive to Thunder Butte, bracing for the violent showdown he knows is coming.