Four Color #47

In "The Ghost Mine," Bill Drake’s sudden return to reopen the long-abandoned Ghost Canyon gold mine stirs old tensions, especially with Milly Nolan, who insists the mine was left to her by her father Hank. When Gene accompanies Milly to investigate, they uncover a shocking truth: the gold being shipped out isn’t the original ore—it’s been stolen and recast into new ingots.

In "Renegade Ranch," Jo and Gene find themselves caught in a web of suspicion when a group of rustlers frame ex-cons working on Royal Rollins’ ranch. With the sheriff of Eagle Mesa counting on Gene to uncover the truth, the line between justice and deception blurs on the frontier.

In the dusty shadow of Dust Devil Gap, railroad official Anton Burke turns to the mysterious Gene, a man with a quiet reputation, to stop a string of nighttime train robberies that vanish as quickly as they strike. With the wind erasing every trace, Gene must piece together a trail no one else can see—before the next heist leaves nothing behind.