Four Color #820
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Oklahoman," Dr. John Brighton—a grieving widower raising his daughter in the quiet town of Cherokee Wells—finds himself drawn into a simmering conflict when cattleman Cass Dobie targets small ranchers to expand his land. When Dobie suspects oil on Indian Charlie Smith’s property, a deadly confrontation erupts, forcing the doctor to protect Smith until the law can intervene. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Bob Jenney, with lettering by Ben Oda, this 1957 tale blends frontier tension and moral stakes in a story grounded in loyalty and justice.
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Dr. John Brighton settles in Cherokee Wells after his wife dies giving birth to his daughter. Five years later, big cattleman Cass Dobie is trying to run off the smaller ranchers and makes an enemy of the Doctor. Cass Dobie suspects there is oil on Indian Charlie Smith's property. He sends his brother Mel to take a sample for analysis, but Smith sees him and Mel tries to shoot him. Smith kills him with a knife and Cass Dobie vows revenge. Dr. Brighton has to keep Smith safe from Cass until the inquest.
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