Gene Autry's Champion #19
In "Champion in Dangerous Waters," Gene Autry’s loyal dog Champion and his trusty sidekick Rebel face a storm-driven crisis in the high country. With a mare and colt in peril, flash floods surging, and the ranch under siege, Champion’s courage and quick thinking are put to the ultimate test—leading animals to safety, battling rising waters, and making daring rescues, all while the storm rages around them. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Morris Gollub, with a dynamic cover by Sam Savitt, this 1955 Dell adventure delivers heart-pounding action and steadfast heroism in the rugged Western frontier.
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Champion and Rebel dog are in the high country, watching over the herd. A mare and her colt stray, and Champ rescues them from a cougar. The colt stumbles into an arroyo, trapped. Coudburst, downpour. Champ leads the colt out of the arroyo. As a flash flood rushes forth, Champ descends again into the arroyo, grabs a fawn by the nape, and leaps to safety. Rancher Tex: his jeep has stalled in floodwater. He rides Champ back to save the ranch from the storm and dam-burst. Rebel herds and pulls the swine from the barn to the wagon. A thunderbolt smashes the barn roof, and Tex is knocked unconscious. Champ and Rebel pull him onto the wagon. Rebel leads the team and wagon to safety. Champ smashes the corral, freeing the horses to escape the coming flood. Back at the hilltop, the rancher tells Champ that the cattle are still trapped. Champ and Rebel return to the ranch, Rebel opens the gate, and the cattle are on their way to safety. Champ turns back, heads for the barn, and rescues a box of mewling kittens floating in the flood waters, by transferring them to a feed bag, in which the mamma cat also crawls.
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