Hopalong Cassidy #48

In "The Stallion of Sunrise Mountains," Hopalong Cassidy and his loyal companion Topper take on a legendary challenge: tracking down a fabled wild stallion said to bring ruin to anyone who dares pursue it. With the mystery of the beast’s untamed spirit and the dangers it leaves in its wake, Hopalong must use his wits and courage to uncover the truth behind the legend.

Whitey Whiskers is so hungry he'll try anything to get a meal, so when he spots Frisco cooking up a fresh catch, he hatches a scheme to sweet-talk his way to dinner—by offering up a "foolproof" fishing secret. What follows is a tall tale that lands Whitey exactly where he deserves when Frisco turns the joke right back on him.

When Big Bow and Little Arrow take a job polishing boots at a bootmaker's shop for quick cash, Little Arrow's scheme to use free goose fat instead of proper polish backfires spectacularly—attracting a horde of cats that scratch up the entire inventory. Now the two troublemakers are stuck working off their debt, and Big Bow's patience with his clever partner is wearing dangerously thin.