Red Ryder Comics #72

In "null," Red and Little Beaver rely on Beth and Old-timer to track their cattle to the railroad, but their journey takes a dangerous turn when three outlaws lie in wait, planning to stampede the herd—and make sure Beth is in the path of the chaos.

In "Laughs," Little Beaver grumbles about his daily bath while daydreaming about the freedom of fish, then turns boastful at the corral, claiming he always hits the bull's-eye—proving it by shooting an arrow and drawing the target around it.

In "null," Dr. Clint, haunted by guilt after realizing King of the Royal Mounted knows he killed Dr. Jay, takes desperate action by unleashing his duplicate robot against the hero. The story sets a tense, suspenseful tone as King faces a mechanical double in a race against time.

In "Selden's Bad End," Silk Selden and his gang set a trap for the gold shipment, but their plans unravel when the Kiyotee Kids intervene with homemade explosives. As Selden leads his men in a desperate final push, the outcome proves fatal—his reign of theft ends in ruin. Nipper, long separated from Andy, is finally returned to his rightful owner.