The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #5
In "Chopping Wood," a 1936 tale from The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #5, siblings Jane and Johnny face danger on Lane's remote ranch, while Captain Bill races to rescue them. Written, drawn, and inked by Bill Allison, the story unfolds with tense suspense as Captain Bill presses "Rio Red" for answers, prompting Lane to flee with the children to a hidden cave—leaving the ranch house empty when Captain Bill and his posse arrive. The cover, by Frank Reilly, captures the frontier's grit and urgency.
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Jane and Johnny are locked up in Lane's ranch house, while Captain Bill continues to search for them. He forces the truth from "Rio Red", but when Lane hears about this he moves the children to a cave. Meanwhile Captain Bill and his possee arrive at the ranch house to find them gone.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).