Approved Comics #4 (1954)

In the drought-stricken valley, young Randy Dix races to stop Mal Thomas from blocking the water supply with an illegal dam, fearing ruin for the ranchers and his father’s land. Rallying his Pawnee blood-brother Red Feather, Randy plans a daring move to reach the dam and restore the flow—only to find himself trapped inside with a cache of dynamite and a gun-slinging foe.

In the rugged terrain of Grizzly Mountain, Kid Cowboy Randy Dix and Sheriff Porky Pines track the outlaw Brazos Jim to a cave, only for the fugitive to ambush Randy and leave him helpless—until a massive grizzly bear suddenly appears, seemingly intent on finishing him off. As the bear's true intentions unfold, Randy realizes the beast may be more than a threat: it could be the very creature he once freed as a boy, now repaying an old debt in the most unexpected way.

In the tense days before a planned Sioux attack on Camp Gray, Red Feather volunteers to ride through enemy lines to summon reinforcements from Fort Davis, knowing the journey is perilous. Trapped by the Sioux after being mistaken for a Pawnee, he endures interrogation and imprisonment, secretly plotting to warn the outpost by sabotaging the enemy’s false peace parley.

In the dusty town of Abilene, a young gunslinger known as Kid Cowboy arrives just as the court is about to dismiss a bank robbery case due to the sudden death of a key witness. As the sheriff and his deputy grow desperate, Kid Cowboy teams up with his Pawnee friend Red Feather to foil a new ambush planned by the bandits, leading to a tense race against dawn to protect a stagecoach at Devil’s Creek.