Character(s):
Durango Kid [Steve Brand]; Raider (the Kid's horse); Muley Pike; Pete Lawson (villain)
Synopsis:
The Kid and Muley come across a railroad holdup by criminals who are wrecking the engine. As he investigates, the Kid discovers the reason behind these destructive episodes: the cattle ranchers are afraid that the railroads will break up grazing lands and bring in competitors.
Character(s):
Dan Brand [White Indian]; Tipi; Ann Cartwright; Mr. Cartwright; Eye (villain)
Synopsis:
Dan and Tipi have been acting as guides for a group of pioneers pushing their way through the Appalachian Mountains. They stop for the night and a wildcat threatens the life of Ann Cartwright. Saving her, he is asked to give up the way of the Indian and settle down, which prompts a dejected Tipi to leave and return to his own people. Meanwhile, Ann and her father are captured and held for ransom by a group of forest bandits. Tipi returns with some of his tribe to save them and discovers that Dan's answer to giving up his Indian ways was a resounding "no", and so stays on with his best friend.
Notes:
Script previously credited to "Gardner Fox ?", but Frazetta himself told Robert R. Barrett that "Ray Krank, who was also the editor at Magazine Enterprises, wrote the scripts." ("The Complete Frazetta White Indian" (Vanguard Productions, 2011), page 7).