Four Color #278
In "The War on Spider Creek," Bill takes a stand when he discovers Devil Devlin's scheme to force small ranchers out of Rainbow Valley by threatening to drive off their herds. With courage and quick thinking, he unites the ranchers for a joint cattle drive, preparing for the showdown Devlin is sure to bring. The story unfolds with tense frontier drama, drawn with crisp detail by Cary.
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Bill is camped on a rise above Rainbow Valley when he's awakened by the sound of riders. He follows them and interrupts their raid on a cattle herd in the valley. Bill finds that "Devil" Devlin is trying to buy out all the small ranchers in the valley, and if they refuse to sell he threatens to drive them out. Bill organizes a merged cattle drive of the small ranchers and brings in some gunfighters to offset the gunmen he expects Devlin to use to attack the herd.
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