Hopalong Cassidy #1

When a young couple, Sam and Mary Shields, are driven from their homestead on Apache Creek by a masked gang, they seek protection from Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy. The sheriff, suspecting a pattern of sabotage tied to the land’s shady seller Ezra Wolfe, devises a plan to catch the attackers in the act. As tensions rise and the masked men return, the Shields prepare to defend their home, unaware of the trap the sheriff has set.

When a man is killed by a horse wielding a six-gun at the Twin River Rodeo, Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy and Deputy Mesquite Jenkins must unravel the mystery behind the deadly beast, especially as tensions flare between feuding ranchers Roman Regan and Tom Olson. With both sides blaming each other and a dangerous rivalry threatening to erupt into violence, the sheriff suspects a hidden hand manipulating the feud—especially after a new hand, Claver, and the suspicious Perron enter the picture.

Slap-Happy, inspired by Mama Five by Five’s war dance, sets out to contribute to the war effort by seeking a job at a bomber plant, where his clumsy antics lead to a series of mishaps—including accidentally boarding a test bomber and being flung out mid-flight. As he bumbles through the process, he encounters a mix of absurd situations and military humor, all while trying to live up to his self-proclaimed role in the war effort.