Dates
- Cover date
- April 1946
- On sale
- March 15, 1946
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Concluding "Della's Silver"; Beginning "Sourdough's Claim" · 16 pages
Red and Little Beaver rescue Miss Della from Doc and Doug, dig up her silver, take her to the reservation to buy Navajo rugs, where she learns about Navajo life and ways, a travois takes her blankets [sic] to the railroad, and the culprits are delivered to the marshal; they are both wanted for a dozen crimes. Sourdough Dan back from the Yukon, struck it rich, is haunted by the ghost of his late partner, Pete. Joe saves Red. Beth kisses Little Beaver. Aunty Duchess decides to mortgage her ranch for a half interest in the claim. Red is dubious. A mystery hand steals the pie from the window sill.
- Concluding "Cannery Firebug"; Beginning "Polka-dot Pirate" · 10 pages
- Little Beaver Changes His Skin · 3 pages
The horses, nervous at grizzly scent, start, are dismounted, and led by Red who shoots a mother grizzly lunging at Little Beaver; he reluctantly kills the cub as a mercy. As the boy finishes his skinning, Red is taken by three outlaws. While the henchmen search for the boy, he, clothed in cubskin, bops the leader, and frees Red, who exchanges clothes and gets the drop on the others when they return.
- Young Hawk Changes His Skin · 11 pages
The boys continue traveling, separated from their people. Young Hawk kills and skins a prairie wolf, discovers evidence of their people being near, then finds sign of Sioux stalking their people's camp. Disguised in coyote skin, he disables the Sioux pony guard. Little Buck stands watch on the Sioux string of ponies to stampede them from their rope corral at the proper moment, while Young Hawk warns the tribe's hunting party. All the Sioux are killed in the battle, and their horses are a great prize for the boys' tribe. Young Hawk and Little Buck are promoted to full adult brave status.
- Granny Shows the Kids How · 4 pages
In the year 2000 folks travel in flying cars, communicate by television in the home, and telekids turn into teleteens overnight because life in the new era is fast-paced and they don't know how to get outside and have fun. Granny shows them how by enlisting a couple of aged longbeards to come over in their ancient grafittied jet jalopy, who bring Doc with because they think she has gone batty, they grafitti-up the telekids' jetcar and all go for a joyride like Granny did in the bobbysoxer days.
- Exile · 4 pages
- The Cowboy's Outfit · Cowboys · 1 pages
- Laughs · 1 pages