Molasses Mouth

A colorful supporting presence from the twilight of the Golden Age, Molasses Mouth made their debut in Charlton's Tex Ritter Western #23 in 1954, riding the wave of the era's beloved cowboy comics. Sharing pages with the legendary Tex Ritter himself, this character carved out a niche across both Tex Ritter Western and Monte Hale Western — two of Charlton's flagship Western titles — during a brief but spirited run through 1956. With only five catalog appearances, Molasses Mouth is a rare find, the kind of offbeat, memorable character that makes digging through mid-century Western comics such a rewarding adventure for collectors.