Cowboy Western #62

When Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles roll into the rough town of Lodeville, they discover Sheriff Blackie Woods is turning a blind eye to criminals running loose in the streets—and it's all part of a scheme by the mysterious Mr. Carrick, who's actually running the town from the shadows. Offered deputy badges as a way to keep them close and controllable, the two lawmen use their new positions to uncover a bank robbery in the works and confront the corruption at its source.

Wild Bill Hickok finds himself in an impossible position when a land agent named Selby Welles begins selling what he suspects is fraudulent property to desperate settlers in Parker City—but discovers the deeds are technically legal, forcing him to protect the very man he knows is a thief from an angry mob of farmers. When Hickok uncovers evidence of Welles' true crime, he must face down hired guns and confront the agent before he can escape with the money that was never rightfully his to keep.

Wild Bill Hickok receives a public challenge from a badman named Jitters Nedrow, printed in the town gazette with a noon showdown set for Friday—but Hickok suspects the gunfight is a distraction for something bigger. When Jitters' gang makes their move on the bank while the whole town watches the street, Hickok is ready, and he turns the tables on a scheme designed to make him look like a coward.

When Annie Oakley joins a ranch hand's fight against a brutal rustler named Jim Haver, she proves that sometimes the Old West needed a woman who could actually handle a gun—even if the men preferred to think otherwise. Alongside her sharpshooting and quick thinking, an unexpected ally arrives to tip the scales, and Annie learns that playing the helpless female wasn't always her role to play.

Molasses Mouth is desperately hungry and strikes a deal with a friend: spell the word "banana" and earn a free fruit. But the hungry cowboy discovers the real challenge isn't knowing how to spell it—it's knowing when to stop. A quick, lighthearted gag that plays on a classic bit of wordplay humor.