Ken Maynard #8
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Ken Maynard Western #8 Ken Maynard faces a volcanic catastrophe when a big eruption causes an earthquake that splits the ground open. After rescuing a child from the chasm with the aid of his horse Tarzan, Ken becomes trapped on the other side of the opening with burning lava creeping up behind him relentlessly. Ken later encounters the bandit Polecat Polton, who has discovered gold in the newly erupted mountain and plans to hide his loot; Ken pursues Polton across the treacherous avalanche-filled slopes, ultimately cornering him as he attempts to escape with his plundered fortune.
When Bird Brain misses an invitation to Saturday night's big party, he's convinced he's the least popular fellow around—until Ken Maynard tries to cheer him up with some twisted frontier logic about bill collectors. The punchline lands with a groan-worthy twist on what it really means to be "popular" in a small town.
A cowpoke calls his returning friend "Cookie" as a playful riff on her long absence, then promptly explains the joke—a groaner worthy of the frontier itself. This bite-sized gag plays it straight with classic western charm and the kind of corny wordplay that made pulp comics endearing to readers in 1952.
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Reprinted in Western Stars Comic #14
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