Lash La Rue Western #59

Lazy Lee shows up to his factory job so committed to napping that he brings his own pillow and blankets—and finds out the hard way that even a boss with a sense of humor has limits. This 1956 Western humor tale proves that good intentions and preparation don't always add up the way you'd hope.

When two hardened convicts are released from jail, they spot a young dude with a deep hatred of whips—and see their chance for revenge against Lash LaRue. The bitter stranger becomes their unwitting tool, manipulated into confronting the legendary lawman, but a tense encounter forces everyone to reckon with the truth behind both the hatred and the weapon itself.

Windy tries to con a visiting fisherman, Mr. Benton, into paying for his dubious fishing expertise, then pivots to charging him for help from his equally unreliable dog—spinning increasingly outlandish tall tales about record catches and canine fishing prowess. When Mr. Benton finally catches on to the con, things take a wet and chaotic turn that even Windy's four-legged partner wants no part of.

When Wagonwheels gets wind of the commotion at the local hotel—where a fella tried the dubious idea of bringing his horse inside—he's quick to share his own ridiculous tale of taking a mount up to his room. This one-page Western humor story from 1956 plays out as a classic setup-and-punchline exchange, with Wagonwheels's absurd anecdote leading to a payoff that'll get a groan out of you.

Lash LaRue stands guard over Forge's grain warehouse, unaware that the supply clerk Bristles is working with the outlaw Rinty to steal the shipment—and has already drugged him to clear the way. When Bristles tries to replace Lash with Squinty, Lash's friend with recently acquired eyeglasses, the plan takes an unexpected turn as Squinty discovers far more than anyone bargained for. A tale of grain thieves, mistaken identity, and the power of seeing clearly in "The Grain Thieves," from Lash La Rue Western #59.