Lash LaRue Western #16

Molasses Mouth is tired of know-it-alls, so he puts one to the test with a riddle about the Hare twins—two brothers who look remarkably alike. The catch? A question so perfectly twisted that even the most confident answer lands flat on its face.

Dusty the mailman is fed up with his job and all its frustrations—especially the constant threat of running into the outlaw Killer Diller. When his boss tries to convince him to stick with the postal service, Dusty has other ideas about what career might suit him better, leading to a rapid-fire exchange of wisecracks and increasingly absurd logic that only a Western comedy can deliver.

A visitor with a weight problem seeks medical advice from Doc Sorebones, only to discover that his daily skipping routine isn't quite delivering the results he hoped for. The good doctor has a simple—and hilariously practical—prescription to help the man trim down.

Lash LaRue escapes a deadly trap set by mysterious strangers and catches them trying to drive his horse Rush off a cliff—but when they threaten the animal's life, he's forced to let them flee. Now the outlaw schemers head to Mexico to eliminate Tom Billings before Lash can confirm the young man is alive, while Lash himself pursues them south, unaware of the trap being laid for his arrival.

Wagonwheels strikes a deal with the store owner Gus to rid his shop of its fly problem in exchange for a cold soda—but the fast-talking drifter has a trick up his sleeve that's equal parts clever and ridiculous. This 1951 western-frontier humor tale delivers the kind of sly con that makes you shake your head and grin.

Lash LaRue races against a raging storm to reach Uncle Jess Billings before a gang of killers can force him to sign over his ranch—and then silence him for good. With his whip and wits, Lash must stop a plot that's already claimed one life and nearly claimed several more, all while battling nature itself to deliver a warning message in time.