Lash LaRue Western #29

With his hands bound, Lash LaRue must use every ounce of skill to survive an encounter with a dangerous opponent and work toward closing the case of the Silver Mask and the Black Star. The King of the Bullwhip's resourcefulness and aim prove crucial as he fights to break free and bring a killer to justice. When the dust settles, the Chief Marshal can finally mark this case officially closed—thanks to Lash's determined efforts.

Molasses Mouth finds himself in quite the predicament after a misunderstanding sends him tumbling down the stairs in this humorous frontier tale. When his boss drops by for a visit and his mother calls him to come downstairs quickly, a slip-up leads to an accident he won't soon forget.

Dusty tries to skip out on a restaurant bill in this 1952 humor tale, but the proprietor isn't about to let a paying customer disappear—so instead, witty insults fly fast and furious as the two trade increasingly creative barbs. When Dusty's clever talk fails to settle the debt, the situation escalates into slapstick chaos, and he discovers that dodging a bill is a lot harder than he bargained for.

When an anxious prospector entrusts Lash LaRue with a map to a hidden gold mine, fearing the ruthless claim jumper Skullhead will steal it, the cowboy finds himself caught in a high-stakes race across the frontier—where every shadow could hide a threat and every trail leads deeper into danger.

Ten Gallon Tex runs a frontier inn with a twist—guests who stay the night have to make their own beds, a house rule that delivers a groan-worthy punchline about idle roomers. This lighthearted one-pager packs a classic western tall-tale sense of humor that feels right at home in 1952 Lash LaRue country.

Wagonwheels quits his factory job in the city and returns home with a tale of workplace woe—after a boiler explosion sends him flying two hundred feet into the air, his mean boss docks his pay for the time he spent airborne. This humorous western yarn from 1952 plays the absurdity of heartless management against Wagonwheels' deadpan misfortune.

When two Mexican bandits escape across the border, Lash LaRue takes the assignment to track them down—but the killers have already learned a dangerous secret: Lash has an identical twin brother, the Frontier Phantom. Mistaking the Phantom for the famous marshal, the outlaws set a deadly trap that forces Lash to expose the deception before his brother pays the price.