Lash LaRue Western #32

A released convict known as the Stagecoach Kid hatches a cunning scheme to rob a stagecoach without getting caught with the goods—but his plans spiral into danger when Lash LaRue gets involved. As the outlaw's web of deception tangles around a woman named Wilma Wyatt and a stolen knitting bag, LaRue closes in to set things right.

When Molasses Mouth comes down with a nasty cough, a concerned friend urges him to try cough medicine—but Molasses Mouth has a dark theory about why that's the worst idea around. This one-page western comedy plays the logic of a tall tale against the stubbornness of a sick man convinced he knows better.

Ten Gallon Tex has some surprising news about his brother's unexpected work in the city—a job that's got him spending plenty of time flat on his back. This quick-fire western humor tale plays on exactly what that peculiar profession might be, and the punchline lands with a satisfying twist.

When Lash LaRue answers a call to find two murdered men at the remote Bar-B Ranch, a strange odor at the scene points him toward an unsettling discovery: the ranch has been serving as a hideout for smuggled coolies. Now the quick-thinking marshal must untangle a dangerous smuggling operation—and identify the mysterious mastermind behind it—before the criminals silence him too.

A frontier cheesemaker's ambitious plans to produce homemade Swiss cheese hit a comical snag when he decides the best way to add the signature holes is with a loaded revolver. Clem's unconventional dairy methods—and even more outlandish tall tales about his previous batches—prove that out West, the recipes are as wild as the humor.