Lash LaRue Western #42

This issue contains multiple stories featuring Lash LaRue and other Western tales. The main story shows Lash LaRue receiving a note from a varmint and must stay below the sheriff's office to identify a mysterious body, leading to investigation and confrontation at the Apache Pass Gazette office. Additional stories include "Trader Tom," about a trader selling special mouse traps advertised as wonderful for catching mice, and "Wagon Wheels—A Hard-Hearted Fellow," which depicts a gruff wagon driver whose harsh demeanor masks a kind heart when he breaks a tooth and is moved by those around him.